Alumni News: Jon “Boog” Sciambi Named Chicago Cubs Lead TV Broadcast Voice

“Recognized as one of the best announcers in the game and an ESPN TV and radio mainstay,” Sciambi grew up on Roosevelt Island, according to a report in the Chicago Tribune. He’s currently ESPN’s announcer for Sunday and Wednesday Games.

‘It’s never too late’: The entrepreneurial spirit of older women

When asked why they wanted to set up a business later in life, twice as many women than men said they wanted to realize a long-held ambition. Mariel Padilla Originally published by The 19th Mary Rawles worked full-time as a…

Roosevelt Island stays strong, coronavirus infection rates less than half city average

For the week ending January 1st, 2021, the New York City Department of Health shows Roosevelt Island’s coronavirus infection rate at 3.57%. During the same period, the city came in at 9.31%.

Heading Off the Next Pandemic

Jim Robbins   January 4, 2021 As the covid-19 pandemic heads for a showdown with vaccines it’s expected to lose, many experts in the field of emerging infectious diseases are already focused on preventing the next one. They fear another…

Why good people turn bad online

Meet the scientists finding out how we can defeat our inner trolls and build more cooperative digital societies.   On the evening of 17 February 2018, Professor Mary Beard posted on Twitter a photograph of herself crying. The eminent University…

Manhattan Across the River, a view from Roosevelt Island

Would you eat indoors at a restaurant? We asked five health experts

Laurie Archbald-Pannone, University of Virginia; Kathleen C. Brown, University of Tennessee; Ryan Huerto, University of Michigan; Sue Mattison, Drake University, and Thomas A. Russo, University at Buffalo Earlier this fall, many of the nation’s restaurants opened their doors to patrons…

RIOC Wrestles Budget, Keeps It Under Control For Now

You don’t have to cover your eyes to avoid looking at the hazards. RIOC’s budget is under control for now. That’s the good news from last week’s board meeting, the final for 2020.

Global Climate Leadership: How To Rebuild It With Biden and Kerry

Dolf Gielen, Colorado School of Mines and Morgan Bazilian, Colorado School of Mines John Kerry helped bring the world into the Paris climate agreement and expanded America’s reputation as a climate leader. That reputation is now in tatters, and President-elect…

Women in President Donald Trump’s White House earn 69 cents for every $1 paid to male staffers

The gender pay gap is wider than the national pay gap and wider than the gap in the Obama White House. Chabeli Carrazana Originally published by The 19th During the Republican National Convention, the high-ranking women in Donald Trump’s White…