RockOut invites you to our Fall Happy Hour on November 23 at the Rockefeller Faculty club. The event will take place starting at 6pm and drinks and snacks will be available for purchase from the Faculty Club bar.

RockOut invites you to our Fall Social on September 30th at the Rockefeller Faculty club. The event will take place starting at 6pm. We will have drinks and a full BBQ!

PRISM (People at Rockefeller Identifying as Sexual/Gender Minorities) is proud to announce our fifth annual Out in Science Panel. The panel will take place virtually on Wednesday, October 7th, at 4-5:30pm EST. Our previous panels brought openly LGBTQ+ scientists to Rockefeller University to New York area audiences to discuss the challenges and opportunities of being “out” in science, specifically LGBTQ+ workplace climate, mentoring, and community. We have a fantastic lineup this year. Please join us! Everyone—LGBTQ+ people, partners, family, friends, allies, and colleagues—is encouraged to attend and join the conversation. 

PRISM (People at Rockefeller Identifying as Sexual/Gender Minorities) is proud to announce our fourth annual Out in Science Panel followed by drinks and dinner reception. Our previous panels brought openly LGBTQ+ scientists to Rockefeller to audiences of over 100 attendees from NYC and beyond to discuss the challenges and opportunities of being “out” in science, specifically LGBTQ+ workplace climate, mentoring, and community. We have a fantastic lineup this year:

Joni Wallis - Professor, Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley
Kelly Ruggles - Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, New York University Medical School
Jose Pena - Professor, Department of Neuroscience, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Ludovic Desvignes, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, New York University Medical School

Moderator: Devon Collins, Assistant Professor, Bard High School Early College

Please RSVP and submit questions for the panel through this link: https://tinyurl.com/y4yakrah

RSVP is not required—walk-ins are welcome!

This is a special year for Pride because NYC Pride welcomes WorldPride as we mark the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising and a half-century of LGBTQIA+ liberation. PRISM, under the banner of oSTEM, has already a reserved spot to march during that important event. Look for updates on how to enroll to be part of our marching group. Last year, 60 LGBTQ+ and allied scientists marched together, and we hope for an even bigger group this year.

Human Resources and PRISM will be hosting a celebration of 50 years of PRIDE since the Stonewall Riots of 1969. The celebration will be held at the Faculty Club from 6pm-10pm! There will be free beer from 6-8pm, drinks specials from 6-10pm, and a live DJ from 7-10pm! This event is open to the Rockefeller community, allies welcome!!

The March will take place on June 24, and PRISM is taking the lead in organizing a walking group of scientists under the banner of the national nonprofit organization oSTEM (Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), together with colleagues from NYC-area universities and institutes.

Our check-in time on Sunday, June 24, at the March is 5:00pm on W 17th St between 8th and 9th Ave. Friends, family, and allies are welcome. Our group size is capped at 50. As of Monday, June 18, we are at capacity. If you are interested in marching, please still sign up. We may have cancellations and/or be able to acquire additional wristbands from the Pride organizers. We will be in touch with you soon.

We will have a meet-and-greet and happy hour on Friday, June 22, at 5:00pm at the RU Faculty club co-hosted with Columbia University’s qSTEM with free drinks and pizza. Please register here so we know how much pizza to order. Guests from all institutions are welcome, even if they are not marching on Sunday.

Join PRISM and WISeR for a breakfast with Dr. Clare Waterman.

Dr. Waterman is a Distinguished Investigator and head of the Laboratory of Cell and Tissue Morphogenesis at NIH. Her research is focused on the complex, mechanical interactions between organelle systems that are necessary for directed cellular movement. 

The recent March for Science highlighted the increasing concern over the disconnect between scientific support and policy makers in government. It is becoming very clear that failing to bridge this gap can have far-reaching effects on several sectors such as research funding, healthcare, innovation, environmental sustainability, and many others.

PRISM and SEPA are excited to welcome Kei Koizumi, former Assistant Director for Federal R&D and Senior Advisor to the Director for the NSTC under President Obama, to the Tri-I community for a day of discussions and talks. 

Mr. Koizumi's visit will comprise multiple events. We hope you can join us for all of them!

11:00 am: Live podcast interview with Science Soapbox

Please email sciencesoapbox@gmail.com to register

1:30 pm in Caspary Auditorium: Mr. Koizumi's talk titled "Policy for Science, Science for Policy, and Science for All: Lessons Learned at the Obama White House, or Why I Keep Marching" 

For more information, please visit: http://sepanyc.org/koizumi/

3:00 pm in RRB 110: PRISM tea hour

            Please email mliu01@rockefeller.eduto register

Come celebrate with us! All are welcome at a party for LGBTQ+ individuals at Rockefeller, allies, partners, and friends. (That includes you, straight dude!)

Information about the group and future activities will be provided at 5:30 PM.

Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served.

See you there!

Dr. Bertozzi is Professor Chemistry at Stanford, credited with founding bioorthogonal chemistry, which allows us to make chemical modifications in living systems. Her research focuses on cell surface interactions that contribute to human disease. What's more, she's an openly lesbian scientist who received the GLBT Scientist of the Year award in 2007. Her Friday lecture on June 3rd promises to be fascinating.