Krueger named CEO of hospital
by ZACH VEILLEUX In a reorganization of senior leadership at The Rockefeller University Hospital effective July 1, James Krueger has been named chief executive officer, the organization’s highest administrative post. He takes over from Barbara O’Sullivan, who has served as CEO since 2005. Dr. O...
Signs, screens and panels
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...
Rockefeller hosts 2008 IQ2 debates
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 cultu...
For 50 New York City teens, a summer of science
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...
Rockefeller gets ever greener
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. S...
Friday Lecture Series begins
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 ...
Still life with scientist
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 fr...
Milestones
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 Char...
Paris Piano Trio opens 51st Peggy Rockefeller Concert Series
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 some...
New Rockefeller faculty member studies cancer metastasis
Sohail Tavazoie, a physician-scientist whose research focuses on the molecular basis of cancer metastasis, has been named assistant professor and will join The Rockefeller University as head of the Laboratory of Systems Cancer Biology in January 2009. Tavazoie, who received his Ph.D. from Harvard U...