Why we share stories of local ghosts
Communities have always circulated tales of nearby spirits that are attached to specific spaces and carry memorable lessons, Binghamton scholar Elizabeth Tucker and other folklorists tell Discover Magazine. Read more
How to use science to focus at work
Quit kidding yourself that you can multitask, Binghamton psychologist Nicholas Gaspelin tells Wired. Read more
How school boards became battlegrounds for culture wars
“The history of school board politics is a great way to chart the career of all culture war issues,” Binghamton historian Adam Laats tells The Guardian. “School boards made perfect battlefields.” Read more
New Asian American bakeries find bicultural sweet spot
Traditional Asian bakeries started out as a means of replicating something immigrants missed from their home country. The new bakeries’ bolder assertion of identity is a natural evolution, Binghamton scholar Robert Ji-Song Ku tells The Washington Post. Read more
This is where trolls go after they are banned from mainstream social media
Users who are booted from mainstream platforms often turn to low-moderation sites, according to new research from Binghamton University, Fast Company reports. Read more
Binghamton faculty net seven CAREER awards
Seven researchers recently received word that they are recipients of CAREER awards from the National Science Foundation. It's Binghamton's most successful year ever with the NSF program, Read more
Desert photograph takes top prize in Art of Science contest
A striking photograph engineer Jessica Fridrich took in Arizona received top honors in this year’s Art of Science competition at Binghamton. Read more
