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In the coming months we will be unveiling several new initiatives aimed at improving some of the public areas — and making them easier to navigate and somewhat more useful. The first of these initiatives, which has been in place since early September, is an exhibit in the lobby of Caspary Auditor...

Intelligence Squared U.S., an organization dedicated to expanding and enlivening public discourse through debate, will hold several debates in Caspary Auditorium this year. The events, geared toward a public audience and broadcast via NPR, feature panels of experts arguing questions of current cu...

by TALLEY HENNING BROWN Generally, by the time Rockefeller University gets its hands on burgeoning scientists, they’ve already picked up the basics: cells, genes, maybe a couple of grueling months of organic chemistry. That’s not nearly early enough, say several university faculty members, as we...

by TALLEY HENNING BROWN Longer grass and newer light bulbs may not do much to lower gas prices, but taken together, the university’s green initiatives have helped double the amount of trash that gets recycled and may slash energy usage by three to five percent, Plant Operations personnel report. ...

This year’s series kicked off last week and includes speakers from some of the world’s most prestigious universities and institutions. (Dates are subject to change. For a current schedule of speakers, go to featuredevents.rockefeller.edu.) October 3 Brian Kobilka, M.D. professor of molecular ...

A nearly nine-foot-wide painting of Rockefeller president Paul Nurse, by acclaimed British artist Jason Brooks, has been made part of the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery in London. Mr. Brooks achieved a high level of precision by using acrylic paints and an airbrush, working...

Awarded: Laura Banaszynski, a 2009 Nobel Laureate Signature Award for Graduate Education in Chemistry, from the American Chemical Society. Matthew Evans, Valerie Horsley, Andreas Keller and Tom W. Muir, finalists in the Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists competition. Dr. Evans, a postdoc in Ch...

Developing neurons tend to play the field, making more connections than they will ever need. Then the weakest are cut. But Rockefeller University scientists now show that neurons in young zebrafish — vertebrates, like humans — behave differently: They immediately find a cluster of specialized ce...

The Rockefeller University begins its 51st season of the Peggy Rockefeller Concerts this evening with the Paris Piano Trio. Seven additional concerts are scheduled between now and May 2009. Through the Peggy Rockefeller Concerts program, a subscription series, the university has played host to so...

Sometimes, small changes do add up. In the case of addictive diseases, tiny variations in a few genes can increase or decrease the likelihood of some people developing a dependency on heroin. Now, by examining a select group of genetic variants in more than 400 former severe heroin addicts, Rocke...