Boehlert advocates balanced research funding strategy
Rep. Sherwood Boehlert (R-New Hartford), chair of the House Science Committee, wrapped up the “Destination Discovery: Unleashing Your Research Potential” symposium March 7, describing it as “exactly the kind of thing we need to be doing to ensure the future of New York state.” Read more
Symposium explores research funding
Close to 300 people from federal agencies, public and private universities and corporations gathered on campus earlier this month to talk about how to capitalize on available funding for research. Read more
Greater Binghamton coalition looks to BU research to help catalyze regional resurgence
Intellectual capital created by research active and entrepreneurial faculty provides Greater Binghamton a valuable resource that can help to spawn new businesses, spark job development and assure economic growth in the region, members of the Greater Binghamton coalition agree. Read more
BU campus expands
With its completion of the purchase of the former NYSEG property adjacent to the campus, Binghamton University’s science and engineering programs can get back on the fast track said President Lois B. DeFleur. The University recently completed the purchase of the property, which includes a 92,000-square-foot building, 21 acres of land and more than 500 parking spaces, for $6.1 million. Read more
Leaving no stone unturned: BU geologist sifts environmental clues in search of answers to Hillcrest cancer concerns
Binghamton University geology professor Joseph Graney and his research team last month reported the results of a study that could help shed light on a high incidence of childhood cancer at a public meeting in Hillcrest. Read more
Standard measures: Scholar developing new ways to gauge corrections systems
Think about the term "prison warden" and the 1950s stereotype of a cigar-smoking, overbearing, authoritarian, middle-aged man will likely come to mind. The stereotype survives, but the reality that spawned it is long gone. Read more
Integrated Electronics Engineering Center (IEEC) opens new diagnostic testing lab
Integrated Electronics Engineering Center (IEEC) opens new diagnostic testing lab. Building on its electronics packing research, the Watson School’s Integrated Electronics Engineering Center (IEEC) took another step into the future last week with the official opening of its Advanced Reliability and Diagnostics Lab. Read more
