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Marissa MacAneney has been toying with an idea for a couple of years: Could nanoparticles be used to create digestible forms of otherwise injected medications — durable enough to withstand stomach acids, yet still be absorbed into the bloodstream? Med …

Patience. Thinking outside of the box. Dealing with failure. These are just some of the lessons that senior William Marsiglia learned from conducting research at Binghamton University. Those lessons helped the biochemistry and music double major receive …

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 Binghamto …

Two poster sessions will highlight the research of undergraduate and graduate students this week during Binghamton Research Days. The presentations, which will take place at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Friday, April 19, are just one part of the three-day event s …

The idea of a biological solar cell isn’t new. Look at a leaf, or the algae scum on a pond. But the effort to harness photosynthesis to create energy humans can use is an intricate process that presents a number of hurdles. Binghamton junior Yudi Pard …

A Binghamton undergrad whose interest in the U.S. Navy originally steered him toward engineering now contributes to solar research that may one day provide power for soldiers stationed “off the grid.” Isaac Patka, a sophomore studying electrical eng …

A new Binghamton University study suggests that gay parents are being judged more harshly than straight parents. Members of the Interdisciplinary Research Group for the Study of Sexuality and Gender conducted a study of people’s reactions to the paren …

A Binghamton University undergraduate’s research could lead to earlier diagnoses for patients suffering from vision loss. Ronald Miller, a junior majoring in bioengineering, has interned for two summers with Daniel Tso at SUNY Upstate Medical Center,  …

Brian Wall is glad his 8-year-old is finally out of that Disney princess film stage. And he doesn’t always look forward to watching the latest blockbuster, either. It’s the downside of the medium — films are made for profit. “If Hollywood is goi …

Good grades might be just as infectious as that dreaded case of strep throat making the rounds at your child’s school. That’s according to a new Binghamton University study published this week in the open-access journal PLOS ONE. Binghamton resea …