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Svetlana Mojsov portrait
Svetlana Mojsov named one of TIME100 Most Influential People of 2024
The annual list honors artists, innovators, leaders, and pioneers in a variety of fields.

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Rockefeller's Amy Wilkerson (left) and Alex Kogan (right) with NYC Mayor Eric Adams (center)
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.
nucleus accumbens mice
Newly discovered brain pathway sheds light on addiction
The findings in mice may explain how addictive drugs hijack natural reward processing systems, creating the urge to use while throwing natural urges to eat and drink off-kilter.
Rockefeller holds annual Employee Anniversary Celebration
The university celebrated staff and faculty who retired or reached notable work anniversaries in 2023.
Why some people with rheumatoid arthritis have pain without inflammation
Researchers have identified a suite of genes explaining the disconnect between diagnosis and symptom.

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How one scientist's fascination with RNA changed medicine forever
Thomas Tuschl has devoted his career to making discoveries that bridge the gap between bench and business—and have resulted in entirely new classes of drugs.
Theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli receives 2024 Lewis Thomas Prize
The author of There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness was presented with Rockefeller’s prestigious science writing award on April 9.
Luciano Marraffini wins Vilcek Prize in Biomedical Science
Marraffini is honored for his pioneering research on the study of CRISPR-Cas systems.

Latest awards & honors

Paul Bieniasz receives Chica and Heinz Schaller Foundation Award
April 5, 2024
Dennis Schaefer-Babajew is named a Michelson Prize Laureate
March 5, 2024

Rockefeller in the news

Time
2024's Time100: Joel Habener, Svetlana Mojsov, and Dan Drucker
April 17, 2024
Nature
Is IVF at Risk in the US? Scientists Fear for the Fertility Treatment’s Future
April 2, 2024
STAT
Covid’s Scientific Silver Lining: A Chance to Watch the Human Immune System Respond in Real Time
March 28, 2024
STAT
What the Brains of Song Birds Can Teach Us about Human Stuttering
March 15, 2024

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