Fordham University's Journal of Record Since 1918

The Fordham Ram
Fordham University's Journal of Record Since 1918

The Fordham Ram
Fordham University's Journal of Record Since 1918

The Fordham Ram
All content by Alice Gaalswyk
Dziura wanted to focus on these cartoons because they are widely considered American staples of children’s media, but are not typically associated with popular representations of disability. (Courtesy Abigail Dziura for The Fordham Ram)

Senior Researches the Representation of Disabilities

Alice Gaalswyk, Staff Writer
November 29, 2023
Rosario said each research project she worked on taught her different lessons and helped her learn more about different steps of the research process. (Courtesy of Violeta Rosario for The Fordham Ram)

Fordham Senior Researches Different Topics in Psychology & Sociology

Alice Gaalswyk, Staff Writer
November 8, 2023
Although Hidalgo is still working on a final draft of his research project, preliminarily, he was able to see a large correlation between public housing and air pollutants. (Courtesy of Christian Hidalgo for The Fordham Ram)

Fordham Junior Researches Public Housing and Air Pollutants

Alice Gaalswyk, Staff Writer
October 25, 2023
Phan studied ALS, a neurodegenerative disease that causes nerve cells to break down over time and causes a deterioration in physical function. (Courtesy of Pixabay)

Fordham Sophomore Researches ALS

Alice Gaalswyk, Staff Writer
October 4, 2023
Rapp’s research follows a Supreme Court case that directly impacted federal and state law — Hurrell-Harring, et al. v. State of New York. (Courtesy of Alexandra Rapp for The Fordham Ram)

Senior Researches the Disparities in New York’s Public Defense System

Alice Gaalswyk, Staff Writer
September 20, 2023
Diana Paradise is a junior at Fordham College at Rose Hill. (Courtesy of Diana Paradise for The Fordham Ram)

Junior Investigates Motivations for Sexting Behavior

Alice Gaalswyk, Staff Writer
September 6, 2023
Rafanello has conducted two research projects in the field of psychology during her time here at Fordham (Courtesy of Gianna Rafanello for The Fordham Ram).

Fordham Senior Researches Different Topics in Psychology

Alice Gaalswyk, Staff Writer
April 26, 2023
Ruby Setara, FCRH'23 is studying a specific type of neuron, called the ventral pallidum cholinergic projection neuron (VP-CPNs). (Courtesy of Ruby Setara for The Fordham Ram)

Fordham Senior Researches What Drives Our Brains and Our Responses

Alice Gaalswyk, Contributing Writer
April 5, 2023
Clara Victorio, FCRH ’24, is majoring in chemistry and minoring in math and has been conducting research centered around protein-protein interactions (PPIs). (Courtesy of Instagram)

Junior Makes Breakthrough in Chemical Research

Alice Gaalswyk, Contributing Writer
March 22, 2023
Physim is a website that teaches introductory physics material to students through the use of simulations and supplementary material. (Courtesy of Twitter)

Junior Researches Physics to Create Educational Website

Alice Gaalswyk, Staff Writer
February 22, 2023
MentorHub is a developing app that helps connect underprivileged youth with mentors and facilitate discussions between mentors and their mentees. (Courtesy Instagram

Fordham Junior Develops App to Help Underprivileged Youth

Alice Gaalswyk, Staff Writer
February 8, 2023
Madeleine Marrone, FCRH ’23, is conducting a computational chemistry research project using machine learning to predict the composition of organic mixtures. (Courtesy of Madeleine Marrone for The Fordham Ram)

Fordham Senior Researches Computational Chemistry

Alice Gaalswyk, Staff Writer
January 25, 2023
Hunt is researching the idea of 'camp' in fashion, as used by queer and Black communities. (Courtesy of Payton Hunt for The Fordham Ram)

Junior Studies the Root of the Word “Camp” and its Importance

Alice Gaalswyk, Contributing Writer
November 16, 2022
Saunders is double majoring in physics and philosophy and co-authored the latest lab manual that the school is using for its introductory physics course. (Courtesy of Jackson Saunders for The Fordham Ram)

Sophomore Researches Physics Curriculum

Alice Gaalswyk, Staff Writer
November 2, 2022
Epstein is researching a specific peptide called SNEW. (Courtesy of Sophie Epstein)

Fordham Junior Researches Peptides

Alice Gaalswyk, Staff Writer
October 12, 2022
Miguel Sutedjo is studying music, international policy and Mandarin. (Courtesy of Miguel Sutedjo for The Fordham Ram)

Fordham Senior Writes Musical About Shanghainese Immigrant

Alice Gaalswyk, Staff Writer
September 28, 2022
Bogen worked over the summer to study the representation of LBGTQ+ police officers in media.

Junior Researches Portrayal of LGBTQ+ Police Officers

Alice Gaalswyk, Contributing Writer
September 14, 2022
Gieseke is researching the Prohibition-era blues singer, Gladys Bentley. (Courtesy of Lillian Gieseke for The Fordham Ram)

Fordham Junior Researches Famous Blues Singer

Alice Gaalswyk, Contributing Writer
April 13, 2022
Bartz working in a lab run by Dr. Dubrovsky of Fordham’s biological sciences department. (Courtesy of Jacob Bartz for The Fordham Ram)

Fordham Senior Studies Rare Disease, HCM, on Fruit Flies

Alice Gaalswyk, Contributing Writer
March 23, 2022
Ian Dillon researches the relationship between education and disability. (Courtesy of Ian Dillon for The Fordham Ram)

Fordham Senior Analyzes the Relationship Between Education and Disability

Alice Gaalswyk, Contributing Writer
March 9, 2022
Grace Fitzgerald, FCRH ’23 is studying microbial relationships in the soil.

Fordham Junior Studies Microbial Relationships

Alice Gaalswyk, Contributing Writer
February 16, 2022
Although Langella was set to complete her research project this year, her plans were initially thwarted by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, she has still been able to work on a literature review in second language attrition. (Courtesy of Gabriella Langella)

Senior Researches Language Attrition

Alice Gaalswyk, Contributing Writer
November 17, 2021
Lizzy Galbo, FCRH ’22, combines her passion for neuroscience and music in her capstone research project this fall. (Courtesy of Fordham Undergraduate Research Journal)

Fordham Senior Marries Music and Neuroscience in Research

Alice Gaalswyk, Contributing Writer
October 20, 2021
Junior Researches Gene Expression in Mice and Metabolism

Junior Researches Gene Expression in Mice and Metabolism

Alice Gaalswyk, Contributing Writer
September 29, 2021
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