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NYC Audubon’s Dustin Partridge wants New York City to become more livable for both people and wildlife—and green roofs, he says, are key to that effort. As you walk through the apple orchard, with Honeycrisps and GoldRushes at your feet, a swallow flies by, then a kinglet and an Eastern phoebe, whose presence signals the start …

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Students and faculty in Fordham’s Graduate School of Social Service are supporting women asylum seekers, one of the most vulnerable populations in New York City, by working with them to increase access to health care and mental health services and advocate for the protection of migrants’ rights. On Nov. 10, they convened with activists who …

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Camelia Prodan, Ph.D., the new Kim B. and Stephen E. Bepler Professor of Physics at Fordham, is researching new ways to treat diseases like cancer by focusing on cellular structures known as microtubules. Prodan published a paper in PhysRevLett that explored how a microtubule’s structure and its ability to store energy along its edges could …

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Fordham professor Olena Nikolayenko, Ph.D., is studying “the last dictatorship in Europe,” so named because Alyaksandr Lukashenka was elected president of Belarus in 1994 and hasn’t relinquished power since. In 2020, Lukashenka was elected to a sixth term in an election that was marred by widespread electoral fraud. Protesters took to the streets, and an …

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At Fordham’s inaugural military ball on Nov. 4, student veterans, ROTC cadets, and other military-connected members of the Fordham community celebrated 175 years of military training at the University. Two alumni were recognized for their service: Warren Gregory, FCRH ’66, a Bronze Star and Vietnam Air medal recipient, and Stephanie Ramos, Fordham Army ROTC ’05, …

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It’s a commonly held perception that the popularity of religion has been declining in recent years, and with it, the impact on liberation theology—a Christian movement favored in the 1960s and ’70s that emphasizes concern for the poor and oppressed. But Raúl E. Zegarra, Ph.D., says that’s all wrong. “We’re not seeing the decline of …

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Those protecting the public from the perils of AI should be on the lookout for the “grandma exploit.” That’s been a strategy used by nefarious types to get around ChatGPT safeguards. “If I say, ‘Write me a tutorial on how to make a bomb,’ the answer you’ll get is, ‘I’m sorry, but I can’t assist …

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New York City is brimming with culture, great food, and exciting experiences. With Fordham campuses in both the Bronx and Manhattan, you have the opportunity to explore the bustling city streets and vibrant communities of both boroughs. Check out our list of things to do in NYC this month! 1. The Bronx Vegan Bazaar Check …

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It was a new ambience for the Joseph M. McShane, S.J. Campus Center: eerie music, wolf howls, ghoulish costumes, giant cobwebs, a hallway-size haunted house, laughter mixed with the occasional frightful yelp. The one flaw in the spookiness? All that natural light flooding in through the huge windows. “The sun is always shining in, it’s …

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The State of New York has awarded Fordham a $5 million matching capital grant for the renovation of the Marketplace dining facilities in the Joseph M. McShane, S.J. Campus Center. The grant, which comes from the Higher Education Capital Match Program (HECap), is the second one of its kind that the University has received for …

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Last year’s Russian invasion of Ukraine dramatically expanded long-festering divisions in the Orthodox Christian Church. In a lecture at the Lincoln Center campus on Monday, Oct. 30, Nadieszda Kizenko, Ph.D., will examine this problem from a historical perspective and consider how Orthodox Christianity can move forward. “What Russia’s attack on Ukraine did was expose the …

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Students need support in college, and they don’t all need the same kind of support. The enhanced advising and tutoring programs at Fordham College at Rose Hill and Fordham College at Lincoln Center aim to provide more tailored support for students across academic fields. “I think that we’re meeting students where they are now in …

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When Professor Rachel Annunziato was gathering feedback on the new advising system at Fordham College at Rose Hill, she realized there was a need for more than just the traditional support. She and her team began to think about other ways to help students. With some planning and student input, the Academic Wellbeing program was …

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New York City is brimming with culture, great food, and exciting experiences—especially during the holidays! Check out our list of things to do in December in NYC. 1. Columbus Circle Holiday Market This classic New York holiday market is filled with hundreds of artisans and designers offering an array of goodies, including gourmet treats, handcrafted …

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When Fouché Venter learned that the Emerging Markets program would be gathering for a 15th-anniversary celebration last summer in Pretoria, South Africa, there was “no question” in his mind that he would go. An alumnus of the program, he had traveled to the U.S. in the summer of 2010 with nine other South African students …

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Ross McLaren, Fordham’s “charming resident contrarian” and an experimental filmmaker who taught film and media production in the University’s visual arts program for nearly four decades, died in Brooklyn, New York, on Nov. 28 after suffering a stroke in July. He was 69.  “[Ross’s] devil-may-care demeanor, hip Williamsburg filmmaker act could seem like armor. Underneath …

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To submit a note, email [email protected].  George Demacopoulos, Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, professor of theology and the Fr. John Meyendorff & Patterson Family Chair of Orthodox Christian Studies, was elected president of the Byzantine Studies Association of North America.   Susanne Hafner,  Ph.D., ARTS AND SCIENCES, assistant professor of German, published Familie und Comic: Kritische Perspektiven auf soziale …

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Armando Nuñez, GABELLI ’82, a key player in the global media industry whose career spans four decades, became chair of Fordham’s Board of Trustees this summer after serving as chair-elect for a year. He succeeds Robert D. Daleo, GABELLI ’72, who held the position for 11 years.  In a Q&A, Nuñez talked about the board’s …

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Pope Francis: Climate activist? NPR’s All Things Considered 11-19-2023 “And hopefully, [Pope Francis’] very physical presence there will be a reminder that justice, accountability to people worldwide and the flourishing of the earth now and in the future, as well as questions of poverty and the common good, are, in fact, central,” Christiana Zenner, associate …

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This year, more than 500 Fordham students, faculty, alumni, and staff attended performances at the world-famous Metropolitan Opera—located one block away from the University’s Lincoln Center campus—at no cost to attendees.   “Students taking classes across the broad range of our undergraduate curriculum—from music, theater, and media to political science, theology, and more—saw their coursework come …

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Dear Fordham, A friend of mine told me recently that, as he gets older, he wakes up every morning surprised and delighted to get another day. I’ve been thinking about that remark ever since. We are lucky enough to have an entire holiday centered on gratitude, a reminder that gratitude is the solution to so …

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There’s a tune that strikes at the heart of Irish New York: “Skibbereen Races” by Moving Hearts or, as it is better known, the theme song of Ceol na nGael. “The Music of the Irish” has been hosted by Fordham students on WFUV (90.7 FM), the University’s public media station, since the mid-1970s. And next …

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