Two projects awarded Rose-Ross grants
Two community projects, one that uses art to promote mental wellness and another which connects rural children with medical expertise, will share $25,000 in grants awarded by the Marilyn Gaddis Rose and Stephen David Ross University and Community Projects fund. Read more
Leaving no stone unturned: BU geologist sifts environmental clues in search of answers to Hillcrest cancer concerns
Binghamton University geology professor Joseph Graney and his research team last month reported the results of a study that could help shed light on a high incidence of childhood cancer at a public meeting in Hillcrest. Read more
$1.1 million award Air Force grant to support digital-detection lab
Binghamton University will be home to a new laboratory dedicated to finding data hidden in digital images thanks to a $1.1 million award from the Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome and the work of steganography expert Jessica Fridrich. Read more
BU tapped for $1 million federal grant to expand nursing education opportunities
The Decker School of Nursing has been awarded almost $1 million in federal funds to expand its community-based nurse practitioner and nurse educator program and to develop Web-based courses on community health and biohazard emergencies. Read more
Carved in stone: BU lab houses one of best, largest Devonian plant collections in world
To the untrained, it might look like an unappealing, discolored piece of rock. To William Stein’s eye, the sediment reveals a world of research, history and opportunity. Stein, associate professor of biological sciences specializing in paleobotany, the study of fossilized plants, runs a research laboratory that is home to one of the best and largest collections of Devonian Era plant fossils in North America, if not the world. Read more
Learning the lessons of leaders, born and made
If you ask Francis Yammarino, professor of management and director of Binghamton University’s Center for Leadership Studies, the age-old question, “Are leaders born or made?” he will likely look you straight in the eye and offer a concise, disarming reply: “Yes.” Read more
Looking for love in all the wrong places: Philosopher explores difference between romance and real love
Martin Dillon, distinguished teaching professor, takes a critical look at the concept of romantic love in our society in his new book, Beyond Romance. If it were up to Dillon, a philosopher, the notions of romantic love that dominate society would be replaced by what he calls authentic love, a more-down-to-earth concept. Read more
