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From left to right: Jeanne Garbarino, Anne van Vlimmeren, Jen Bohn, Adela Dujsikova, Raffia Ahmed, Parviz Daniel Hejazi Pastor, Kelly Eckartt, Sara Omer, and Sasha Mills. (Credit: Jessi Hersh)
Campus book club examines the intersection of science and imagination
Book lovers made an unexpected connection at an Office for University Life and Community Engagement event. Now they have a club that gathers every month to read and discuss a work of sci-fi.

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RockEDU’s long-running program gives New York City high school students access to authentic research experiences and a chance to envision themselves as scientists. (Credit: Chris Taggart)
"Jumpstart" provides a path into science
RockEDU’s long-running program gives New York City high school students access to authentic research experiences and a chance to envision themselves as scientists.

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Powering an automated pipeline for drug discovery
Sean Brady uses computational biology and synthetic chemistry to speed up the search for new drug candidates hidden in the natural world.

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Paula Volent Transitions to Senior Advisor Role after Five Years of Exemplary Service; Jun Yang Named Successor
Paula Volent has elected to step back from her full-time role as vice president and CIO. Jun Yang will assume stewardship of the biomedical university's endowment starting July 1, 2026.

The liquid chromatography component of a mass spectrometer in the Vinogradova lab. (Credit: Lori Chertoff)
Mapping a hidden communication network between organs
A new protein-tracing platform reveals how fat and liver cells communicate during fasting, inflammation, and obesity, and links many of those signals to human disease.

Latest awards & honors

Steve Bonilla selected as a Pew Scholar
June 16, 2026
Leslie Vosshall elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
April 22, 2026

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