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New campus intranet centralizes electronic resources
by TALLEY HENNING BROWN Since its introduction in 1994 the university’s Web site has tried to be all things to all people. Internal users trying to access library resources, get information on benefits or download petty cash forms have been forced to wade through links designed for prospective st...
Collaborative construction
Behind the fences, work on the Collaborative Research Center is proceeding on schedule. Over the past several months, crews in Smith Hall have poured a new slab for the sixth floor, constructed a new roof and penthouse for mechanical equipment, and have begun installing new windows and running el...
Nobel laureate George E. Palade, 95
by TALLEY HENNING BROWN At the presentation of his Nobel Prize in 1974, George Emil Palade was described as “largely responsible for the creation of modern cell biology.” The man whose research played a crucial part in bringing electron microscopy to the study of biological cells was an integ...
Milestones
Awarded: Jan L. Breslow, the 2008 Senior Scholar in Aging Award from The Ellison Medical Foundation, for a project to determine the link between the nuclear hormone receptor PXR and aging processes. Dr. Breslow is head of the Laboratory of Biochemical Genetics and Metabolism. Michela Di Virgilio ...
New clinical study will help doctors assess abnormal bleeding
How do you know if you bleed normally? Scientists at The Rockefeller University Hospital’s Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) aim to answer that question more definitively with the launch of an assessment tool designed to help physicians and researchers more accurately determine...
Rockefeller accepts mayor's challenge to reduce emissions by 30 percent
Rockefeller is one of 14 New York City universities that have pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent over a 10-year period in response to a challenge issued by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg as part of his PlaNYC sustainability program. The initiative, known as the 2030 Mayoral Chal...
Announcements
Events calendar goes electronic. Communications and Public Affairs (CPA) and Information Technology have launched the final phase of the Rockefeller University Calendar of Events overhaul. A weekly e-mail of featured events is sent each Monday morning to all members of the campus community. In ad...
New faculty member studies cancer metastasis
by ZACH VEILLEUX Sohail Tavazoie, a physician-scientist whose research focuses on the molecular basis of cancer metastasis, has been named assistant professor and will join Rockefeller University as head of the Laboratory of Systems Cancer Biology in January 2009. Dr. Tavazoie, a native of Tehran...
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...
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