Group offers new perspective on decision-making
A team of Binghamton researchers who study the collective dynamics of complex systems recently received a $550,000, three-year National Science Foundation grant to support a project focused on an evolutionary perspective on decision-making. Read more
Researcher seeks to understand corrosion
A Binghamton University researcher hopes to shed light on why and how metals suffer corrosion, especially when under various types of stress. Guangwen Zhou will use state-of-the-art techniques involving transmission electron microscopy, or TEM, to observe the oxidation process. Read more
NSF grant boosts Evolutionary Studies
A new National Science Foundation grant will bring national attention to Binghamton University’s evolutionary studies program. EvoS will serve as a model for a national consortium that will link institutions ranging from major research universities to community colleges in a partnership of programs. The two-year, $300,000 NSF grant is titled “Expanding Evolutionary Studies in American Higher Education.” Read more
Professor’s book examines Johannesburg
Martin J. Murray believes cities in Africa and Asia are creating a new template for urban development. Though some may see them as backward, these are the cities of the future, he argues, with an entrepreneurial spirit and ever-shrinking public spaces. Read more
Summer institutes target teachers, seventh-graders
Binghamton University will offer two summer programs designed to excite students and teachers about science, math and engineering. The Go Green Institute will offer 50 seventh-graders an intensive hands-on learning experience centered on the theme of a greener living environment, while the Big Ideas in Science Institute will focus on professional development for science teachers. Read more
Researchers explore altruism’s unexpected ally — selfishness
Just as religions dwell upon the eternal battle between good and evil, angels and devils, evolutionary theorists dwell upon the eternal battle between altruistic and selfish behaviors in the Darwinian struggle for existence. In a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), evolutionary theorists at Binghamton University suggest that selfishness might not be such a villain after all. Read more
Parkinson’s researcher receives $1.33 million from NIH
A Binghamton University researcher will receive $1.33 million from the National Institutes of Health to support Parkinson’s disease research. Christopher Bishop, assistant professor of psychology, said his primary interest lies not only in the treatment of Parkinson’s but also in the side effects of treatment. Read more
