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Cooperation is key to addressing climate change

Cooperation is key to addressing climate change

Published Dec 21, 2020

Climate change is our most complicated global pollution challenge, and cooperation is the key to solving it, according to a new book from economist Zili Yang. Read more

Polymers could reduce harm caused by landfills

Polymers could reduce harm caused by landfills

Published Feb 20, 2020

Binghamton undergraduate examines whether super-absorbent materials could reduce toxic runoff from garbage dumps. Read more

Binghamton earns top ranking in sustainability research

Binghamton earns top ranking in sustainability research

Published Dec 12, 2019

Binghamton shares the No. 1 spot for research in a report by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. Read more

Research Days scheduled April 22-24

Research Days scheduled April 22-24

Published Apr 13, 2015

Binghamton University Research Days will feature a keynote speech on the world food system, student poster sessions, laboratory visits for area students and more. Read more

Q & A: Sustainability

Q & A: Sustainability

Published Apr 22, 2010

How can we become a renewable society? The director of Binghamton University’s Environmental Studies Program has some ideas. Read more

Putting data centers on a low-energy diet

Putting data centers on a low-energy diet

Published Feb 19, 2010

Computer scientist Kanad Ghose and mechanical engineer Bahgat Sammakia see an emergency on the horizon in terms of the ever-larger carbon footprint left by data centers. They’re looking for a way to manage both workload and cooling in these installations, which are at the heart of so much of what all of us do online every day. Read more

Working toward ‘greener’ computers

Working toward ‘greener’ computers

Published Apr 20, 2009

Binghamton researched Qinru Qiu has received the NSF's most prestigious award for young faculty. Her work may lead to smaller computers that function more efficiently and use less power. Read more