Libous says BU key to region’s success
Binghamton University is central to the region’s efforts to identify new industrial and economic opportunities, State Senator Thomas Libous said Monday during a visit to campus to review a number of new projects. “If we don’t build it around the University, we’re never going to build it,” Libous said. “It all starts right here. The University is a tremendous asset for the community.” Read more
Libraries’ Eleanor Heishman announces plans to retire
Eleanor Heishman, who is credited with leading the digital revolution for the University's Libraries and playing a similar role for the entire SUNY system, has announced her plans to retire at the end of this fiscal year. Read more
Pulitzer Prize winner Bix weighs in on Hirohito
The conscious decision by both American and Japanese policymakers to ignore Emperor Hirohito’s role in Japan’s aggression during World War II continues to have an effect today, Binghamton Professor Herbert P. Bix told the Harpur Forum during a recent meeting of the group. Read more
BU hosts Russian researchers
Binghamton University is playing host to two Russian researchers this year in what could be the start of a full-fledged exchange between the SUNY system and Moscow State University in advanced materials research. Read more