Building an information grid for scientists
The success of future research in numerous fields depends upon advanced computing and information transfer. “Computer science has advanced so much in the last 10 to 20 years that it has the potential to change the way science is practiced,” Binghamton's Kenneth Chiu says. Read more
Researchers map how the brain learns and remembers
Like pearl divers, Binghamton University researchers are compelled to venture to the depths of the mind, and they’re surfacing with discoveries that may one day help people recover failing memory and sharpen learning abilities. Read more
Clinton cites Decker as model nursing program
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton this week highlighted the Decker School of Nursing, home to the nation's only doctoral program in rural health, as a leader in nursing education. “It is, in effect, creating the mold for others to follow,” Clinton said during a Monday visit to the campus. She met with University officials and leaders from the Greater Binghamton health-care community to discuss the nation’s nursing shortage and rural health concerns. Read more
Islam book project funded by Carnegie Fellowship
Binghamton University political scientist Ricardo René Larémont will receive $100,000 to support his next book project through a prestigious and competitive fellowship program offered by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Larémont, professor of political science and sociology, is one of 21 Carnegie Scholars for 2007. Each will receive grants of up to $100,000 to pursue Islam-centered research themes during the next two years. Read more
Art historians win prestigious awards
Three Binghamton University art historians were recently selected for prestigious external awards. The faculty of the Department of Art History at Binghamton University has built up an extraordinary record of success in winning external recognition, external funding and prestigious external awards. Read more
Solving an age-old mystery
BU paleobotanist interprets fossil evidence, resolves debate over appearance of ancient trees. The prestigious British journal Nature this week published a Binghamton faculty member’s new insights into the world’s oldest trees. William Stein, associate professor of biological sciences, and colleagues at the New York State Museum in Albany and Cardiff University in the United Kingdom, wrote about discoveries made near the Gilboa Dam in Schoharie County. Read more
Public Archaeology Facility receives major state contract
The Public Archaeology Facility has won a new state contract worth up to $20 million over five years to inspect prospective Department of Transportation project sites. The Public Archaeology Facility, or PAF, an organized research center on campus, has a long history of working on transportation projects and, in fact, is wrapping up work on a similar five-year contract, said Nina Versaggi, PAF director and adjunct associate professor of anthropology. Read more
