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Released: 13-Jul-2021 9:05 AM EDT
Resilience, Not Collapse: What the Easter Island Myth Gets Wrong
Binghamton University, State University of New York

New research from Binghamton University, State University of New York suggests that the demographic collapse at the core of the Easter Island myth didn't really happen.

Released: 8-Jul-2021 9:00 AM EDT
Reading the Rocks: Geologist Finds Clues to Ancient Climate Patterns in Chert
Binghamton University, State University of New York

East Africa has been getting progressively drier over the past million years, according to examinations of ancient rock by researchers including faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York.

22-Jun-2021 2:40 PM EDT
New Fossil Discovery From Israel Points to Complicated Evolutionary Process
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Analysis of recently discovered fossils found in Israel suggest that interactions between different human species were more complex than previously believed, according to a team of researchers including Binghamton University anthropology professor Rolf Quam.

Released: 22-Jun-2021 12:30 PM EDT
Political Variables Carried More Weight Than Healthcare in Government Response to COVID-19
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Political institutions such as the timing of elections and presidentialism had a larger influence on COVID-19 strategies than the institutions organizing national healthcare, according to a research team led by a professor at Binghamton University, State University of New York.

   
Released: 22-Jun-2021 9:05 AM EDT
Mental Well-Being Higher in the Summer vs. Fall
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Mental distress tends to be lower in the summer when compared to the fall, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York.

   
Released: 16-Jun-2021 1:10 PM EDT
Establishing Juneteenth As National Holiday is Opportunity to Create "New America"
Binghamton University, State University of New York

The Senate has unanimously passed a bill to establish Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, as a federal holiday. This is an historic moment and an opportunity to create a “new America,” according to Anne Bailey, professor of history at Binghamton University, State University of New York and director of the Harriet Tubman Center for the Study of Freedom and Equity.

Released: 16-Jun-2021 9:00 AM EDT
National Geographic Society grant to fund research into Easter Island
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Binghamton University anthropologists Robert DiNapoli and Carl Lipo received a $60,280 grant from the National Geographic Society’s Committee for Research and Exploration to explore how ancient populations managed freshwater scarcity.

Released: 15-Jun-2021 8:05 AM EDT
Psychologists identify 18 best measures to assess intimate partner violence
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Millions of people experience intimate partner violence (IPV) in their lifetime and assessment is important in conducting therapy and assisting victims. A team of psychologists at Binghamton University, State University of New York have evaluated dozens of available measures used to assess intimate partner violence and have pinpointed the most effective ones.

Released: 9-Jun-2021 9:05 AM EDT
Women’s mental health has higher association with dietary factors
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Women’s mental health likely has a higher association with dietary factors than men’s, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York.

Released: 3-Jun-2021 9:00 AM EDT
Orphans and exiles: Research shows the impact of family separation
Binghamton University, State University of New York

New research from Binghamton University, State University of New York shows the human trauma and family separation that resulted from the Trump Administration's zero tolerance policy on undocumented immigration.

Released: 2-Jun-2021 9:00 AM EDT
Researchers explore ways to detect ‘deep fakes’ in geography
Binghamton University, State University of New York

It may only be a matter of time until the growing problem of “deep fakes” converges with geographical information science (GIS). A research team including faculty at Binghamton University are doing what they can to get ahead of the problem.

Released: 25-May-2021 10:05 AM EDT
“Scuba-diving” lizards use bubble attached to snout to breathe underwater
Binghamton University, State University of New York

A team of evolutionary biologists including faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York have shown that some Anolis lizards, or anoles, have adapted to rebreathe exhaled air underwater using a bubble clinging to their snouts.

Released: 19-May-2021 11:35 AM EDT
Nobel Prize winner named Fellow of the Royal Society
Binghamton University, State University of New York

M. Stanley Whittingham, a 2019 Nobel Laureate and distinguished professor at Binghamton University, State University of New York, has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society.

Released: 19-May-2021 9:00 AM EDT
Taking photos can impair your memory of events
Binghamton University, State University of New York

It is a common practice to photograph events that we most want to remember, such as birthdays, graduations and vacations. But taking photos can actually impair your memory for the experience, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York.

3-May-2021 1:55 PM EDT
Home far away: Ancient Easter Island communities offer insights for successful life in isolation
Binghamton University, State University of New York

A research team including Binghamton University anthropologists Carl Lipo and Robert DiNapoli explore how complex community patterns in Easter Island helped the isolated island survive from its settlement in the 12th to 13th century until European contact.

Released: 23-Mar-2021 10:05 AM EDT
A leader's gender plays a role in local government sustainability policymaking
Binghamton University, State University of New York

When it comes to local government, does the gender of a mayor or county executive matter in sustainability policymaking? Yes, but only in certain ways, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York.

Released: 16-Mar-2021 8:55 AM EDT
Skin-immersion study shows serious damage after 12 hours in water
Binghamton University, State University of New York

A new study from researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York could change the way that medical professionals and scientists think about the long-term effects of skin immersion in water.

   
Released: 15-Mar-2021 10:15 AM EDT
Binghamton University faculty awarded $1.5 million grant to fund youth makerspace research
Binghamton University, State University of New York

A new $1.5 million grant awarded to faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York could help improve makerspace learning for youths and help them find support during moments of failure.

Released: 10-Mar-2021 9:00 AM EST
Star employees get most of the credit and blame while collaborating with non-stars
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Star employees often get most of the credit when things go right, but also shoulder most of the blame when things go wrong, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York.

Released: 3-Mar-2021 9:00 AM EST
Custom diets are essential to mental health, new research shows
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Customized diets and lifestyle changes could be key to optimizing mental health, according to new research including faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York.

   
26-Feb-2021 1:55 PM EST
Neandertals had the capacity to perceive and produce human speech
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Neandertals -- the closest ancestor to modern humans -- possessed the ability to perceive and produce human speech, according to a new study published by an international multidisciplinary team of researchers including Binghamton University anthropology professor Rolf Quam and graduate student Alex Velez.

Released: 1-Mar-2021 9:00 AM EST
Why COVID-19 vaccine distribution methods fall short and 3 ways to improve them
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Several proposals have emerged on how to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine, but they fall short in ensuring that the vaccine is distributed fairly. A team including Binghamton University professor Nicole Hassoun suggests three ways to more fairly and effectively distribute the vaccine so that people in poor countries get the vaccine as soon as possible.

Released: 25-Feb-2021 10:55 AM EST
Binghamton University professor elected senior member of National Academy of Inventors
Binghamton University, State University of New York

The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) recently named 61 academic inventors to the 2021 class of senior members. Among them is Professor Lijun Yin from Binghamton University’s Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science.



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