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Lead Testing Efforts May Be Missing Kids in High-Risk NYC Neighborhoods, Study Says

Lead Testing Efforts May Be Missing Kids in High-Risk NYC Neighborhoods, Study Says

Seeking to use machine learning to advance the public good, a Fordham graduate student applied it to the data on blood tests for lead given to New York City children—and …

New Master’s Degree to Open Doors to Biotech Industry

New Master’s Degree to Open Doors to Biotech Industry

This spring, Fordham will offer a new master’s degree in biotechnology.  Designed for working professionals, the 30-credit degree will give students the scientific knowledge and technical skills needed to succeed …

New Study Confirms: Leeches Can Leap

New Study Confirms: Leeches Can Leap

It turns out that leeches—or at least one species—can leap their way to their next meal. For years, many have said the blood-sucking critters can jump, but now, thanks to …

Fordham Scholars Earn Record-Breaking 15 Fulbrights

Fordham Scholars Earn Record-Breaking 15 Fulbrights

Fifteen Fordham students and alumni have been awarded prestigious Fulbright scholarships for international teaching and research next year, the University’s highest one-year total ever. Awardees will travel to countries in …

New Master’s Degree to Combine Economics and Data Science

New Master’s Degree to Combine Economics and Data Science

This fall, Fordham will offer a new master’s degree in Data Science and Quantitative Economics.  The interdisciplinary degree will give students computational tools and techniques from the field of data …

Your World Awaits—and It Needs Your Help, Kennedy Tells Graduates 

Your World Awaits—and It Needs Your Help, Kennedy Tells Graduates 

Our fates are united, Joseph Patrick Kennedy III told the Fordham Class of 2024, and peace is possible when we recognize that “our pathway forward is together.” Speaking at Fordham’s …

Alumni Advice for the Class of 2024: ‘Lift Up Those Around You’ and ‘Build Strong Relationships’

Alumni Advice for the Class of 2024: ‘Lift Up Those Around You’ and ‘Build Strong Relationships’

For the Class of 2024, May 18 is graduation day, but it’s far from the end of their Fordham journey. They’ll automatically join the Fordham University Alumni Association, a global network …

New Class Highlights Cities’ Role in Fighting Climate Change

New Class Highlights Cities’ Role in Fighting Climate Change

If humanity is going to survive climate change, many of the solutions are going to come from cities.  Urban areas are currently home to 55% of the world’s population, according …

Journalism Student Selected for Report for America Corps

Journalism Student Selected for Report for America Corps

David Escobar, FCRH ’23, a graduate student in Fordham’s public media master’s program, will join Report for America Corps this summer. Over the next two years, he will report on …

Reading Philosophy with AI, Salamander Survival, and Reforestation: Grad Students Research Timely Topics

Reading Philosophy with AI, Salamander Survival, and Reforestation: Grad Students Research Timely Topics

In the first gathering of its kind, students from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) gathered at the McShane Campus Center on the Rose Hill campus on April 16 to …

The Great Equalizer? Not Exactly. What We Got Wrong During the Pandemic

The Great Equalizer? Not Exactly. What We Got Wrong During the Pandemic

During the COVID pandemic, a story in the New York Times caught the eye of economics professor Troy Tassier, Ph.D. Using anonymous cell phone data, researchers showed that nearly 50% …