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February 28, 2011 • Volume 33, No. 9
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Researcher Sees Better Living Through Online Games
 Online gaming is a multibillion-dollar business, trailing only the film industry in popularity and financial might.
But according to Jane McGonigal, Ph.D., FCLC ’99, the industry and gamers have the potential to do something even Hollywood cannot. They can help solve the world’s most challenging problems.
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 For Author Hugo Hamilton,
Home Is How You Say It
Irish writer Hugo Hamilton grew up near Dublin. But as a Fordham audience learned on Feb. 7, his family existed at the intersection of two imaginary worlds.
The first world was his German mother’s memory of her homeland. The second was a dream of Ireland held by his nationalist father, who strove to eliminate English influence in Irish life.
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Professor Examines Human Cost of
Soviet Prison Science System
Can science operate under great stress?
If the results of Soviet prison camps are any indication, it sure can—and with great success. But that doesn’t mean this science under duress came without a cost, one of Fordham’s top historians said on Feb. 4.
Asif Siddiqi, Ph.D., associate professor of history, discussed the Soviet prison science system in his keynote speech at the 19th annual Arts and Sciences Faculty Day.
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University Installs Theologian as Dulles Chair
Economic Roundtable Debates Future of American Job Market
Journalist Looks Inside Financial Crisis
Feerick Center Works to Bring Retired Lawyers to the Poor
Subway Summit Expands in Fourth Year
Photo Essay: Rose Hill Squash Courts Get Facelift
This Month in Fordham History:
As President, McGinley Envisions a Greater Fordham
Move Over, Shakespeare:
Boys’ Companies Revel in Location, Location, Location
When Wars End: Professor Explores Strategies for Peacebuilding
Professor Places Musical Theatre in Historical Context
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Task Force to
Bolster Research Enterprise
The Office of the Provost is reaching out to faculty members and administrators for ways to help strengthen the University’s faculty research and doctoral-level programs.
The Task Force on Research Competitiveness held a series of fora in January to solicit ideas from faculty members and administrators. The task force has been asked to develop recommendations for enhancing research programs and using University resources more effectively.
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This Month in
Fordham History:
As President,
McGinley Envisions a Greater Fordham
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