Author: Audrey Goldfarb

  • Natural Confections

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    by Carly Gelfond I think it’s safe to say that most of us have a “thing” about something. You’re looking at me funny, but I know that you know what I’m talking about: that feeling of distaste you get—the intensity of which is illogical—when confronted with that certain something, whatever it is, that you just…

  • PDA Corner

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    by Claudia Scheckel and Ismail Ismailoglu You are probably familiar with the academic responsibilities of the PDA, like organizing the postdoc retreat and the Tri-I seminar series. Similarly, our social events, like the holiday, summer or Super Bowl parties, are well-established and attended by many postdocs. But the PDA has one additional, less visible, role:…

  • Life on a Roll

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    Berylline Hummingbird on a Wire by John Ratliff III, Falls Church, Virginia March 2013

  • Life on a Roll

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    Double Rainbow in Denver by Christina Pyrgaki March 2013

  • PDA Corner

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    by Ismail Ismailoglu and Claudia Scheckel The last couple of months have been a time of change for the PDA. We would like to thank the departing members Linda Feigherty, Asma Hatoum, Nidhi Gangadhar, and Paul D’Agostino for their service, and welcome newcomers Dusan Bogunovic and Bryan Utter (as well as ourselves). The most significant…

  • Natural Selections interviews Jeanne Garbarino, Director of Science Outreach

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    by Christina Pyrgaki I met with Jeanne Garbarino, the newly appointed Director of Science Outreach, the day after the very successful RU holiday party, in her newly renovated office on the fourth floor of Nurse’s Residence. The space radiates science, with flasks decorating the shelves of the bookcases and images of cells scattered on Jeanne’s…

  • The $100 Guitar Project

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    by Nick Didkovsky I am honored and pleased to share with my colleagues an NPR story that recently aired about my $100 Guitar Project. Two years ago, I bought a generic, no-name electric guitar online with a friend of mine for $100. We passed it around to over 60 players in various countries and on…

  • CULTURE CORNER Book and Film Reviews: Austerlitz by W.G. Sebald & Celebration Day featuring Led Zeppelin

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    by Bernie Langs I waited impatiently for five years to view and listen to the one-time concert of the 2007 Led Zeppelin Reunion performance, and immediately bought the film the week it became available in November 2012. Celebration Day, the video of the occasion, was well worth the wait. I would venture to say that…

  • New York State of Mind

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    This month Natural Selections interviews Rada Norinsky, Manager of Transgenic Services. Country of Origin: Ukraine.

  • For Your Consideration – Chasing Gold Edition

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    by Jim Keller Last month, I revisited my preliminary predictions in all of the major categories and offered up my final take on the season to date. Since then, the votes have been cast, the nominees announced, and two of the major awards programs came and went—all leaving in their wake a pile of bruised…