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Rockefeller designated a 鈥淢ilestones in Microbiology鈥� site by the American Society for Microbiology
by AMELIA KAHANEY Infectious disease was once the most serious threat to human health. Research in microbiology changed this by revealing the responsible pathogens and producing therapies to counter their infection. For its critical contributions to this historic transition, this spring The Rocke...
Artist Isabella Kirkland donates prints to Rockefeller
by AMELIA KAHANEY The earth has lost approximately 1,000 species to extinction in the past 500 years, and scientists predict that number will multiply rapidly during this century. At the same time, thousands of species new to science are discovered each year and several million may remain to be d...
Second annual "Science Saturday" draws families for hands-on learning
In its second year, Science Saturday attendance grew by nearly a third, bringing more than 1,000 guests鈥攐ver half of them children鈥攖o Rockefeller to experience a day of hands-on science activities. Jointly hosted by the Development Office鈥檚 Parents & Science initiative and the Science Outreach...
Susan King named executive director of Press
by AMELIA KAHANEY When Susan King first began her career in scientific publishing, with a Ph.D. in immunology from the University of Glasgow and after a three-year postdoc at St George鈥檚 Hospital Medical School (now St George鈥檚, University of London), she wasn鈥檛 sure what to expect of life out...
Mathematicians Steven Strogatz and Ian Stewart win Lewis Thomas Prize for Writing about Science
by WYNNE PARRY It takes a particular breadth of mind to succeed in bridging the world of advanced science and the world of letters. But perhaps even more unusual is the mathematician who can translate complex numerical investigations into poetry, comedy, suspense, and mystery for readers untraine...
John C. Whitehead, emeritus trustee, dies at 92
by AMELIA KAHANEY John C. Whitehead, a member of the university鈥檚 Board of Trustees for nearly three decades, as well as a public servant and business leader, died in February at the age of 92. Closely identified with the partnership of Goldman Sachs, which he led for nearly a decade, Mr. Whitehe...
70 employees honored for longtime service
Two ceremonies have been held this year to commemorate years of service to the university by Rockefeller employees. In June, employees who retired in 2014 and those celebrating special anniversaries of听30 or more years were feted at an anniversary and retirement dinner in the Great Hall of Welch....
Milestones
Awarded: C. David Allis, the Jonathan Kraft Prize for Excellence in Cancer Research, presented by the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center. The newly established award celebrates achievements in cancer research and includes a monetary prize of $20,000, endowed by Robert Kraft, owner of th...
Fred Bohen, longtime Rockefeller administrator, dies
by AMELIA KAHANEY Frederick M. Bohen, who was executive vice president and chief operating officer at Rockefeller for many of the years between 1990 and 2005, died March 14 at his home in Manhattan at the age of 77. During his tenure at Rockefeller, Mr. Bohen served with five university president...
Obesity researcher and former hospital physician-in-chief Jules Hirsch dies
Jules Hirsch, an early leader in the study of human metabolism, died at age 88 in Englewood, New Jersey, after a long illness. His research, conducted at 蝌蚪传媒, helped establish the biological underpinnings of obesity, challenging the notion that the disease results from a la...
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