A picture perfect test of well-being: Graphic assessment tool tunes into life satisfaction
After working at it for the past decade, gerontologist and Dean of the Decker School of Nursing Sarah Gueldner has led a team of colleagues from institutions the world over in the development of a unique research tool to quantifiably measure almost anyone's sense of well-being. Read more
Mind games: Rescuing human survival from the maelstrom of everyday change
The meaning and nature of change is a question that has fascinated some of the world's greatest minds since long before the birth of Christ. Today, legions of philosophers and hosts of cognitive scientists continue to work to resolve what may be one of the world's greatest paradoxes: How is it that change and constancy coexist in the world and in the human mind? Read more
Sammakia named to interim research post: Sets sights on continued growth
Bahgat Sammakia, professor of mechanical engineering and director of the Integrated Electronics Engineering Center, has been named interim vice president for research effective August 1, 2003. President Lois B. DeFleur made the announcement. Read more
BU entrepreneurship program seeks to boost regional economy: Student enterprises, faculty expertise featured at year-end event
Looking to spur entrepreneurship and encourage student and faculty enterprise that could boost the regional economy, Binghamton University's School of Management last week played host to an event that seemed guaranteed to do both. Read more
A featherweight solution for a weighty problem: BU chemist wins $351K EPA grant to develop nanoreactor to detect, trap heavy metals in water
Binghamton University chemist Omowunmi Sadik has been awarded a three-year, $351,000 grant from the Environmental Protection agency to develop advanced nanosensors for continuous monitoring of heavy metals in drinking water and industrial effluent. Read more
An image of success: BU computer scientist takes aim at improved indexing and understanding digital information
Inflation's got nothing to do with it. Since the beginning of time, a picture has always been worth more than a thousand words. But in this age of information proliferation, that reality is the taproot of a vexing problem that Zhongfei "Mark" Zhang, an assistant professor of computer science at Binghamton University, is determined to help solve. Read more
Taking the “tired” out of “sick and tired”: BU researchers work with UHS to improve patient turnaround times
Pay close attention to the next three words: health care system. The fact that a team of Binghamton University systems scientists did just that could trim between 20- and 60-minutes off your next visit to the emergency room. Read more
