WalletHub featured Lubin Professor Paul Kurnit in “6 Best Credit Card Sign-Up Bonuses (June 2021) - Up to 125,000 Points”
Paul Kurnit, Pace University, Lubin School of Business - Why do you think credit card companies offer sign-up bonuses to new customers? This is not a new strategy. Credit card companies want to build their user base. Very often the first credit cards consumers sign up for are cards they will keep for a long time, maybe even for life. So, hooking new members is key. And giveaways are classic ploys to get new members. It used to be T-shirts on college campuses. Now, the giveaway strategies are more sophisticated. But the goals are the same.
Law 360 featured Haub Law Professor Bennett Gershman in “How The Manhattan DA Hopefuls Stack Up On Financial Crime”
"The record is pretty clear that the office has been pretty aggressive in fighting white collar crime," said Bennett L. Gershman, a professor at Pace University's Elisabeth Haub School of Law and a former prosecutor with the Manhattan DA's office. "The office has been out front, more so than any DA in the country by far." Gershman noted that any new district attorney will benefit from having ample resources to address corruption and Wall Street misdeeds, as well as the support of high-caliber prosecutors who are attracted to the job because of the office's reputation.
Businesswire featured School of Education Professor Lauren Birney and the Billion Oyster Project in “Morgan Stanley Builds Digital Platform to Help Billion Oyster Project Speed Up Oyster Bed Growth”
Billion Oyster Project (BOP) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) today announced BOP’s data collection efforts will now be powered by a brand new digital, cloud-based platform that will allow them to accelerate data collection and more effectively manage its efforts to restore and grow oyster beds in and around the New York Harbor area. The project’s goal is to scale to one billion oysters by 2035, which will help clarify the water, remove pollutants and restore marine habitats. Principal Investigator Dr. Lauren Birney, Professor Pace University.
The New York Times featured Pace University’s in-person commencement celebrations at Pier 17 at the South Street Seaport in “The Month New York Woke Up”
Pace University graduation. Bridgette Burton wore Kate Bush-shaped earrings that she made herself. “I figured Kate Bush would be a great person to accompany me to graduation,” she said, “as we weren’t allowed to have anyone.”
Parade featured CHP’s Professor Christen Cupples Cooper in “Move Over, Milk! From Turnip Greens to Rhubarb, Here Are 20 Calcium-Rich Foods to Work Into Your Diet”
“Calcium from these foods is readily absorbed by the body,” says Dr. Christen Cupples Cooper, chair of the Coordinated Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics at Pace University in Pleasantville, New York. She explains that for those who prefer non-dairy milks, calcium-fortified types are available.