Author: Sarah Foust
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Lab Coats in Washington: Our Hurford Science Diplomacy Journey
On a typical Thursday, we would be at our laboratory benches at Rockefeller University, where we are fourth-year Ph.D. candidates in biomedical sciences. But on April 3, 2025, we met our colleagues in Rockefeller’s Hurford Science Diplomacy course at Moynihan Train Hall to take the Amtrak from New York to Washington, D.C. Sponsored by the…
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Italian Futurism: Movement for Movement’s Sake
I have an irrational fear of Antonin Artaud. It’s not because of Artaud himself, a twentieth-century French avant-garde actor and writer. It’s because of the ideas his face evokes in my brain: the uncanny stuttering of a dying lamp, that ethical problem called the repugnant conclusion, and the first-year student stress of finding a lab…
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Reviews: Lord’s, The Rehearsal
Lord’s Just a block down from Dame, the trendy West Village fish and chips restaurant, is its sister restaurant Lord’s, bringing British classics to the New York dining scene. Cozy yet elegant, Lord’s is the perfect place to nestle into a booth and share a comforting meal with friends or family, like perfectly jammy curried…
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Meow and Tell with Maca
Jing: So, Maca, let’s start at the beginning. How did you end up living with Michelle? Maca: It’s a classic tale of fate and flaky humans. I started out as one of many in a kitten litter from two very affectionate cats. Some guy bought me, but then his sister turned out to be allergic…
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Summer Fun in NYC: Five Family-Friendly Summer Activities
Swingers NoMad Located on 35 West 29th Street, Swingers NoMad is truly one of the most beautiful and unique golf courses I’ve ever been to (with the bonus of being indoors when it gets hot and humid outside!). Special family sessions for guests 5–21 years old are offered every Sunday before 6pm. At these sessions,…
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NR
A friend and I discovered NR while seeking refuge from a blustery February day. Inside the unassuming black brick building, we found a warm, glowy interior. The vibe was elevated but cozy, with vintage lamps, golden mood lighting, and wooden furniture. NR, or N’ Roll, is a sequel to the popular Rokc in West Harlem,…
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PIT in a Pit: A Guide to Rockefeller’s Most Interactive Resource Center
Deep in the bowels of The Rockefeller University, through a maze of underground hallways and fickle elevators, is a set of unremarkable brown double doors. A doorbell on the wall glows with a tempting light, beckoning you to press it. Doing so summons a mysterious underground creature known as an “engineer,” a term usually whispered…
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The Music & Medicine Orchestra: A Resounding Revival
“At this time last year, this orchestra was a three-person group chat,” announced Adrian Rogers, conductor of the Music & Medicine Orchestra. It was May 2025 at St. Bartholomew’s Church, and Rogers was speaking to an audience of over 500 people. Behind his podium was a full-sized orchestra of nearly eighty musicians. In a triumphant full-circle…
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Finding Community on the Field with Columbia
It’s easy to get caught up in the grind of grad school—endless deadlines, research setbacks, and, now, growing uncertainty around funding. It can feel isolating, even suffocating, like you’re in it alone. That’s exactly why the Graduate Student Executive Council (GSEC) at Weill Cornell has been prioritizing community-building events that bring students together. As vice…
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From Patronage to Policy
Scientific research is and always has been deeply entangled with politics, culture, and the broader currents of society. Like most human endeavors, doing science requires materials and manpower, both of which come with a price tag. Thus, funding becomes one of the most direct and potent forces influencing not just what kind of science gets…
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Compliance or Complicity?
On February 24, I received an email from someone in Rockefeller’s Human Resources (HR) department requesting that I remove an article from our website archives. The article in question, published in February 2007, was titled “The Minority Report” and catalogued contemporary trends in the participation of underrepresented groups in science, as well as some of…
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Music & Medicine Spring Concert
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Come join us on Saturday, May 3 for the spring Tri-I Orchestra Concert at the beautiful St. Bart’s Church in the Upper East Side, featuring works by Haydn, Sibelius, and more! This concert will also feature Rockefeller PhD student Giacomo Glotzer as soloist, performing a cello concerto with the orchestra. The Tri-I Orchestra was a…