Anthropologist wins Fulbright grant
Anthropologist Thomas M. Wilson, a specialist in borders, border regions and borderlands, will spend the spring semester in Canada on a Fulbright grant. Wilson, a professor in his fifth year at Binghamton, has been awarded the Fulbright Visiting Chair in Globalization and Cultural Studies at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Read more
BU historian to study changes in American fertility rate
A five-year $667,237 grant will support a faculty member's study of American fertility decline from 1790-2000. J. David Hacker, assistant professor of history, received the grant as a Career Development Award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Read more
First Start-up Suite firms prepare to take nanotechnology to market
Every academic researcher hopes that his or her discoveries will break new ground. But only a small-though growing-number of Binghamton University faculty have worked to make that ground the foundation of a profitable business. Howard Wang and C.J. Zhong have joined the ranks of Binghamton University researchers trying to build toward commercial success. Read more
Anthropologist wins recognition
Michael A. Little, distinguished professor of anthropology, will receive the Charles R. Darwin Award for Lifetime Achievement in Physical Anthropology from the American Association of Physical Anthropologists in April. "It's called the lifetime achievement award, and so it's not given to young people," said Little, a spry 69-year-old with a full head of hair and no plans to retire. "I have somewhat mixed feelings about being in the age category where I'm getting this award." Read more
Book focuses on terrorism
Terrorism has plagued the United States throughout its history, though some seem to believe it began with the Oklahoma City bombing and the Sept. 11 attacks. A new book by a Binghamton University adjunct faculty member argues that studying the history of terrorism in this country can lead to an understanding of the changing nature of the problem, methods for coping with the threat and the psychological, political and legal principles involved. Read more
Professor honored by Air Force’s new Young Investigator Research Program
A Binghamton faculty member is one of 21 scientists and engineers nationwide who submitted winning proposals through the Air Force's new Young Investigator Research Program. Assistant Professor Scott Craver, 33, was chosen from a pool of 145 for the honor, which comes with about $300,000 in funding during the next three years. His project will focus on the identification of secret algorithms using oracle attacks. Read more
Discovery has implications for health care, manufacturing
A Binghamton University biologist's discovery of a molecule that induces the dispersion of biofilms will likely mean a sea change in health care, manufacturing, shipping and pharmaceutics over the coming years. David Davies has found and is in the process of synthesizing a compound that will cause biofilm colonies to disperse, thus leaving individual bacteria up to 1,000 times more susceptible to disinfectants, antibiotics and immune functions. Read more
