Month: June 2014

Early fetal phase linked to cardiac risk factors

Early fetal phase linked to cardiac risk factors

By Ilaria Ceglia Occasionally here at The Incubator, we like review an empirical article from the scientific literature that is openly accessible to all of our readers. This post reviews the following article: Jaddoe, V. W., de Jonge, L. L., Hofman, A., Franco, O. H., Steegers, […]

Geeks of the Week: Harlow Shapley & Heber Curtis

Geeks of the Week: Harlow Shapley & Heber Curtis

By Joe Luna A century or so ago, the Milky Way was considered the extent of the universe, though astronomers concerned with the size of the universe faced a puzzle. They had seen clouds (“nebulae”), and observed that these nebulae had unusual properties. For one […]

Podcast: First Year in Grad School

Podcast: First Year in Grad School

  Emily Lorenzen and Bennett Ferris talk with us as they embark on a long journey through graduate school at The Rockefeller University.

Science Saturday Stories

Science Saturday Stories

By Derek Simon Approximately 100 volunteers devoted their time to making Science Saturday a reality. The group was comprised of over 60 scientists (including RU laboratory heads, RU postdoctoral fellows and graduate students, and scientists from neighboring Weill Cornell Medical College and Memorial Sloan Kettering […]