When birds go to town
Urban settings offer enterprising critters new opportunities — if they can cope with the challenges, Binghamton biologist Anne Clark tells ScienceNews. Read more
Community activism and Darwin
Binghamton faculty member David Sloan Wilson discusses his new book, The Neighborhood Project: Using Evolution to Improve My City, One Block at a Time, with Brian Lehrer of WNYC. Read more
Evolution: Darwin’s city
Nature reports on how faculty member David Sloan Wilson is using the lens of evolution to understand life in the struggling City of Binghamton. Read more
How an English professor became the online king of the crossword
Crossword puzzles are the kind of kitchen table sport you usually do by yourself. But like avid fans of all sorts, serious crossword puzzlers have found a community online. One of their most popular meeting spots was created by a Binghamton University professor, as you can hear in this story from WSKG radio. Read more
Researcher nabs $500K to work on “green software”
Fast Company highlights the work of Binghamton faculty member Yu David Liu, who hopes to develop a “green” programming language. Read more
Geologist describes microbes buried alive
Binghamton geologist Tim Lowenstein speaks with radio program EarthSky about a world of microbes buried alive in ancient salt. Read more
Professor debuts as puzzle creator
Michael Sharp, assistant professor of English at Binghamton, made his debut as a crossword-puzzle constructor in the New York Times today. Go behind the scenes at the Times blog Wordplay or check out Sharp’s well-known blog, written by his alter ego, Rex Parker. Read more
