Author: Audrey Goldfarb

  • Life on a Roll

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    All photos contributed by Elodie Pauwels, http://elodiepphoto.wordpress.com July/August 2013

  • A Spin through the Past: Early Centrifuges and Microtomes in Flexner Hall’s Historic Lab

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    by Claire Warriner When learning about the accomplishments of past scientists, it seems natural to focus on their moments of discovery. Less often told are the stories of the arduous processes by which those discoveries were made and the technology that made them possible. Rather than a few, once-in-a-lifetime eureka moments, science’s great legacy is…

  • Summer in the City

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    by Aileen Marshall New York City has been called the “Capital of the World.” There are so many exciting things to see and do here. Unfortunately, it can also be one of the most expensive cities to live in or visit. That makes it tough for those of us in the academic sector, who don’t…

  • Culture Corner Television Review: “Da Vinci’s Demons” (Starz network; Fridays at 9:00 p.m.)

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    by Bernie Langs Having seen the previews, I decided to watch the first episode of the British-exported television series “Da Vinci’s Demons” with the idea in mind of writing a scathing review of the show for its comic book depiction of one of the world’s greatest geniuses, Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), hero of the Italian…

  • Stopping to Smell the Rhododendron

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    by Jessica Phippard A sense of calm overcomes me as I enter campus each morning, the street sounds fading out as the stresses of the morning commute melt away. It is the landscaping on campus that does this to me. Despite any anxieties about what the day may bring, the flowers and trees in sharp…

  • New York State of Mind

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    This month Natural Selections interviews Leslie Church, Assistant Editor in the Communications and Public Affairs Office. Country of origin: United States. 1. How long have you been living in New York? I have been living in New York City for a little over a year. 2. Where do you live? I live in the East…

  • An RU Graduate Looks Back

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    by Mayla Hsu What was it like to start graduate school at RU during the Kennedy administration? I had a glimpse of the past when I spoke to Nicholas H. Acheson, RU Class of 1969, who is now an Emeritus Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at McGill University. In a wide-ranging conversation, Acheson, a tall,…

  • Life on a Roll

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    The Basilica of Sacré-Coeur by Elodie Pauwels Stairs in Montmartre by Elodie Pauwels, http://elodiepphoto.wordpress.com June 2013

  • Hideyo Noguchi’s Bust Is Back in Welch Hall

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    by Joseph Luna A version of this article previously appeared on the blog The Incubator. There’s much to see in the newly opened Welch Hall library. For some, it will be a wholly new introduction to such an important campus landmark, fully renovated for twenty-first century science. For others, heading into the new space will…

  • Creating Space

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    by Carly Gelfond On a recent evening in April, I sat in a bar in Brooklyn across from an old friend from college. She’d quit her job the week before, citing stress and a lack of career advancement. She’d also had a brief stint in the hospital for an illness she attributed to the stress.…