Binghamton University will host Tag Day − a first time campus-wide event designed to engage and educate students, faculty and staff about the importance of giving back on Thursday, Feb. 27, throughout campus
A Binghamton University professor’s international expertise will likely take on even greater significance now that he has been appointed nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council. Ricardo René Larémont, professor of political science and sociology, said about the nonpartisan think tank, “It’s a place where people who do scholarship can have an impact on policy, especially foreign policy not only in the United States, but on the other side of the Atlantic.”
Binghamton University President Harvey Stenger today outlined plans to grow the University’s enrollment to 20,000 students − 14,000 undergraduates and 6,000 graduate students − by 2020. To help reach this goal, Stenger unveiled a new 4-1-1 program to attract and retain qualified graduate students.
The long-awaited Binghamton University MarketPlace will officially open for business Monday, Jan. 27, following an 18-month, $8-million renovation. A reception to celebrate the completion and opening will be held from 3-5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, at the University Union.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo will include $10 million dollars in his 2014-2015 executive budget proposal for Binghamton University to begin site acquisition and design work for a School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacy, State Sen. Thomas W. Libous and Binghamton University President Harvey Stenger announced today.
Bahgat Sammakia, distinguished professor of mechanical engineering and vice president for research at Binghamton University, has been admitted as a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
How the world views our president is the focus of a new book, edited by Binghamton University professor Dinesh Sharma. The book examines United States President Barack Obama’s international image, calling him “America’s first global president.”
Binghamton University recently hosted “Cake Boss” star, chef Buddy Valastro, and will be featured in an episode of the new TLC reality show “Bakery Boss,” slated to air Monday, Jan. 6.
Fans of Downton Abbey are eagerly anticipating the U.S. premiere of Season 4 on Jan. 5, when the British television drama resumes with events unfolding in the early 1920s. A trip to the Binghamton University archives offers a glimpse of what may lie even further ahead for Highclere Castle, the real-life estate featured on the show.
Binghamton University stands to gain significant support from the latest Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) Awards announced in Albany Wednesday, December 11. The Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council (STREDC) was designated a “top performer” by the state and awarded $81.9 million for 87 projects.
More than 700 students, including 58 doctoral candidates, have completed the requirements to receive their degrees this fall. Nearly 400 of them will walk across the stage during Binghamton University’s 2013 Fall Commencement ceremony at noon Sunday, Dec. 15, in the Events Center, on the University campus.
Every year, Binghamton University students, faculty and staff host numerous holiday drives to give back to the community and those in need. There are a number of programs scheduled for the coming weeks to give everyone in the Binghamton area the opportunity to feel the holiday spirit.
A new $600,000 state grant will provide five years of funding for a community agency that supports same-sex parents and their families. The Lesbian and Gay Family Building Project, founded in 2000, has relocated to Binghamton University.
Binghamton University's Office of Media and Public Relations has launched a new database highlighting over 200 Binghamton University experts available for media and public speaking engagements. This searchable database highlights faculty and staff with knowledge and expertise in varying subjects who can give advice to the media and general public about their respective fields.
The use of personality tests in hiring is both common and controversial. Such tests consistently predict later job performance, though not with sufficient accuracy. Binghamton University’s Seth Spain, an industrial psychologist, says employers should look beyond the characteristics these tests focus on — and consider the power of the dark side.
On Oct. 30, 1938, a radio adaption of H.G. Wells’ “The War of the Worlds” sent many Americans in a panic over a potential Martian invasion. On Oct. 30, 2013, Binghamton University will be at the national forefront of a day of events designed to not only bring “The War of the Worlds” back to the public consciousness, but also to discuss the lessons learned from the production and live media, in general.
Silence isn’t just golden, it’s an absolute necessity for Binghamton University Professor Ron Miles. Miles, a distinguished professor of mechanical engineering and associate dean of the Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, is an expert in acoustics. His current work involves building a better hearing aid, and for that he needs an extraordinarily quiet room.
Binghamton University scientist Aleksey Kolmogorov and his international colleagues report this week on the successful synthesis of the first superconductor designed entirely on the computer.
Binghamton University’s Engineering and Science Building has received LEED® Platinum certification, the highest possible ranking given by the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) green building certification program.
Binghamton University researcher Amber Doiron, hopes to provide doctors with a more accurate way of determining a patient’s risk of heart attack or stroke.
The new lab at Binghamton University’s Center for Autonomous Solar Power (CASP) recently passed the one-year mark and what a productive year it has been. Currently CASP ranks as second in the world in terms of demonstrating the efficiency of its solar technology.
President Barack Obama unveiled his “Making College More Affordable: A Better Bargain for the Middle Class” plan to the ticket-holders selected by lottery to attend a town-hall style meeting in Binghamton University’s Mandela Room earlier today.
Neuroscientist Sarah Laszlo wants to understand what’s going on in children’s brains when they’re reading. Her research may untangle some of the mysteries surrounding dyslexia and lead to new methods of treating America’s most common learning disorder.
Binghamton University has been rated a ‘Best Buy’ by the Fiske Guide to Colleges, and recognized as one of the ‘premier public universities in the Northeast.’
Korean-American young people often come to appreciate the sacrifices their parents make for them, according to research conducted by Binghamton University researcher Hyeyoung Kang. It’s a poorly understood subject, since studies of immigrant families frequently concentrate on challenges and conflicts, says Kang, an assistant professor of human development.
Binghamton University not only researches and teaches smart energy techniques and processes, the University is also putting what it knows into practice as it constructs new buildings on campus.
A new study, led by a Binghamton University anthropologist and published this week by the National Academy of Sciences, could shed new light on the the earliest existence of humans. The study analyzed the tiny ear bones, the malleus, incus and stapes, from two species of early human ancestor in South Africa.
According to some experts, despite billions of dollars and everyone’s best intentions, education isn’t working well in America. Recently, scientists brought together by The Evolution Institute, explored new solutions from an unusual source: Darwin’s theory of evolution.
Liz Rosenberg’s latest novel, The Laws of Gravity, pits two cousins against each other. One has cancer; the other holds a possible cure, in the form of umbilical cord blood he has banked for his children. Rosenberg, a professor of English at Binghamton University, says she found inspiration for the book in a real-life drama she heard about more than 30 years ago.
It’s hard not to catch sight of at least one black crow in the pursuit of our daily lives. For most of us, however, that is where the interaction ends. For Binghamton University Associate Professor of Biological Sciences Anne Clark, that single sighting is the open door to hours of observation.
Binghamton University has unveiled its Road Map for the future and is targeting investments in research in order to become the premier public university of the 21st century. The University is investing in facilities and faculty in order to put Binghamton on the map as a premier public university for academics and research.
Is there a double standard for gay parents? A new study published this month by a Binghamton University research team suggests that gay parents are being judged more harshly than straight parents.
The Decker School of Nursing has received a two-year, $757,000 traineeship grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to provide financial support for graduate students.
According to a new Economic Impact Report, Binghamton University’s overall economic impact is approximately $965 million annually for Broome and Tioga counties alone, and $1.2 billion for New York state.
Binghamton University researcher Ron Miles invented a tiny directional microphone — suitable for use in hearing aids — that filters out unwanted sounds. Now, with help from the SUNY Technology Accelerator Fund, he hopes to bring the idea to the marketplace.
Researchers from Binghamton University and The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction at Indiana University, collaborated on a comprehensive academic review of the sexual hookup culture. Their finding concluded that these encounters, which are increasingly becoming the ‘norm,’ mark a shift in the openness and acceptance of uncommitted sex among U.S. “emerging adults” during the transitional developmental period between adolescence and young adulthood.
Mary E. Muscari, Ph.D, is an associate professor in the Decker School of Nursing at Binghamton University. She is a specialist in child health, mental health and forensics. Muscari uses her experience in pediatric, psychiatric and forensic nursing in both her clinical practice and her writing, particularly regarding victims and perpetrators of violence.
Close to 5.2 million adults experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) every year. In her latest book, What Nurses Know . . . PTSD, Binghamton University researcher, Mary Muscari, provides a holistic view of this potentially debilitating illness, providing PTSD sufferers and their friends and family with a better understanding of the disorder and what to do about it.
Binghamton University announced it has successfully concluded its comprehensive gifts campaign, raising $101,219,372 to support academic excellence, faculty research and the greatest needs at Binghamton for years to come.
Donald Nieman will become the next provost and vice president for academic affairs of Binghamton University. As the current dean of Harpur College of Arts and Sciences, with a long history of administrative service and a stellar academic background, Nieman is well suited to continue the development of Binghamton’s academic programs and to strengthen the University’s outstanding reputation for undergraduate and graduate education.
Conventional wisdom, backed by years of research, suggests that healthy marriages equals a healthy society. And politicians and government officials have taken note, investing hundreds of millions of dollars each year in education programs designed to promote healthy marriages, focusing specifically on poor couples and couples of color. Is it working? No, says a Binghamton University researcher in a new study published in the current issue of American Psychologist, the flagship journal of the American Psychological Association. And it’s because many of these programs were based on research data gathered from White and middle-class marriages, and when applied to poor couples or couples of color, just don’t work.
When you buy a racehorse, you pays your money and you takes your chances. Top yearlings at Keeneland’s 2011 Thoroughbred auction, for instance, averaged nearly $350,000 and hadn’t yet raced a step. Odds are that some of them never will. Now, thanks to a Binghamton University biologist, it’s possible to boost the odds of getting a winner with a simple genetic test.
Harnessing the energy of sunlight can be as simple as tuning the optical and electronic properties of metal oxides at the atomic level to make an artificial crystal or super-lattice ‘sandwich,’ says a Binghamton University researcher in a new study published in the journal Physical Review B.
A Binghamton University historian is contributing to new ideas about the Civil War and its consequences. Diane Miller Sommerville’s latest project, “Aberration of Mind: Suicide, the South and Civil War,” shines new light on an under-examined topic.
In the wake of the Enron and other corporate scandals, new research from Binghamton University suggests that strengthening parts of the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act would improve corporate performance and shareholder value.
Western Europe has long been held to be the "cradle" of Neandertal evolution since many of the earliest discoveries were from sites in this region. But when Neandertals started disappearing around 30,000 years ago, anthropologists figured that climactic factors or competition from modern humans were the likely causes. Intriguingly, new research suggests that Western European Neandertals were on the verge of extinction long before modern humans showed up. This new perspective comes from a study of ancient DNA carried out by an international research team. Rolf Quam, a Binghamton University anthropologist, was a co-author of the study led by Anders Götherström at Uppsala University and Love Dalén at the Swedish Museum of Natural History, and published in the journal Molecular Biology and Evolution.
Western Europe has long been held to be the “cradle” of Neandertal evolution since many of the earliest discoveries were from sites in this region. But when Neandertals started disappearing around 30,000 years ago, anthropologists figured that climactic factors or competition from modern humans were the likely causes. Intriguingly, new research suggests that Western European Neandertals were on the verge of extinction long before modern humans showed up. This new perspective comes from a study of ancient DNA carried out by an international research team. Rolf Quam, a Binghamton University anthropologist, was a co-author of the study led by Anders Götherström at Uppsala University and Love Dalén at the Swedish Museum of Natural History, and published in the journal Molecular Biology and Evolution.
Nanoparticles are everywhere. From cosmetics and clothes, to soda and snacks. But as versatile as they are, nanoparticles also have a downside, say researchers at Binghamton University and Cornell University in a recent paper published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology. These tiny particles, even in low doses, could have a big impact on our long-term health.
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