NYSTAR director calls University research key to economic resurgence
New York can best fuel its economic resurgence in the 21st century by encouraging the use of research and technology to solve real-world problems, including pressing national security concerns arising from the ashes of September 11, said Dr. Russell W. Bessette, executive director the New York Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research. Read more
Psychology professor says undergraduate research paves way for future success
Lisa Savage, associate professor and director of graduate studies in psychology, credits the opportunity to do research — early and often— for keeping her career as an academician and researcher on the fast track. Read more
Sadik invited to give talk at NSF biochemical terrorism workshop
Omowunmi Sadik, assistant professor of chemistry, has been invited to speak in early January 2002 at the National Science Foundation Workshop, “The New Challenges of Chemical and Biological Sensing,” in Arlington, VA. Read more
Scholar helps define “fundamentalism”
Even 15 years later, Richard Antoun can recall with great clarity the first time he encountered Islamic fundamentalism. Read more
The economics of crime: Analysis suggests concealed handguns deter criminals, BU prof says
When the number of people carrying concealed handguns increases, crime decreases. That’s the socially controversial finding of Binghamton University economist Florenz Plassmann and his collaborator, who used the principles of supply and demand to analyze crime rates. Read more
Turning to child’s play: Object recognition poses research puzzle
Peter Gerhardstein is relying on infants to help him unravel one of the most perplexing of developmental mysteries: how is it that humans come to recognize the objects they see in the world around them. Read more
Two receive Excellence in Research awards
The University Awards for Excellence in Research recognize research or creative activity by full-time tenured faculty, for work with a single coherent theme that has been recognized nationally or internationally within the past five to 10 years and identified with Binghamton University. Read more
