STEM
A New Way to Target Tumors
Senior Mary Biggs just had her first study published for which she was lead author. “I’m still not over it,” she said, beaming. Her research into the treatment of tumors was supported by a STEM fellowship she received from the Blavatnik Family Foundation.
Global Outreach
Global Outreach ‘Enriched My Life’
Norah Mosquea is “so grateful,” she said, that gifts from the Fordham University President’s Council enabled her to go to the Dominican Republic for a Global Outreach project. “It was just an incredible experience.”
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ATHLETICS
Fordham Basketball: 5 Game-Changing Points
The campaign's New Era Fund helped propel the basketball program to new heights, with the men’s team achieving its highest three-year win total in nearly three decades.
Jamming Together: New Music and Art Rooms
“Playing music is about the connection with other people. There’s no other feeling like it,” said Andrew Shapiro, a member of a student jazz ensemble. His group plays in the new suite of music and art studios funded by campaign donors and named for Robert Grimes, S.J., dean emeritus of Fordham College at Lincoln Center.
STUDENT LIFE
LGBTQ Student Wellbeing Fund: 6 Opportunities for Connection
From the Ignatian Q conference to a new book, Queer Prayer at Fordham, the LGBTQ Student Wellbeing Fund has been supporting initiatives that make Fordham a welcoming place for students of all genders and identities.
GABELLI SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Student Mentors Help Create a Pipeline to Business School
As co-leader of a business mentoring program in Bronx high schools, Gabelli School senior Andres Cintron receives the Gabelli Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Scholarship. It “has lifted a huge financial burden and created a sense of security for my mom and me,” he said.
GRADUATE STUDIES
Bringing Peace of Mind to the Seriously Ill
As she studies palliative care at the Graduate School of Social Service, preparing for a career of helping patients and their families through difficult times, Eleanor Smith is supported by a scholarship named for a late graduate of the school–a woman who was passionate about palliative care herself.