Hurricane Sandy unlikely to spur needed economic stimulus
Experts, including Binghamton economist Solomon Polachek, tell the Huffington Post that like past hurricanes, Sandy will probably hurt the economy at the local level and have no discernible economic impact at the national level. Read more
America Innovates Act event
Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand visits Binghamton University to discuss the America Innovates Act, which would help scientists and researchers secure resources and training to turn discoveries into marketable products, high-tech companies and jobs. View gallery
Did we invent God?
Research conducted by Binghamton evolutionist David Sloan Wilson was recently featured on Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman. Watch video
The Physics of Music
Binghamton geophysicist Jeff Barker connects music, physics in a lecture and concert at the Kopernik Observatory and Science Center. Watch video
Why teenagers act weird
New research shows what really causes your teen’s weird behavior — and what to do about it, Binghamton’s Linda Spear tells Prevention magazine. Read more
Civil War death toll may be really off
Demographic historian J. David Hacker of Binghamton University talks with Robert Seigel of NPR’s All Things Considered about how he arrived at his new estimate of Civil War casualties. Read more
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. Watch video
