Author: Juliette Wipf

  • For Your Consideration – Ones to Watch, Vol. 3 Edition

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    Jim Keller  As laid out in last year’s column, the Best Supporting Actor and Actress races of the Academy Awards are extremely unpredictable. Just take a look at the outcomes below in comparison to what was discussed to see for yourself. It is for this reason that I have chosen to keep the format adopted…

  • November Cover

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  • Renewable Energy

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    Yvette Chin When Sheikhs invest in solar, you know a paradigm change has arrived. A slew of sun-drenched Middle Eastern states, prompted by the now-favorable economics of renewable energy, and a concomitant cloudy outlook for fossil fuels, are looking to transition their oil-heavy economies towards solar energy production. Closer to home, New York State Governor…

  • Postdoc Retreat 2016

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    Juliette Wipf This year’s Rockefeller Postdoctoral Association (PDA) Retreat was held from September 21 to 22 at the Interlaken Inn in Lakeville, CT. The Interlaken Inn is a charming country resort with great facilities and over 130 Rockefeller postdocs came to enjoy this getaway. Many supported the event with presentations, ranging in scope from social…

  • Culture Corner

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    Television Series Review: Mr. Robot and Gomorrah  Bernie Langs Caution: spoilers ahead!   There is a widely-held notion that television is presently in the midst of a golden age and that the quality and diversity in programming has never been better for the medium. One might generally associate the phrase “golden age” with eras of…

  • Twenty-four visits to Stockholm: a concise history of the Rockefeller Nobel Prizes

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    Part XXIII: Ralph M. Steinman, 2011 Prize in Physiology or Medicine Joseph Luna A macrophage is on the hunt. Crawling and sniffing its way across a petri dish, this “big eater” lunges forward, its rolling membranes like tank treads, toward a colony of bacteria. A pall descends on the prokaryotes, and soon a membrane washes…

  • Ostuni, A New Jewel in Italy’s Crown

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    Francesca Cavallo Puglia, with its beautiful beaches and landscapes, stunning architecture and friendly people has become hugely popular as a holiday destination. When most travelers think “Italian beach vacation,” they think of places like Portofino and Capri. Puglia is pretty much the exact opposite of those places and all the better for it. While the…

  • QUOTABLE QUOTE

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        Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose. (Bill Gates)  

  • New York State Of Mind

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    This month Natural Selections interviews Tiago Siebert Altavini, Postdoctoral Associate, Gilbert Lab. Guadalupe Astorga How long have you been living in the New York area?  I’ve been living in NYC for five months now. Where do you currently live?  Which is your favorite neighborhood? I currently live in the Upper East Side and my favorite neighborhood is hard to…

  • Lesson 2-New York City Dialect New York-ese

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    Aileen Marshall Welcome back to our series on learning the New York dialect. Did you practice your vocabulary words from last month? As a recap, the letter T in the New York dialect is pronounced like a D. Our vocabulary words were dem, dese, and dose. Here are some more examples of these words used…