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The Fordham Undergraduate Research Journal, or FURJ, is a student-run journal that features high-quality, peer-reviewed, original research conducted by undergraduate students in the sciences, humanities, and social sciences. FURJ also includes scholarly book reviews, research communications, and feature articles. All research articles undergo a rigorous double-blind peer and faculty review process. The Journal is published annually—in print and online—in the spring semester. FURJ welcomes submissions from current Fordham students and recent graduates as well as students from other universities who conducted research at Fordham. Learn more about the Journal by visiting https://tfurj.com

Current Issue: Volume 2, Issue 1 (2012)

Article

‘Maybe It Was Too Much to Expect in Those Days’: The Changing Lifestyles of Barnard’s First Female Students
Jennifer Prevete FCRH '12

Visual Forms, Visceral Themes: Understanding Bodies, Pain, and Torture in Renaissance Art
Helena Guzik FCRH '12

Fabrication and Execution: The Lycambids and their Iambic Aptitude
William Bruckel FCRH '11

Gendered Classrooms and Gendered Attire: Doing Gender on a College Campus
Jeff Lockhart FCRH '13

Interaction of Particle Beams with One-Dimensional Potential Barriers
Sheehan Ahmed FCRH '11, Ryan Brennan FCRH '11, Vassilios Fessatidis, and Antonios Balassis

Synthesis and Characterization of Mono- and Di-O-Alkylated Derivatives of Methyl 3,5-Dihydroxy Benzoate
Michele Paccagnini FCRH '12, Matthew Tracey FCRH '11, J. Ryan Combs FCRH '10, and Amy M. Balija

Tending the Flowers, Cultivating Community: Gardening on New York City Public Housing Sites
Lauren Sepanski FCRH '12

Algebraic Detection of Flexibility of Polyhedral Structures with Applications to Robotics and Chemistry
Stephen Fox FCRH '11 and Robert Lewis

Fabrication of CdS Nanoparticle Coated Jasmonate Conjugates and their Interactions with Mammalian Cells
Nazmul Sarker FCRH '13, Stacey Barnaby FCRH '11, and Ipsita Bannerjee