Motto | Scientia pro bono humani generis (Latin) |
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Motto in English | Science for the benefit of humanity |
Type | Private |
Established | 1901 |
Endowment | $1.65 billion[1] |
President | Richard P. Lifton |
Location | , United States |
Website | Rockefeller.edu |
The Rockefeller University is an American private university in New York City. It does research and offers postgraduate and postdoctoral education. It conducts research mainly in biological sciences and medical science, and has produced or attracted many Nobel laureates.[2]
The Rockefeller University is on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, between 63rd and 68th Streets along York Avenue.
A number of important journals are published by the Rockefeller University Press: the Journal of Experimental Medicine, the Journal of Cell Biology, and The Journal of General Physiology.