Rockefeller University is a private graduate-only university in New York City.
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14 Facts About Rockefeller University
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Rockefeller University is the oldest biomedical research institute in the United States.
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The Rockefeller University Press publishes the Journal of Experimental Medicine, the Journal of Cell Biology, and The Journal of General Physiology.
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Rockefeller University was founded in June 1901 as The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research—often called simply The Rockefeller Institute—by John D Rockefeller, who had founded the University of Chicago in 1889, upon advice by his adviser Frederick T Gates and action taken in March 1901 by his son, John D Rockefeller Jr.
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The Rockefeller University Foundation, a philanthropic organization, founded in 1913, is a separate entity, but had close connections mediated by prominent figures holding dual positions.
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Rockefeller University was succeeded in 1953 by Detlev Bronk, who broadened The Rockefeller Institute into a university that began awarding the PhD degree in 1954.
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David Rockefeller University joined the board of trustees in 1940, was its chairman from 1950 to 1975, chaired the board's executive committee from 1975 to 1995, became honorary chairman and life trustee, and remained active as a philanthropist until his death.
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Archives of Rockefeller University are at the Rockefeller Archive Center, established in 1974 as part of the university and organized as an independent foundation since 2008.
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In partnership with neighboring Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medicine, Rockefeller University participates in the Tri-Institutional MD–PhD Program as well as a Tri-Institutional chemical biology Ph.
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Current Rockefeller University faculty have made significant contributions to recent breakthroughs in biomedical sciences.
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In 2020, many Rockefeller University scientists shifted the focus of their research in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Rockefeller University established a Women in Science initiative in 1998 to address the underrepresentation of women in the field.
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In 2012, Rockefeller University began participating in Open House New York's OHNY Weekend.
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