Hiring initiative unveiled
A major faculty hiring initiative, allocating $3 million dollars over three years for hiring new faculty, is expected to help ramp up research, scholarship and creative activity across and at the intersections of the disciplines. Read more
Scholars aim to improve U.S. history education in public schools
Three years ago, Thomas Dublin, professor of history, and Kathryn Kish Sklar, distinguished professor of history, began an ambitious project to improve the way American history is taught in area schools. This year, the co-directors of the Center for Teaching of American History have been awarded a follow-up grant of $983,000 from the U.S. Department of Education to expand their efforts. Read more
Lenzenweger study: Personality disorders may change
Personality disorder symptoms are supposed to be stable, enduring and persistent across the life span. However, the work of Mark Lenzenweger, Binghamton University professor of psychology, as well as research performed at Harvard University, shows evidence that such disabling psychiatric conditions are flexible and appreciable change is possible over time. Read more
University to host 2005 research symposium
Building on the success of a similar event in 2003, Binghamton University will be hosting a major statewide research symposium, Destination Discovery ’05, on March 23 and 24, 2005. The event will explore the changing face of sponsored research by means of both broad-based and targeted sessions designed to help faculty succeed in securing funding, collaborators and resources for their work. The theme will be Across the Disciplines: Research Policies, Practice and Promise. Read more
Harpur professor delves into discussion of science and religion
Sandra D. Michael, professor of biological sciences and the department's director of graduate studies, says yes. She is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and recently finished a four-year term on their Program of Dialogue on Science, Ethics and Religion (DoSER), a committee established in 1995 that seeks to increase the level of scientific understanding in religious communities and promote multidisciplinary study of the ethical and religious implications of developments in science and technology. Read more
Innovation Summit
More than 75 faculty, graduate students and industry representatives participated in Innovation Summit, a half-day event cosponsored by NYSTAR, Binghamton University’s Division of Research, and the Greater Binghamton Coalition on May 18 at the Regency Hotel in Binghamton. Read more
Securing digital imagery from fakery
Binghamton steganography expert Jessica Fridrich was featured in the July 22 edition of The New York Times in the article “For Doctored Photos, a New Flavor of Digital Truth Serum.” Read more
