Patricia Rosenwald and Peter Grauer join Board of Trustees by TALLEY HENNING BROWN Patricia P. Rosenwald and Peter T. Grauer, familiar faces in New York philanthropy and business circles respectively, are the two newest faces of The Rockefeller University. Mrs. Rosenwald, alumna and former longti...

Software bugs revealed during upgrades this summer caused unusual interruptions in e-mail service by TALLEY HENNING BROWNThe two Sun Microsystem servers that process and deliver the university’s e-mail look and perform a lot like any other desktop computer: a plastic box, a few fans, a processor,...

This year’s program, which began September 7, brings 30 speakers from some of the world’s top universities and institutions to Rockefeller for the university’s weekly lecture series. October 5  Allan C. Spradling director, department of embryology, Carnegie Institution of Washington William ...

Butterfly gardens planted this spring have led to sightings of several different species across the Rockefeller campus. Photos taken by Anne Nurse, wife of President Paul Nurse, show, clockwise from top left, eastern tiger swallowtail, monarch, cabbage white and black swallowtail butterflies in ...

Awarded: C. David Allis, the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Merck Award, for contributions to the field of chromatin biology. The award will be presented at the Experimental Biology 2008 meeting in April in San Diego, California. Nina V. Fedoroff (alumna), the 2006 Nation...

After nearly two years of planning, construction is under way on The Rockefeller University’s new Collaborative Research Center, a building and renovation project that will transform two historic limestone and masonry buildings into modern open-plan laboratories connected by a dramatic six-story ...

The next generation In September, twenty new scientist-hopefuls will fill the gap left by this year’s graduates. Of an initial pool of 590 applicants, 12.5 percent were accepted, a number whittled down over the winter months by a screening committee overseen by the Dean’s Office and including S...

For Rockefeller University’s newest class of scientists, the pomp and circumstance of June 21 was infused with a strong dose of high spirits. Rock­efeller’s 49th Convocation began with a Moroccan-inspired reception on June 20, followed the next day by a formal luncheon, gowning and a procession...

by TALLEY HENNING BROWN This year’s honorary doctorate recipients are from very disparate fields. One, an entrepreneur and politician, made his name with a technology that is now ubiquitous in the financial industry. The other, a scientist and author, made his leading the vanguard in the cause of...

by TALLEY HENNING BROWN For Maurizio Pellegrino, appreciation of the sciences has always come hand-in-hand with appreciation of the arts, and he developed his passion for both in high school. “I had the kind of teacher you could listen to for hours; there was a constant sparkle in her eyes when s...