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Conference flyer with nuclear receptor panel title, organizer names, and a blue-stained cell microscope image.

Five Decades of Nuclear Receptors: Physiology, Molecular Biology & Pharmacology

3/9/2026

You are invited to participate in the History of Science meeting. Meeting will begin at 7:00 PM on Wed, April 15th. Some financial assistance avail. Read the story »

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CSHL opens archives for Love Data Week 2026

2/23/2026

CSHL’s International Love Data Week Exhibit featured rare books, manuscripts, and other artifacts from more than 200 years of scientific research. Read the story »

a tour of historical data from prominent scientists in the rare book room

Love Data Week at the Library and Archives 2026

2/20/2026

Love Data Week was celebrated at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory's Library and Archives with tours and displays of past data. Read the story »

Event flyer for the Sydney Brenner Research Fellowship Virtual Symposium with event details and a photo of a man.

Sydney Brenner Research Fellowship Virtual Symposium 2026

11/5/2025

Sydney Brenner Research Fellows will share highlights from their research projects via Zoom. All are invited to attend. Jan 6, 2026 Read the story »

Two men, one in a black shirt outdoors, the other in a striped shirt indoors, shown side by side.

City of Science: Venki Ramakrishnan in Conversation with David Jeruzalmi

9/24/2025

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 6:30 pm. The Nobel Prize-winning chemist and author of "Why We Die" speaks about his groundbreaking work. Read the story »

Marc Torres speaks to an audience in a library; a screen displays a book titled Long Island Eugenics.

Center for Humanities hosts author Marc Torres

9/5/2025

Torres’ talk highlights the important role of the CSHL Archives in preserving the history of genetics research on Long Island. Read the story »

Important Updates for NIH-Funded Researchers: Public Access and Data Sharing Policies

8/22/2025

On April 30, 2025, the NIH Director announced that the effective date for the new NIH Public Access Policy would go into effect on July 1, 2025. Read the story »

Open Access Week, Oct 20-26th, 2025

8/22/2025

“Who Owns Our Knowledge?” is the theme for this year’s International Open Access Week. Read the story »

Ludmila Pollock named AAAS Fellow

4/15/2025

The CSHL Library & Archives leader was recognized for her efforts to promote humanistic understandings of modern biology and medicine. Read the story »

Love Data Week, Feb 10-14th, 2025

1/17/2025

Love Data Week Whose data is it, anyway? Monday, February 10th - Friday, February 14th Read the story »

image of the Cold Spring Harbor Village Firehouse moving across the harbor circa 1930s

The Firehouse

12/26/2024

A lightly used Firehouse was one of the best gifts the Laboratory received in 1930. The only problem? It was on the wrong side of the harbor. Read the story »

City of Science: Katalin Karikó in conversion with Carl Zimmer

11/15/2024

Katalin Karikó discusses her 2023 Nobel Prize work on mRNA technology and vaccines against COVID-19. Read the story »

CSHL’s oldest haunts

10/31/2024

These buildings have weathered oceans of time to be here. Pull back the veil and cross over into CSHL’s storied past for a closer look. Read the story »

Federal public access mandates (The Nelson Memo, Plan S, & Plan U)

10/16/2024

Date: Friday, October 25, 2024 Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm Location: Main Library, Szybalski room Read the story »

Community over Commercialization – Academic Publishing Today