Rockefeller celebrates inaugural DEI awards
Four community members—Sadye Paez, Elizabeth Campbell, Yuriria Vázquez, and Chad Morton—were recognized for their advocacy work both within the university and in the wider scientific community.
Campus-wide celebration marks President Emeritus Torsten N. Wiesel’s 100th Birthday
President Lifton hosted a community celebration of Wiesel, a Nobel laureate as well as former university president.
Elizabeth Campbell launches Laboratory of Molecular Pathogenesis
The infectious disease specialist will continue her groundbreaking work on the transcriptomes of the pathogens behind tuberculosis and Covid.
Leslie B. Vosshall honored with the Dickson Prize in Medicine
Vosshall is recognized for her pioneering studies of the mosquito Aedes aegypti, which transmits pathogens causing human diseases including dengue, Zika, chikungunya, and yellow fever.
Winrich Freiwald wins the 2024 Kavli Prize for Neuroscience
The researcher is being honored for his discovery of a specialized system in the brain’s neocortex that is responsible for recognizing faces.
38 students receive Ph.D.s at Rockefeller’s 66th convocation
Nobel laureate Frances H. Arnold, STEM advocate Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, and climatologist Michael E. Mann also received honorary degrees.
Heilbrunn Nurse Scholar Award Celebrates 10 Years
The program supports research on nursing within the context of clinical and translational science.
Cori Bargmann receives Gruber Neuroscience Prize
Bargmann is recognized for her role in linking genetics with behavior.
Paul Bieniasz elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Bieniasz is being honored for his work on the life cycle of retroviruses and their interactions with host proteins. With his election, nearly half of Rockefeller faculty are NAS members.
Rockefeller joins city partnership to reduce carbon footprint
As part of the Plant-Powered Carbon Challenge, the university will offer more plant-based dining options on campus.
