RVP Sonnenfeld likes what he sees
What makes Binghamton University different? How is this campus unique? These are questions Gerald Sonnenfeld, the University's new vice president for research, is pondering these days. As he researches the answers, he hopes to bring Binghamton's differences to the forefront and capitalize on them. Since July 1, he's been educating himself about Binghamton. Read more
Sonnenfeld honored for distinguished service
Sonnenfeld honored for distinguished service Gerald Sonnenfeld, vice president for research, recently received the 2004 Orr E. Reynolds Distinguished Service Award from the American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology. Read more
The power of suggestion: Psychologist explores ways to make hypnosis a more effective therapeutic technique
In the popular imagination, a person who submits to hypnosis falls into a trance. The subject slavishly follows the hypnotist's commands, perhaps to squawk like a chicken, re-enact events from childhood or develop a lasting aversion to cigarettes. When the subject "awakens," he or she forgets everything that happened during the session. Read more
University to host 2005 research symposium
Building on the success of a similar event in 2003, Binghamton University will be hosting a major statewide research symposium, Destination Discovery ’05, on March 23 and 24, 2005. The event will explore the changing face of sponsored research by means of both broad-based and targeted sessions designed to help faculty succeed in securing funding, collaborators and resources for their work. The theme will be Across the Disciplines: Research Policies, Practice and Promise. Read more
Binghamton’s IEEC gets $10 million vote of confidence from New York: Governor Pataki names BU one of 10 Centers for Advanced Technology
Binghamton University's Integrated Electronics Engineering Center will receive about $10 million in state support over 10 years as a result of being again named a state Center for Advanced Technology earlier this month. The designation refuels the IEEC, positioning it to continue to grow its successes over the next decade, said IEEC Director Bahgat Sammakia. Read more
BU research center gives Bush Administration C- on human rights report card
Graded on a curve against other recent administrations, the Bush Administration scores a C- (minus) for its promotion of humans rights at home and abroad, according to the Center on Democratic Performance at Binghamton University, which today issued its first annual Presidential Human Rights Performance Report Card. Read more
Harpur professor delves into discussion of science and religion
Sandra D. Michael, professor of biological sciences and the department's director of graduate studies, says yes. She is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and recently finished a four-year term on their Program of Dialogue on Science, Ethics and Religion (DoSER), a committee established in 1995 that seeks to increase the level of scientific understanding in religious communities and promote multidisciplinary study of the ethical and religious implications of developments in science and technology. Read more
