Center for Protein Dynamics gets $200k federal boost
Binghamton University’s Center for Protein Dynamics will receive $200,000 in federal funds that were included in the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education appropriations bill approved by Congress last week. Read more
Economist teases key threads from tapestries of market data
Every year, around the world, trillions of dollars in government securities are purchased at treasury auctions to finance public debt. How well that process works can affect interest rates at your local bank and on Wall Street — and how quickly you can save money for your children’s education and your own retirement. Read more
March 27 workshop planned on heels of research symposium
The Division of Research will sponsor a half-day research workshop, from noon to 3 p.m. March 27 in the Public Service Programs Center. The event is designed to capitalize on momentum created by the major statewide research symposium held on campus earlier this month. Read more
Symposium explores research funding
Close to 300 people from federal agencies, public and private universities and corporations gathered on campus earlier this month to talk about how to capitalize on available funding for research. Read more
Boning up on bone loss: BU research fractures osteoporosis myths
Osteoporosis is not a disease, and neither weight-bearing exercise nor calcium supplements-not even a combination of the two-is capable of triggering the growth of new bone, says Kenneth McLeod, chair of the bioengineering department at Binghamton University and a leading researcher in the field of tissue development, healing and adaptation. Read more
BU premieres new online resources to promote community connections
The recent premier of two new web-based resources-BU Connects and the E-novation Exchange-will help underscore and strengthen Binghamton University's connections with the surrounding region. The resources are designed to make University programs and intellectual capital more accessible to the public by providing electronic venues to facilitate the exchange of information. Read more
Schizophrenia expert’s book honors mentor
Professor Mark F. Lenzenweger hopes his latest book, Principles of Experimental Psychopathology: Essays in Honor of Brendan A. Maher will educate the newest generation of psychologists about how important Maher has been to the field. The result of a festschrift, or literary tribute to a scholar, in May 2000 at Harvard, the book is a collection of essays about Maher's contributions to experimental psychopathology, the study of mental disorders. Read more
