Author: Audrey Goldfarb

  • Natural Expressions

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    Digital Bernie Langs of The Rockefeller University Development Office and his daughter, Jordan Langs, announce the release of their new music video “Different Drum.” Bernie Langs performs the music in “Different Drum,” originally written by Michael Nesmith in 1964 and famously performed by Linda Ronstadt and The Stone Poneys. Film from Jordan Langs’ international travels…

  • The Anderson Center for Cancer Research Lectures on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice

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    Audrey Goldfarb The Anderson Center for Cancer Research (ACCR) will be hosting a series of four Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) lectures to increase consciousness and facilitate discussions surrounding DEIJ in science, medicine, and academia. The ACCR was established at The Rockefeller University in 2007 to provide support to scientists across many disciplines in…

  • Life on a Roll

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    Inside Iran: The luminosity of Shiraz Nan Pang I caught an overnight bus from Yazd and arrived in Shiraz just before sunrise, which was rather well-timed to visit Nasir al-Mulk Mosque, also  known as the Pink Mosque. It is said to be a feast to the eyes in the morning as the colors flood through…

  • Markus Library Reopens with new Study Areas and New Staff Member

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    By John Borghi To walk into the Rita and Frits Markus Library today is to enter both an elegant space for members of the Rockefeller community to research and study and an establishment ready to meet the information needs of a twenty-first century research institution. After passing by the security desk in Founder’s Hall, visitors…

  • PDA Corner

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    By Alessia Deglincerti and Bryan Utter Much of the pda efforts over the past few months focused on the launch of a new Student/Postdoc Summer Seminar Series. The Summer Seminar Series provided postdocs and graduate students the opportunity to present their work in front of the Rockefeller community. The Series took place every other Thursday…

  • Football (The American Kind)

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    By Aileen Marshall Have you ever wondered what your lab mates are talking about when they discuss Sunday’s football game every Monday morning? Or have you seen a game on television and tried to follow it? Have no fear, football is a very exciting and entertaining sport that can be enjoyed by all. The season…

  • Life on a Roll

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    September 2013

  • An American in Athens

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    By Christina Pyrgaki Since the news of the financial crisis in Europe reached the us, whenever I meet someone for the first time, I have to emotionally prepare for the inevitable discussion that usually follows my answer to the question “Where is your accent from?” You see, I am Greek, and since it so happened…

  • New York State of Mind

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    This month Natural Selections interviews Jim Keller, Grants Management Specialist in the Department of Sponsored Research & Program Development. Country of origin: United States. 1. How long have you been living in New York? I moved here from Buffalo, NY nine days before 9/11—September 2, 2001. 2. Where do you live? Crown Heights, Brooklyn, but…

  • Culture Corner: A Visit to the National Gallery (London)

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    By Bernie Langs I sometimes joke that the value of world currency should not be pegged to the dollar or to gold but to something truly valuable: paintings, drawings, and sculpture. And the arts of greatest value, in my opinion, are those from the Medieval and Renaissance periods. What, one may wonder, is the basis…