- Facing Out: Science Communication at the Tri-IBy Carmen Spicer In recent years, scientists have increasingly recognized the importance of science communication, which can be defined as the practice of informing non-experts about scientific knowledge. The goals and best practices of science communication are continually refined as… Read more: Facing Out: Science Communication at the Tri-I
- Who Was Lewis Thomas?By Izzy Seckler Earlier this month, the Rockefeller University awarded Italian physicist Dr. Carlo Rovelli the Lewis Thomas Prize for his exceptional writing about science and philosophy. Dr. Rovelli has authored seven internationally acclaimed books, including There are Places in… Read more: Who Was Lewis Thomas?
- Jeanne Garbarino’s Ecosystem of OutreachBy Audrey Goldfarb Jeanne Garbarino, Rockefeller’s Director of Science Outreach, does it all. In the last twelve years, she has fundraised over eight million dollars in collaboration with Rockefeller’s Development office, developed and consulted on dozens of science education and… Read more: Jeanne Garbarino’s Ecosystem of Outreach
- AI-generated images for use in scientific communicationBy: Merima Šabanović and Sarthak Tiwari How does text-to-image AI work? Artificial Intelligence (AI) has seen tremendous growth in the last two decades such that it is now starting to permeate most workplaces, especially with the recent open-source models like… Read more: AI-generated images for use in scientific communication
- What the Ginkgo Can Teach Us about an Environmentally Conscious FutureBy Teague Dilgen The meticulously curated grounds at Rockefeller’s sixteen acre oasis host a wide variety of flora. As listed on the university’s tree map, the campus boasts a whopping forty-seven species of trees. Upon taking a role as a… Read more: What the Ginkgo Can Teach Us about an Environmentally Conscious Future
- Like Hela CellsLike Hela Cells For Henrietta Lacks By Kenny Bradley if i die mid experimentation working with tuberculosis will I be used like Henrietta Lacks if it’s not written on a document does the brain lose its privacy as if rotted… Read more: Like Hela Cells
- A comfort poem after you finish an experimentBy Kenny Bradley today is friday at 5pm, and i want you to remind your body that it did a good day’s work today remind your body that it is enough let every muscle fiber twitch down your knuckles shock… Read more: A comfort poem after you finish an experiment
- We’re Nuts about Cashew!This month I had the pleasure of speaking with the adorable and rambunctious Cashew Carreiro, who took a pause from playtime to answer some questions about life at Rockefeller with her human mom, Jeannie. Audrey Goldfarb: How did you and… Read more: We’re Nuts about Cashew!
- February 2024 Book RecommendationsBy Lola Neal 2024 is upon us, and many of us have set our reading goals for the year. If you need some help getting started, look into these informative, entertaining, and thought-provoking picks. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks… Read more: February 2024 Book Recommendations
- New Weill Cornell postdoc union begins collective bargainingBy Alex Donatelle On November 15th, 2023, postdoctoral fellows at Weill Cornell Medicine voted to unionize by a 99% majority of 328 to 4. Forming the union gives postdocs the legal right to engage in collective bargaining with the institution.… Read more: New Weill Cornell postdoc union begins collective bargaining
- Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Bench and Computer Scientists?By Maria Sierra One popular topic buzzing around laboratory corridors is the debate on whether artificial intelligence (AI) could replace hands-on bench work. While AI has proven its worth in various domains like economics, customer service, and climate science, it… Read more: Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Bench and Computer Scientists?
- New Director May Bring Positive Changes to the NIHBy Colin Burdette and Sarthak Tiwari In 2023, the Tri-I received 1,056 grants—nearly $600 million in total—from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). While many members of the Tri-I community rely on such NIH funding, we represent just 1.5%… Read more: New Director May Bring Positive Changes to the NIH
- Navigating Health Equity Amidst the Gene Editing RevolutionBy Angel Feliz From the characterization of the double-helix structure of DNA, to the development of the first chimeric recombinant DNA in 1972, to the mapping of the human genome in 2001, technological improvements have historically led to advances in… Read more: Navigating Health Equity Amidst the Gene Editing Revolution
- Henrietta Lacks’ Immortal Story: When Science Forgets HumanityBy Lola Neal Research and reporting by Kenny Bradley, Jeannie Carreiro, Colin Burdette, and Sarthak Tiwari Imagine you notice a persistent, painful lump on your cervix. You consult your doctor, who asks your permission to conduct a diagnostic tissue biopsy.… Read more: Henrietta Lacks’ Immortal Story: When Science Forgets Humanity
- Briefing on EZH2 Research in the Tri-IBy Eeshaan Rehani Across a wide variety of cancer types, the overexpression of EZH2 is a well-documented phenomenon. A type of histone methyltransferase, the EZH2 enzyme adds methyl groups onto specific residues on histones, the core proteins of chromatin coils.… Read more: Briefing on EZH2 Research in the Tri-I
- October Cover
Articles
Here you can browse through the articles that have appeared in Natural Selections.