Lincoln Hospital and Fordham partner to study wildfire smoke’s impact on Bronx residents
Bronx Times 10-28-2025
NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln and Fordham University’s Bronx Research Institute for Community Solutions (BRICS) have partnered to study the health impacts of wildfire smoke events on residents of the Bronx.
The study, called “Measuring the Effect of Wildfire Smoke Events on Patients Treated at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln Hospital,” will explore if and how air pollution driven by wildfires affects the respiratory health outcomes and healthcare utilization of patients at the hospital.
Cuomo’s Pitch as He Claws for Votes: I’m Not the Divider, Mamdani Is
The New York Times 11-01-2025
Christina Greer, an associate professor of political science at Fordham University, said Mr. Cuomo had exploited, and magnified, existing tensions among Jewish New Yorkers over the war in Gaza. But she said his attempts to target other groups — L.G.B.T.Q. voters, Black residents, Muslims — with identity-based appeals struck her as “very disingenuous.”
Greer shared more thoughts on the mayoral election with Reuters, Gothamist, Politico, Teen Vogue, Newpub, and The Christian Science Monitor.
Lululemon trademarks ‘Lululemon dupe’ in the U.S., in latest lookalike crackdown
CBC 10-28-2025
The move is a “very creative enforcement” technique on Lululemon’s part to protect itself from dupes, says Susan Scafidi, founder of the non-profit Fashion Law Institute and a professor at the Fordham University School of Law in New York.
We’re testing preschoolers for giftedness. Experts say that doesn’t work
The Hechinger Report 10-31-2025
But those tests haven’t made cognitive testing more equitable, said Betsy McCoach, a professor of psychometrics and quantitative psychology at Fordham University and co-principal investigator at the National Center for Research on Gifted Education.
“There is no way to take prior experience out of a test,” she said. “I wish we could.” Children who’ve had more exposure to tests, problem-solving, and patterns are still going to have an advantage on a nonverbal test, McCoach added.
This article was picked up by Yahoo! News, Slate, and The Kansas City Star.
Maria Riva, Dietrich Daughter Who Demystified the Legend, Dies at 100
The New York Times 10-29-2025
Ms. Riva got sober, moved to New York City and began to work, hard, as an actor. She joined a U.S.O. company and toured Europe until the war ended, whereupon she returned to New York. She met William Riva, a set designer, while she was directing a play with the producer Albert McCleery at Fordham University. They fell in love, and they married in 1947.
Riva’s passing was also highlighted in Vanity Fair, People Magazine, AOL, Yahoo! Entertainment, and The Hollywood Reporter.
The 2025 Trailblazers in Economic Development
City & State New York 11-03-2025
Tania Tetlow is making her mark at Fordham University. She has positioned One Fordham, an initiative to unite the school’s campuses, as a hallmark of her tenure as president. Earlier this year, Tetlow launched a Bronx Green Jobs Center that will offer workforce development in a number of areas, including clean energy, electric vehicles and urban agriculture. She is also creating a Business AI Hub at Fordham’s Lincoln Center campus and a new STEM Hub on the Bronx campus, funded by a $100 million donation, the largest in Fordham’s history.
WNBA poised for latest in string of transformative women’s sports CBAs
Sports Business Journal 10-28-2025
“You have to increase the system that makes the players feel like they’re earning commensurate with what the league is taking in,” said Mark Conrad, director of the sports business concentration and professor of law and ethics at Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business. “That’s going to be the challenge there, but NWSL could be a model for that.”
Cuomo hasn’t condemned bigoted attacks on Mamdani. In 1977 race, his father took another approach
The Associated Press 10-29-2025
Daniel Soyer, a history professor at Fordham University focused on New York politics, said the disparate reactions point to a “coarsening of the political discourse in general.” …
“In both cases,” Soyer said, “the emergence of these constituencies brought backlash from people trying to paint them as illegitimate participants
This article was picked up by 96 outlets.
N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race Poll Shows Mamdani With 10-Point Lead
The New York Times 10-30-2025
“We live in the age of geriatric politicians. It’s nice to see the energy. You watch the debates, and you see a lot of scripted answers, but you can see him formulating some now, on-the-spot response. I want people with that intuition and rhetorical skill to be in charge.”
Ethan Kelly, 21, a student at Fordham, voted for Zohran Mamdani in the Bronx. He said affordability was the most important issue to him but he also thinks that “change is necessary.”
American Innovation Index: Ikea tops list of most ‘innovative’ retail companies
CSA 10-29-2025
“The AII is the only index that ranks the level of innovation based upon consumer perceptions and interactions with a company,” said Barbara M. Porco, Ph.D., CPA, CFF, managing director at Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business. “While the index measures innovation, consumers also favor companies that are secure and reliable, easy to do business with, have a strong online presence, and have a customer-friendly website and app that makes it seamless to conduct business.”
This article was picked up by NewsBreak.
Real Appalachian ghost stories are scarier—and better—than #hauntedappalachia
National Geographic 10-28-2025
From as early as colonial times, and frequently with exploitative intentions, “lowlander” narratives around Appalachians portray them as “horrifying hillbillies,” as Steven Stoll, professor of history at Fordham University, writes in Ramp Hollow: The Ordeal of Appalachia.
Writing to be Understood: Lecture by Dr. Leonard Cassuto
The Spectrum 10-29-2025
Dr. Leonard Cassuto, professor of English at Fordham University, held a talk on Oct. 23 in the Loris Forum about ethics and the importance of writing in higher education in today’s world.
Cassuto’s latest published book, Academic Writing as If Readers Matter, explains the importance of how academic writing should be clear to understand and reader-friendly. Cassuto also touches on how writing in higher education does not need to be overcomplicated and how it is more beneficial to sound smart while still being easy to understand.
John Bolton is no innocent in all of this
Law & Crime 10-31-2025
“One of the principal functions of criminal law is to deter others from engaging in criminal conduct. That’s the key message from the Bolton case, which we should be mindful of,” wrote Bennett L. Gershman, adjunct professor at Fordham Law School.
3 Awe-Inspiring Moments From Kamie Crawford That We’ll Always Come Back To
Sports Illustrated 10-28-2025
Before Crawford hit the sands of Belize for her most-recent SI Swimsuit shoot in 2024, the Fordham University graduate reflected on her own journey, both in the fold and beyond. She joined Hailey Clauson, Padma Lakshmi, Yumi Nu and Duckie Thot for a reflective moment with the brand, where she offered these words of wisdom.
Miami Archdiocese clarifies Archbishop Wenski is not retiring despite submitting required letter
CBS News 10-31-2025
In 1993, Wenski earned his master’s degree in sociology from Fordham University.
‘Cowboy Bebop’ Creator Shinichiro Watanabe, ‘Star Wars: Visions’ Producer Justin Leach to Headline Japan Society’s Foreign Exchange Series (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety 10-30-2025
The series kicks off Nov. 17-19 with classroom visits by Thomas and Leach to New York University, Pratt Institute, Parsons School of Design, Fordham University and the School of Visual Arts, where they’ll conduct talks with aspiring animators and filmmakers.
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BP Gibson hosts Italian Heritage Month celebration at Fordham
Bronx Times 10-30-2025
Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson held a special annual celebration in honor of Italian Heritage Month on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at Fordham University’s McShane Campus Center.
Court system leaders, local pols dedicate Harlem intersection to civil rights icon
AMNY 10-28-2025
Williams, a native New Yorker and 1945 graduate of Fordham University’s law school, served as assistant counsel to Thurgood Marshall and later as the NAACP’s West Coast regional director, contributing to major advancements in school desegregation and restrictive covenants, including fighting against the systematic exclusion of Black jurors decades before the practice was formally ended in the 1986 U.S. Supreme Court decision Batson v. Kentucky.
Berkadia Supplies $32M Takeout Construction Loan for Bronx Apartments
Commercial Observer 10-28-2025
Stagg Group, which was founded in 1996, is also planning an affordable housing development along with a Fordham University dormitory project at nearby 2740 and 2768 Webster Avenue in the Bronx in partnership with Madd Equities. The co-developers secured a $40 million acquisition loan for the two development lots from LibreMax Capital in April, CO previously reported.
Kent State removes tag and hires Mark Carney as football coach
The Canton Repository 10-30-2025
Raised in suburban Cleveland, the 45-year-old Carney played quarterback at St. Edward High School and Fordham University. Carney considers himself Northeast Ohio through and through, one reason he wants to remain at the helm of Kent State for years to come.
We Found The Absolute Best Chicago-Style Pizza In New York
Tasting Table 11-01-2025
After moving to New York to study at Fordham University, Chicagoan Emmett Burke began missing the deep dish pizzas from home. Feeling inspired, Burke decided to bring Chicago-style pies to the Big Apple. Opened in 2013, Emmett’s has since delighted New Yorkers with hearty appetites and those craving a taste of Chicago.
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