Binghamton’s Geraldine Britton pairs clinical experience with research to craft interventions that may reduce the percentage of pregnant women who smoke.
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Librarian discovers hidden treasure
Beth Kilmarx, curator of rare books at the Binghamton University Libraries, recently found a painting hidden on the fore-edge of a 19th-century book.
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World’s oldest fossilized forest unearthed in N.Y.
Paleobotanist William Stein describes what today’s scientists learn from the world’s oldest forest.
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User interface design drives marketing research
Doctoral student Sajna Ibrahim conducts experiments to judge consumers’ reactions to electronics such as MP3 players, digital cameras and cell phones.
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Historian probes French treatment of Algerian immigrants
Jaime Wadowiec’s dissertation unearths the origins of migrant segregation in post-colonial France.
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Bioengineering student’s work pays dividends
Binghamton senior Chris Paquette’s prize-winning research may lead to innovations in cancer treatment and agriculture.
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A May 3 ceremony celebrated the opening of two laboratories at the New York State Center of Excellence in Small Scale Systems Integration and Packaging.
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Faculty, students address power of research
Binghamton Research Days helped to build connections between the laboratory, the library and the classroom.
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DNA analysis shakes up Neandertal theories
New research suggests that Western European Neandertals were on the verge of extinction long before modern humans showed up.
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Research In The News
Rex Parker: Puzzle fanatic behind crossword blog
Michael Sharp is a passionate professor of English literature during the day. But at night, he is known as Rex Parker, a prodigious solver of crossword puzzles. Tony Guida of the CBS Evening News tries to take on the crossword wizard.
Educating women about heart attacks
Binghamton researcher Pamela Stewart Fahs is participating in a study called Matters of Your Heart that’s designed to educate women about heart attack symptoms, YNN reports.
Sparking interest in science
Area eighth-graders visited chemistry and physics laboratories during Binghamton Research Days, WBNG-TV reports.
Jockeying for genetic advantage
A Binghamton biologist has pioneered genetic testing of Thoroughbreds, which could help breeders predict which pairings are likely to produce promising foals.
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