Category: Science and Society
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Twenty-four visits to Stockholm: a concise history of the Rockefeller Nobel Prizes. Part I: Alexis Carrel, 1912 Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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By Joseph Luna If there were an epicenter for a fascination with the Nobel Prize, The Rockefeller University,…
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Leaving the Lab, but Still Thinking Science
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By Mayla Hsu Barbara Ehrenreich graduated from The Rockefeller University (RU), Class of 1968, but never worked as…
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Crickets: From Midnight Music to Midnight Snack?
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By Jason Rothauser “And how much is that per cricket?” I ask. I’m standing in front of the…
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Scientists Decide: No interesting stories in Science
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By John Borghi On March 16, 1926, Robert H. Goddard launched the first ever liquid-fueled rocket in Auburn,…
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Crisis in Congress
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by Jason Rothauser This is what a government in crisis looks like. Last month, on October 1, the federal…
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WISeR (Women In Science at Rockefeller): A New Initiative
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By Asma Hatoum, Mariko Kobayashi, and Alessia Deglincerti This summer, a small group of postdocs came together to…
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Academic Governance: A Model
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by Daniel Briskin An unfortunately high proportion of our elected officials are highly opinionated, but irrational people who…
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Fiscal Cliff: The Next Big Challenge for Science
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by Christina Pyrgaki A version of this article appeared on The Incubator blog on February 14, 2013. For…
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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…
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Political Polemics
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by Daniel Briskin With the ultimate mandate of giving a select few the power of making decisions for…