Author: Qiong Wang

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    “Loblolly – A lout; a stupid, rude or awkward person Blatherskite – A person who talks foolishly at length Poltroon – A spiritless coward Cacafuego – A swaggering braggart or boaster Crepehanger – A killjoy; someone who takes a pessimistic view Slubberdegullion – A dirty rascal; scoundrel….” In Merriam-Webster.com. Retrieved 4/15/15, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hacker

  • Life on a Roll

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    By Qiong Wang Segovia, a small town an hour away from Madrid, presents people with a magnificent Roman aqueduct that was well kept for almost two thousand years. It is said that no cement-like agent was ever used in between the giant stones that hold up this masterpiece. How did they do it? No matter…

  • Zeena Nackerdien: From Rockefeller to Novelist

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    By Aileen Marshall Not all Rockefeller University (RU) scientists have a traditional career path. Some go on to teach or continue research. But some expand their horizons while still keeping science in their life. One such Rockefeller alum is Zeena Nackerdien, a research associate in Joshua Lederberg’s lab from 2000 to 2008, who went on…

  • Tuning Attention and Focusing on the Moment

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    By Peng Kate Gao A few years ago, my friend and I took a road trip to the Blue Ridge Mountains. It was a typical mid-fall afternoon, when warm autumn colors began to paint the pastoral landscape of the Appalachian Highlands. The drive was not a difficult one; we had little fear of tumbling over…

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

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    Part VII: Edward Lawrie Tatum, 1958 Prize in Physiology or Medicine By Joseph Luna It started, on paper at least, with butter. The chemical microbiology of dairy products was “certainly getting hot” as one professor dryly wrote to George Beadle, who in 1937 was starting his lab at Stanford University. Beadle, a plant geneticist who…

  • Culture Corner

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    Theater Review: “LOVE” performed by Cirque du Soleil at the Mirage Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 16, 2015 By Bernie Langs A Hofner bass guitar signed by all four Beatles displayed outside the “LOVE” theater at the Mirage Hotel (photo: B.L.) When I told a musician friend of mine that I would be in Las…

  • New York State Of Mind

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    This Month Natural Selections Interviews Carl Modes, Postdoctoral Associate from the Magnasco Lab. By Melvin White How long have you been living in the New York area?  Three and a half years. I grew up in the Philadelphia area and have visited NYC many times over the years, so I wasn’t wholly unfamiliar with it…

  • Quotable Quote

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    “I tried to drown my sorrows, but the bastards learned how to swim.” Frida Kahlo, quoted in The Independent (U.K.)

  • Free Spring Breaks in New York: An April Calendar

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    By Susan Russo Manhattan Macy’s Flower Show When: April 1-4 Where: 34th Street and Seventh Avenue   Central Park Tour When: April 4, 12-1:00pm Where: 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue   Center Park Tour When: April 4, 2:00-3:00pm Where: 110th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenue   Center Park Tour When: April 5, 10:00-11:30am Where: 110th…

  • Now He Belongs to the Ages

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    By George Barany and Marcia Brott George Barany is a Rockefeller alum (1977). Marcia Brott is a human genome researcher by day, wordsmith by night. Both are currently at the University of Minnesota. For more about this specific puzzle, including a link to the answer, visit http://tinyurl.com/april1865puz. More Barany and Friends crosswords are at http://tinyurl.com/gbpuzzle.…

  • Life on a Roll

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    By Elodie Pauwels Photos: http://elodiepphoto.wordpress.com Scenes from Lisbon, Portugal.During the day or at night, shades and shadows offer so much contrast. They create an atmosphere so powerful that you immediately feel charmed and bewitched at the same time.  

  • Three Weeks in Australia

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    By Natalia Ketaren The Twelve Apostles, Port Campbell National Park, Victoria, Australia. Photo credit: Natalia Ketaren After almost three years of being away, I was returning home for a summer Christmas. The last time I visited, my days were spent lazing in parks and beaches along Port Phillip Bay, dinners at trendy Melbourne joints with…