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faculty recruitment |
 Agata Smogorzewska, a physician-scientist whose research focuses on DNA
repair and on the molecular basis of Fanconi anemia, a genomic
instability syndrome that leads to leukemia and other forms of cancer,
is Rockefeller University’s newest faculty recruit. The 2002
Rockefeller alumna, who studied under Leon Hess Professor Titia de
Lange, will join the university in July as assistant professor and head
of the Laboratory of Genome Maintenance. Read full story »
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administration |
 Karen Booth, a teacher and administrator with over 35 years of
experience in early childhood education, has been named director of the
university’s Child and Family Center. She will take over the center’s
operations this summer, replacing Marjorie Goldsmith, who is leaving
after 17 years with the CFC. Marjorie Goldsmith to leave Child and Family Center
As director of the university’s Child and Family Center, Marjorie
Goldsmith has helped guide hundreds of Rockefeller children through the
most formative years of their lives, heralded in a vast expansion of
the program and introduced numerous improvements to the center’s
facilities. After 17 years at Rockefeller, Dr. Goldsmith will say her
official goodbyes June 30, to take up directorship of All Souls School.
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awards & honors |
 The Pearl Meister Greengard Prize, Rockefeller University’s annual
award for outstanding women in science, was presented this year to
three scientists who together established the field of telomerase
research: Elizabeth H. Blackburn of the University of California, San
Francisco, Carol W. Greider of The Johns Hopkins University School of
Medicine and Vicki Lundblad of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Read full story »
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obituary |
 As an innovative researcher, spirited colleague and devoted mentor,
Hidesaburo Hanafusa’s renown reached around the globe. Though he
retired from The Rockefeller University and returned to his native
Japan more than a decade ago, his influence as a member of the
Rockefeller community and his scientific legacy in the
field of viral oncology are immutable. Dr. Hanafusa, professor emeritus and
head of the Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, passed away Sunday, March
15, at Osaka University Hospital. Read full story »
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campus news |
A decision to replace the company that manages prescription drug
benefits for personnel enrolled in The Rockefeller University Group
Health Care Expense plan, implemented in March, is expected to result
in cost savings of at least $150,000 per year, according to Virginia
Huffman, vice president for human resources. Read full story »
 In 1944, Rockefeller scientists Oswald T. Avery, Colin M. MacLeod and
Maclyn McCarty made the landmark discovery that DNA is the molecule
responsible for carrying genetic information. Sixty-five years later,
dozens of colleagues, family members and admirers gathered in the
first-floor lobby of The Rockefeller University Hospital, where a
plaque commemorating that historical achievement was unveiled. Read full story »
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honors & awards |
 In 2008, 10 people retired and two celebrated anniversaries of service to The Rockefeller University. At a dinner in the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Dining Hall on April 16, those people were honored for their contribution to the university community. Read full story »
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promotions, awards and personnel news |
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Convocation is June 11. With 41 graduates, the class of 2009 is Rockefeller’s largest yet. Due to the large number of graduates, this year’s Convocation has been divided into a morning presentation ceremony and an afternoon hooding ceremony. The schedule of events:
10 a.m. Presentation of Graduates, Caspary Auditorium. Tickets are required. For tickets, please call Erin Harkey, x8072.
2:30 p.m. Academic Processional from Weiss Lobby to Caspary Auditorium. All are welcome to gather along the route.
3 p.m. Convocation, Caspary Auditorium. Tickets are required.
4:45 p.m. Reception, Peggy Rockefeller Plaza. All are welcome.
World Science Festival kicks off June 10. The second annual World Science Festival, for which Rockefeller is a university partner, will bring together leading scientists, artists and thinkers for a five-day celebration of science. A 25 percent ticket discount is available for some events: Go to www.
worldsciencefestival.com and use the code WSF09CUPT when purchasing.
Step Challenge winners announced. 241 people in 37 teams participated in the Spring Step Challenge, held from April 20 to May 3. The winners of the main competition are:
First place: The Pacemakers, led by George Smith (Mail Room)
Second place: The Robins, led by Wan-Chun Liu (Nottebohm Lab)
Third place: Team Shillelagh, led by Marie Curry (Tomasz Lab)
The winners of the third-week bonus round, May 3 to May 10, are Team Food Service, led by Alzatta Fogg (Food Service).
Paul Nurse to host town hall meeting. Dr. Nurse will discuss topics including university finances on Wednesday, July 15, at 3 p.m. in Welch Hall (not Caspary Auditorium as reported in the print edition of BenchMarks). All are welcome and encouraged to attend.
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