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Binghamton University students navigate the 2024 election by examining past elections

Two days after Election Day, Binghamton University Professor of History Donald Nieman opened his Presidential Elections US History course by asking students about their experience voting, what motivated them to vote and if they found the process difficult or easy. Read more.

Donor funds to upgrade Watson College computing cluster for AI research

To solve today’s complex problems, faculty and students at Binghamton University’s Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science need strong and reliable computing power. The High-Performance Computing Cluster has been ready to help since it was established at Binghamton University’s Innovative Technologies Complex in 2011. Nicknamed the Spiedie cluster (pronounced “speedy,” after the Binghamton region’s popular marinated chicken sandwich), it offers the super-fast compute nodes and graphics processing units (GPUs) needed for machine-learning algorithms and artificial intelligence.Read more.

33 Binghamton University researchers among world’s top 2%

Nearly three dozen Binghamton University researchers have been honored for their work by a Stanford University study that looks at the impact of scientists worldwide. The recently released ranking has identified 33 current faculty who were among the top 2% of all researchers in the world in their fields in 2023. The Stanford research, published annually, creates a database of the 100,000 top-cited scientists across 22 scientific fields and 174 subfields. This methodology results in rankings for more than 200,000 top scientists. Read more.

Binghamton School of Pharmacy wins national grant for research on ’overachievers’

The Binghamton University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences recently received a grant from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), a national pharmacy organization that supports faculty teaching in pharmacy schools or colleges of pharmacy across the country. Read more.

Battery Week kicks off in Binghamton

As Battery Week kicks off in Binghamton, work continues in earnest across the region to bolster domestic battery and energy storage technology advancements. Federally and state-funded initiatives led by Binghamton University aim to establish upstate New York as a national hub for battery innovation and manufacturing. It has been two years since the region was named a Build Back Better Regional Challenge awardee, one year almost to the day since it was named a national Battery Tech Hub and only a little more than six months since the National Science Foundation Upstate New York Energy Storage Engine kicked off. Read more.

Experienced research leader tapped as CEO of NSF Engine

An engineer with decades of experience in industry and higher education will serve as the CEO of the Upstate New York Energy Storage Engine led by Binghamton University. Meera Sampath, who holds a doctorate in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, previously was the associate dean of research in Binghamton’s Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science.Read more.

Experienced administrator named to lead entrepreneurship efforts

A biologist with legal and business expertise has been named interim assistant vice president for entrepreneurship and innovation partnerships at Binghamton University. Bandhana Katoch, who joined the University in 2023 as executive director of the Koffman Southern Tier Incubator, will continue to oversee the incubator in addition to her new duties. The EIP office offers support for faculty and student inventors as well as community entrepreneurs. Read more.

President Harvey Stenger announces end of his term

President Harvey Stenger announced at the Binghamton University Council meeting Friday morning that this will be his final year as president. After 40 years in higher education — the last 13 of which he served as president of Binghamton University — Stenger has asked Chancellor John B. King Jr. to begin the search for his replacement. Stenger said he would stay on until a new president is in place. Read more.

Systems Science and Industrial Engineering celebrates elevation to school and other 2024 achievements

The fall semester at Binghamton University started with the Department of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering upgrading to the School of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering, still under the Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science. Renaming to a school reflects exceptional growth in student enrollment, faculty and research funding over the past decade. Also, in the 2024 rankings from U.S. News and World Report, the industrial and systems engineering program ranked #36 in the nation (up from #41). ISE is the second-highest-ranking program at Binghamton.Read more.

School of Pharmacy creates new group to keep alumni engaged

Earlier this year, the Binghamton University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences graduated its fourth cohort of students. With nearly 300 pharmacy alumni and counting, staying connected with them after they graduate is a big priority for the school. With that in mind, SOPPS recently created a new group they’re hoping can help them with this goal. The Pharmacy Alumni Leaders, or PALs, group was recently created by the school’s Dean and SUNY Distinguished Professor Kanneboyina Nagaraju. Its goals are to strengthen alumni relations after the students graduate so they feel engaged with the school. Read more.

Binghamton University: Four-time higher education diversity award winner

Binghamton University has received the 2024 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. As a recipient of the HEED Award — a national honor recognizing U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion — Binghamton will be featured, along with 114 other recipients, in the November/December 2024 issue. This is the fourth year Binghamton has been named as a HEED Award recipient. Read more.

Meet Decker College’s 2024 Alumni Achievement Award winners

Binghamton University’s Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences hosted a Homecoming Brunch Saturday, Sept. 28, welcoming alumni from the past five decades and students, faculty, staff, donors, family and friends. The second-of-its-kind event honored recipients of Decker’s 2024 Alumni Achievement Awards, recognized donors to the college’s Assessment Kit Sponsorship program and students who received those kits. Read more.

Paving the way: Construction on campus

The Lois B. DeFleur Walkway is getting a makeover. Binghamton University recently began an ongoing construction project to repair the well-frequented area known as “the Spine.” One of many similar construction projects on campus, this area between the University Union, Technology Hub and Engineering Building — also called the Plaza Deck — was prioritized for several reasons, but the primary among them is safety. Read more.

Road Map team updates internationalization efforts

The Internationalization Strategic Priority team presented on its goals to the Road Map Steering Committee on Sept. 19. SP6 continues to focus on six main goals: creating a diverse and inclusive community that promotes the integration of international students on campus; promoting meaningful cross-cultural, extra- and co-curricular interactions between domestic and international students; preparing international students for successful career pathways; ensuring students, faculty, staff and alumni have a positive impact on the global community; providing opportunities for individuals to develop a broader understanding of the world; and making Binghamton University a premier choice for international students. Read more.

Binghamton ranked #4 public in the nation in U.S. News & World Report “Best Value” list'

Binghamton has made a significant leap up in one of the nation’s most recognized college ranking lists. The University moved up 47 spots, from #85 to #38, in the “Best Value” category in the 2025 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges.” Read more

Binghamton named #1 SUNY school by Forbes and Wall Street Journal

Binghamton University has been named the top school in the State University of New York system in not one but two of the country’s leading college rankings. Read more

These Binghamton students were eager to learn ways to succeed in international business. Global Management Program in Japan showed them how

For Binghamton University School of Management students Brian Ng and Brian Petz, this was about as big as it gets. Read more

Binghamton University to host 2024 Family Weekend on Sept. 20–22

Binghamton University Parent and Family Programs is hosting its annual Family Weekend celebrations beginning on Friday, Sept. 20, inviting all Binghamton students and their families to join the celebration. An array of events and activities are planned to entertain, educate and engage students and families as they take in a snapshot of the robust culture, academic excellence and infectious energy of the University’s vibrant campus. Read more

Binghamton pharmacy professor receives $1.9M award to tackle gene therapy challenges

Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences Kuo-Ching (KC) Mei was thrilled to learn he and his team had won the $1.9M Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) for Early Stage Investigators (ESI). Read more

Mechanical Engineering Department celebrates 2023-24 successes

As Binghamton University enters the fall semester, the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science is looking back on a productive 2023-24 academic year. Read more

Question the questions: Global Public Health program holds kickoff event

Healthcare decisions aren’t always rational. In the common model, a medical expert provides information to the patient, who then follows their advice, noted Collins Airhihenbuwa, a global public health scholar with more than 30 years in the field. But look back at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, when individuals were swayed against vaccination by influencers who sowed doubt and suspicion of science — some of whom claimed to be doctors themselves. Read more

Two Watson College departments elevated to schools

Two departments at Binghamton University’s Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science are being elevated to schools starting this fall. Read more

Meet Bing! Real-life Bearcat joins Binghamton’s mascot lineup

Go Bearcats – literally! Binghamton University has added a wild new member to its mascot team: a living, breathing bearcat named Bing! Read more

Koffman Southern Tier Incubator at Binghamton University celebrates grand opening of new facility

The Koffman Southern Tier Incubator at Binghamton University, a business incubator and startup workspace, has officially opened a new facility in Vestal. Named Koffman on Plaza, this expansion aims to provide advanced-stage startups with an environment that mimics a C-suite office experience, enhancing their professional growth and development. Read more

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer announces another federal award for Binghamton-led battery project

Binghamton University and its New Energy New York program partners are once again receiving federal dollars to create a battery and energy storage ecosystem in Upstate New York. Read more

Binghamton University speeds past EXCELERATE Campaign goal

Binghamton University announced Monday, July 1, it has sped past its EXCELERATE campaign goal of a quarter of a billion dollars, raising over $260 million to advance its competitive excellence as a premier public university. Read more

Education transformed: Binghamton University hosts University-Assisted Community Schools conference

On Monday, June 24, the College of Community and Public Affairs (CCPA) and the State University of New York (SUNY) System Administration hosted a symposium on “The Promise of SUNY-led University-Assisted Community Schools to Transform Education in New York state.” Read more

Binghamton University marks official launch of federally funded battery initiative

National Science Foundation (NSF) officials joined Binghamton University to officially launch the Upstate New York Energy Storage Engine. After winning the designation earlier this year, Binghamton University and its New Energy New York and Engine coalition partners gathered to celebrate what this all means to the region. Read more

Introducing Sir Stanley: Binghamton professor and Nobel Prize winner knighted by King Charles

Binghamton University Distinguished Professor and Nobel Prize Laureate M. Stanley Whittingham has been named a Knight Bachelor “for his services to research in chemistry.” Read more

Engineering, computer science graduate programs rise in U.S. News rankings

The 2024 U.S. News & World Report rankings for graduate engineering schools are out, and several Binghamton University programs scored well. Overall, the Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science moves up one spot to tie at #111. Read more

Binghamton University celebrates Juneteenth with 5K fun run

To celebrate Juneteenth, the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, B-Healthy Campus Initiative and Campus Recreation are partnering for the first annual 5K Run, Walk and Roll event. Read more

Binghamton University raises Progress Pride flag to kick off Summer of Pride

On Tuesday, June 4, members of the Binghamton University community gathered on the spine to raise the Progress Pride flag and celebrate the start of Pride Month. Read More

Road Map takes ‘deep dive’ into strategic investments

The Road Map Steering Committee met on May 30 to hear a “deep dive” presentation from Strategic Priority No. 5: Strategic Investments. Read more

Binghamton University named a top-ranked ’Public Ivy’ school by Forbes

Binghamton University has been named a Top 10 Public Ivy in a new report by Forbes, which identified top-ranked public and private universities nationwide that don’t fall within the Ivy League. Read more

Hive mind: Award-winning student startup seeks to learn the language of bees

Mike Bronikowski is working on understanding the language of honeybees, trying to translate their buzzing into understandable data that will allow beekeepers to help bees survive growing threats from climate change, pests and other environmental changes. Read more

Seven Binghamton University faculty members elevated to SUNY distinguished professors

Seven Binghamton University faculty members have been elevated to distinguished professors, the highest rank that the State University of New York awards. The title of SUNY distinguished professor is reserved for those who have achieved national or international prominence and exemplary reputations within their disciplines. Four of the professors are from the Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science, two are from the Harpur College of Arts and Sciences, and one is from the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.Read me

Thousands cross the stage as Binghamton University’s Class of 2024

Binghamton University hosted nine separate ceremonies recognizing more than 5,900 graduates this year. Ceremonies were held Thursday, May 9, through Saturday, May 11, on Binghamton’s campus.Read more

Decker Commencement 2024: The magic of new beginnings

Heart. Intelligence. Energy and potential. These were just a few of the unique aspects that embodied the graduating class of Binghamton University’s Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences, who celebrated their hard-earned accomplishments during Commencement 2024.Read more

Binghamton celebrates student diversity and success at pre-Commencement ceremonies

Navigating the evolving landscape of higher education presents a significant challenge for many students. However, those from historically underrepresented or marginalized communities must often lay the course with fewer resources or weightier hurdles than their peers. These communities include first-generation, immigrant, socio-economically under-advantaged or LGBTQ+ students. Read more

$1.2 million in NSF funding awarded to Binghamton University to bring in STEM teachers

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand announced a $1.2 million award to bring new STEM teachers to the Southern Tier. Read more

Chenango Room renovation to include a new Panera Bread location and event space

A major renovation project will take place in the space currently occupied by the Chenango Room and Einstein Bros. Bagels. Based on student, faculty and staff feedback, Panera Bread is scheduled to open in fall 2025, with a new second-story addition housing a re-imagined Chenango Room and a dedicated event space including a terrace and outdoor seating. The project is scheduled to begin this summer and last about 12–18 months.Read more

Binghamton approves pharmacy technician program microcredential

Binghamton University has approved a new program through the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. The Pharmacy Technician Program Microcredential is a 19-week, 420-hour Binghamton University Microcredential (noncredit) that will prepare graduates to start their career confidently in an expanding healthcare field.Read more

EXCELERATOR challenge exceeds expectations

Starting at 8 a.m. April 17, the University community was asked to hit the EXCELERATOR for Binghamton. For the ensuing 1,946 minutes — a span of time specifically chosen because the University was founded in 1946 as Triple Cities College — alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends absolutely floored it. The Binghamton Fund EXCELERATOR Challenge was a first-of-its-kind initiative for the University, intended to further boost the successful multi-year EXCELERATE comprehensive gifts campaign that will conclude June 30 with a super goal of $250 million.Read more

Vellore Institute of Technology chancellor to receive honorary degree at Watson College Commencement

Govindasamy Viswanathan, founder and chancellor of the Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) in India, will receive a State University of New York (SUNY) honorary Doctor of Laws degree on May 10 during Binghamton University’s Commencement ceremony for the Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science.Read more

Road Map winning proposals announced

Binghamton University’s Road Map Strategic Plan will be updated with six winning proposals selected this month. A total of 124 proposals were submitted by students, faculty and staff, and were required to address current and emerging needs within the Road Map’s six strategic priorities. The selected proposals represent projects that are best situated to have a direct and meaningful effect on the University. Read more

Binghamton University announces four honorary degree recipients

Binghamton University announced that Govindasamy Viswanathan and Binghamton alumni Alexander S. Vindman, Yasmin L. Hurd and Lee Ranaldo will receive State University of New York (SUNY) honorary doctorates this year during the University’s Commencement, May 9-11, 2024. Read more.

Binghamton University’s graduate business program ranks among the top 100 in the nation

Binghamton University’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) ranks as one of the nation’s top 100 graduate business programs.

This was the first year the STEM-certified MBA program, housed in the University’s School of Management (SOM), made the top 100 list in U.S. News & World Report’s prestigious 2024 best graduate schools rankings, released April 9. Read more.

Binghamton University to host nine Commencement ceremonies in May

Binghamton University will confer more than 5,900 degrees for bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral candidates when it holds nine separate Commencement ceremonies in May. Three ceremonies will be held daily from Thursday, May 9, through Saturday, May 11. Read more.

Binghamton University graduate programs ranked among best in nation by U.S. News

Several of Binghamton University’s graduate programs placed prominently on this year’s prestigious U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools list. Read More.

Binghamton debate team takes the trophy at national tournament

For only the second time, a team in New York state has won the Cross-Examination Debate Association (CEDA) Nationals. Read more.

Binghamton University receives $1 million to support job training in electronics manufacturing

A new $1 million in funding will help Binghamton University provide job training for more than 100 students a year in the growing advanced chip manufacturing industry.

The funding, announced today by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, will help purchase equipment necessary to train students on the fundamentals of semiconductor and modern electronics manufacturing processes. Read more.

Road Map steering committee assesses progress on SP3 goals

The Road Map Steering Committee met on March 26, 2024, to discuss the progress made in several areas of Strategic Priority 3: Unite to Foster a Diverse and Inclusive Campus Culture. Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Karen Jones and Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs Alistair Lees, SP3 co-chairs, led a presentation. Read more.

Binghamton University set to receive $5 million landmark gift to pursue AI research and development

Bloomberg L.P. co-founder and Binghamton University alumnus Tom Secunda ’76, MA ’79 today announced a landmark $5 million donation to Binghamton University to attract, recruit and retain tech talent, creating a pipeline for students to participate in the artificial intelligence economy of the future. Read more.

10 stories about Watson College women building the future

Women at the Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science are making valuable contributions to research and education. We honor these students, faculty, alumni and staff members on International Women’s Day and every day. Read more.

Binghamton University School of Management ranked in nation’s top 10 business schools for internships

The Binghamton University School of Management (SOM) ranks among the top 10 business schools nationwide for internship placement. Schools were ranked by Poets & Quants, a top online publication for business and education news, based on the percentage of graduates from the Class of 2023 who had at least one business-related internship during their degrees. Binghamton University placed ninth in the ranking, with 99% of graduates having landed such an internship. Poets & Quants also ranked Binghamton fourth in their top 10 list of business schools with the highest early-career return on investment. Read more.

Watson graduate students implement AI in healthcare practice as final project

Binghamton graduate students are known for their dedication to the fields they pursue, but it’s not every day they take their work straight from the classroom to the conference room. Yet, that is exactly what three students at Watson College’s Department of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering (SSIE) have done. Read more.

Barbenheimer, Coca-Cola drinks gain success by generating ‘buzz.’ Binghamton research shows how companies can hype new products

How often have you watched trailers for an upcoming movie and thought, “I can’t wait to see that,” when it hits theaters next year? It’s no surprise when critically acclaimed movies score well at the box office, but when films like “Barbie” or “Oppenheimer” go above and beyond that, the extra push can often be traced back to the buzz they generated building up to their debut on the big screen. Preannouncement marketing can often influence a product’s success, whether it’s an upcoming blockbuster movie or a new product rollout from major companies like Coca-Cola or Apple. A research study from Binghamton University’s School of Management shows how companies might use this type of marketing to their advantage.Read more.

Go green: Binghamton University launches the 1MReady campaign

Natalie Isaacs used to be one of the bad guys. She spent 24 years as a cosmetics manufacturer in Australia, persuading consumers to pick up the latest in overpacked and highly disposable fast fashion. She measured her worth in the number of units that flew off store shelves and shrugged at the idea of climate change. That all changed — courtesy of her household electric bill. Simple changes to her daily routine reduced her household energy consumption by 20%; that bill not only outlined her financial savings, but how much carbon dioxide emissions she had averted, potentially mitigating the effects of global warming. Read more.

Binghamton battery project named one of 10 NSF Innovation Engines in the nation

Binghamton University’s role as a national leader in battery innovation and manufacturing received a multimillion-dollar investment Monday when the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) designated Upstate New York as one of 10 inaugural NSF Regional Innovation Engines. The initiative led by Binghamton University and its New Energy New York (NENY) coalition of partners — NSF Engines: Upstate New York Energy Storage Engine — will get $15 million for the first two years of the project and up to $160 million over 10 years. The grant was announced by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer during a visit to Binghamton University’s Innovative Technologies Complex. Read more.

Atul Kelkar appointed dean of Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science

After a national candidate search, the search committee and Provost Donald Hall are pleased to announce that Atul Kelkar will become the new dean of Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science on Aug. 1. “The tireless efforts of the search committee to find a suitable candidate for the Watson Dean position have paid off in the appointment of Atul Kelkar,” President Harvey Stenger said. “As always, Binghamton University engaged many exceptional candidates from across the nation, but Atul’s experience and dedication to his students and his alignment with our mission made him the best choice as we move into the next stage of growth for Watson College.” Read more.

Binghamton University School of Management ranked a top 10 public business school for third straight year

For its third consecutive year, the Binghamton University School of Management (SOM) has been ranked as a top 10 business school among fully public institutions.Of the 91 schools ranked for Poets & Quants 2024 Best Undergraduate Business Schools, the School of Management also made the top 10 among fully public institutions for academic experience, placing at number 21 overall in a category that measures a school’s ability to nurture students by challenging them while helping them grow. Read more.

A Record Year: President Stenger delivers 2024 State of the University address

Record-breaking enrollment, growth across campus and looking to the future. Those were just a few of the highlights that Binghamton University President Harvey Stenger covered in his annual State of the University address on Thursday, Jan. 18, at the Watters Theater. Read More.

Binghamton University Libraries receives inaugural Insight Into Diversity magazine’s 2024 Library Excellence in Access and Diversity (LEAD) Award

Binghamton University Libraries has received the 2024 Library Excellence in Access and Diversity Award (LEAD) from Insight Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education. The LEAD Award honors academic libraries’ programs and initiatives that encourage and support DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) across their campus. These include, but are not limited to research, technology, accessibility, exhibitions and community outreach. Read More.

Binghamton University professor and Nobel Laureate Stanley Whittingham wins VinFuture Grand Prize

Binghamton University Distinguished Professor and Nobel Laureate M. Stanley Whittingham has been chosen as the joint winner of the $3 million 2023 VinFuture Grand Prize in recognition of his contributions to the invention of lithium-ion batteries. The prize recognized how the combination of solar energy and lithium battery storage is overcoming climate change and was recently presented by the Prime Minister of Vietnam. Read more.

$6 million National Science Foundation award to Binghamton will accelerate research translation into broader societal benefits

A Binghamton University team is one of just 18 nationally that will share in $100 million in U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) funding from the Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP) Directorate to accelerate the pace and scale of translational research. Read More.

10 most popular Binghamton University news stories of 2023

2023 was a huge year for Binghamton University. Between moving up in the rankings, commemorating the Class of 2023, and uncovering new research breakthroughs, we have much to celebrate. Read more.

Two innovative Binghamton University School of Management faculty make list of nation’s ‘Best Business Professors’

Two innovative researchers from Binghamton University’s School of Management (SOM) have been ranked among the nation’s top business professors. Read more.

Research to weigh best methods to spend government funds to fight opioid addiction

Dealing with the opioid epidemic in the U.S. has been a legal and healthcare challenge for more than 20 years, but figuring out the right approach to mitigate it has proved difficult. A Binghamton University faculty member will lead new research that aims to provide better guidance for policymakers. Read More.

Ford Family Wellness Center for Seniors Opens

Geriatric healthcare in the Southern Tier got a boost with the July 2023 opening of Binghamton University’s Ford Family Wellness Center for Seniors. The newly constructed 4,300-square-foot facility at 27 Jennison Ave. in Johnson City, N.Y. — diagonally across from Binghamton’s Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences on the University’s Health Sciences Campus — is home to Lourdes Senior Care, a geriatric medical clinic operated by Lourdes Hospital. Read more.

Donors dedicate Watson College biomedical engineering lab in son’s memory

Through the Gary and Connie Kunis Foundation, donors Gary Kunis ’73, LHD ’02, and Connie Wong are advancing pathbreaking cancer research at Binghamton University. Their son, who graduated with a bioengineering degree from University of Rochester, died of brain cancer at age 33. In 2018, Kunis and Wong established the Douglas Hsu Memorial Scholarship in Biomedical Engineering to support first-year students in Watson College. Now, they have expanded their support to further honor their son’s memory and foster biomedical engineering research that could help combat the disease. Read More.

Binghamton, HBCUs align for ’true collaboration’

A summit held this spring at Binghamton University has led to a groundbreaking partnership with six historically Black colleges and universities. Supported by Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Donald Hall and Thurgood Marshall College Fund founder N. Joyce Payne, the New Educational and Research Alliance (newERA) will foster closer ties with Alabama A&M University, Central State University, Tuskegee University, Prairie-View A&M University, the University of the District of Columbia and Virginia State University. Read more.

Binghamton researchers get FDA approval for drug to treat world’s most common neuromuscular genetic disease

A new drug developed by professors from the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Binghamton University has received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the treatment of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a common genetic disease that mostly affects young boys. DMD is the world’s most common neuromuscular genetic disease. It leads to the loss of the dystrophin protein in muscle tissues, with progressive weakness and challenges with day-to-day activities. The DMD gene is the largest gene in the human genome, spanning 2,300,000 base pairs (letters of DNA code) on the X chromosome. Because the gene is on the X chromosome, mostly young boys are affected. Read More.

Binghamton University-led battery initiative named federal Tech Hub

The federal government designated the New Energy New York (NENY) project led by Binghamton University a hub for battery innovation in a series of announcements Oct. 23. NENY received a Regional Tech Hub designation from the Biden-Harris administration and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA). The Tech Hubs program aims to drive regional innovation and job creation by strengthening a region’s capacity to manufacture, commercialize and deploy technology that will advance American competitiveness. Read more.

Three-peat: Binghamton University earns higher education diversity award third year in a row

Binghamton University has received the 2023 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. As a recipient of the HEED Award — a national honor recognizing U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion — Binghamton will be featured, along with 108 other recipients, in the November/December 2023 issue of INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. This is the third year Binghamton has been named as a HEED Award recipient. Read More.

Go green: Binghamton to launch national campaign directed at climate change

Wild weather, fires and blistering temperatures: The realities of climate change can make you feel helpless — and this helplessness can lead to deep despair. Around 70 percent of people between the ages of 16 and 25 are extremely worried about climate change but don’t know how to make a real difference. The lack of hope and agency has taken a grim toll, according to Lorena Aguilar, executive director of Binghamton University’s Kaschak Institute for Social Justice for Women and Girls: Climate change has driven some young people to suicide. “For youth worldwide and in the U.S., climate change is their number one priority,” Aguilar noted. “It also has been linked to anxiety because they feel that there is so little they can do.” Read more.

LACAS celebrates 50 years of preparing students to think critically and advocate boldly

The Latin American and Caribbean Area Studies (LACAS) is a transdisciplinary program that began in 1973 in response to on-campus student activism primarily by the Latin American Student Union (LASU). However, it is rooted in a broader national social movement by Mexican-American and Puerto Rican students during the 1960s and 1970s that advocated for labor and farm workers’ rights, educational and racial equality, housing and welfare issues. Read more.

New bikeshare program at Binghamton University

Binghamton University Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) has brought a fleet of 30 new Binghamton University bikes to campus. The Koloni bikeshare program allows students to ride for free for a two-hour period each day. After the allotted two hours, the bikes cost $5 an hour to continue to ride. Bikes can be ridden anywhere, as long as they are returned to one of the four on-campus bike hubs, located at bike racks at the Lecture Hall, Chenango Champlain Collegiate Center (C4), Upper East Gym and Hinman College. Read more.

Campus ghost stories and folklore the focus of Binghamton University Homecoming event

A Binghamton University folklorist will discuss campus ghost stories and folklore at the annual TIER Talks event taking place during Homecoming at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, in the Chenango Champlain Collegiate Center (C4) Multipurpose Room, on campus. This event is free and open to the public. Read more.

After winning the gold for sustainability efforts, Binghamton aims for platinum

When it comes to sustainability, the Binghamton University campus has again won the gold. Whether it can achieve the platinum, however, comes down to you — that is, the individual efforts of faculty, staff and students to safeguard the environment. Read more.

Binghamton University to celebrate school pride at Homecoming 2023

Binghamton University anticipates welcoming more than 1,000 alumni back to campus during Homecoming weekend, Friday through Sunday, Oct. 13-15. This program, sponsored by the Binghamton University Alumni Association and numerous campus partners, will be a celebration of Binghamton pride for alumni of all eras. Many events are free of charge and open to the campus and local communities. Read More.

Job and Internship Fair sees rising attendance

Over 2,400 students flooded into Binghamton University’s Events Center on Wednesday, Sept. 13 — but it wasn’t for a basketball game or a social mixer. Instead, they gathered for the Fleishman Center for Career and Professional Development’s fall Job and Internship Fair. Read more.

Binghamton University announces new investments in student life

Binghamton University is making substantial investments in staffing and other resources in the areas of wellness and student success that will reduce barriers for student engagement and expand access. New funding will allow Binghamton to invest in several areas that directly impact student life. Part of the new funds are earmarked for specific student-directed services — including mental health, disability support and food insecurity — and part are discretionary to each campus. Read more.

The art of synergy: Meet the founding director of Harpur’s School of the Arts

Art is often created through the combination of different elements and perspectives, even contradictory ones: motion and stillness, oil and water, wood and lathe, sound and silence, tension and release. That same process can also unearth novel solutions for other complex knots. Take Ghana ThinkTank, an international artist collective co-founded by Christopher Robbins in which focus groups based in “developing” countries are asked to identify solutions to issues in the so-called “First World.” Robbins and his collaborators deliberately work with groups that are at odds to find shared goals and outcomes — such as asking recently deported immigrants in Tijuana to solve issues posed by members of anti-immigrant civilian border patrols like the Minutemen. Read more.

University sets new ‘Super Goal’ for EXCELERATE campaign

Excitement is building about the possibilities being created thanks to donors to the EXCELERATE campaign for Binghamton, now in its final year. With $222.7 million raised to date, Binghamton is speeding on the path to reach a Super Goal of a quarter of a billion dollars to fuel the University’s continued rise. Read me.

Binghamton reaches highest rank ever on U.S. News & World Report list

Binghamton University has reached its highest ranking ever on the U.S. News & World Report “Best Colleges” list. Binghamton has moved from #83 to #73 in the national universities category on the U.S. News & World Report annual ranking, ahead of schools like Fordham University, Temple University and Clemson University. Binghamton was also rated the #34 public college and the #85 best value in the nation. Read more.

Binghamton named among ‘Best Colleges in the U.S.’ by Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal has ranked Binghamton the #26 public university on its list of the 2024 Best Colleges in the U.S., based on factors such as student outcomes, learning environment and diversity. Binghamton is ranked the #26 public and #82 overall in the Wall Street Journal’s annual list of the best colleges in the nation, above institutions like Syracuse University, NYU, and Johns Hopkins University. Read more.

Binghamton University’s public health program earns accreditation

Binghamton University’s Master of Public Health (MPH) program is now fully accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) for five years, the maximum period allowed for newly accredited programs. The accreditation term extends until Dec. 31, 2028. Read More.

’A sensorial delight’: Cinema professor premieres new film at the Toronto International Film Festival

Tomonari Nishikawa is not your average cinematographer. For starters, his work is — by his own admission — imperfect. “If I made a mistake, a mistake should be part of that film. The way I work on a project is very different from commercial filmmakers; they will need to plan out everything that they are going to reveal,” said Nishikawa, an associate professor of cinema at Binghamton University. “When they make a mistake, they are going to reshoot the same scene again and again. But I don’t work in that way in most of my projects.” Read more.

Binghamton ranked among ‘Top Colleges in America’ by Forbes

Binghamton has been named the leading SUNY in Forbes’ prestigious “Top Colleges in America” list. The ranking is based on factors including return on investment, alumni influence and student success. Forbes has ranked Binghamton University #52 on its annual list of the top 500 colleges in America. Read more.

The Chain of Friendship: Binghamton University to welcome Haudenosaunee Festival

The purple-and-white flag of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy will fly over the Binghamton University campus this fall, when the Haudenosaunee Festival comes to campus for the first time on Sept. 29 and 30. Read more.

How can we prepare for our climate change future?

When global temperatures rise by 2 degrees Celsius, what will that mean for Binghamton — both the University and the small city at the confluence of the Susquehanna and Chenango rivers? The Binghamton 2 Degrees initiative is intended to answer that question and to help the region prepare for its climate change future. Read more.

Binghamton University receives $5.6 million gift to support innovative faculty research

The S. H. Ho Foundation Ltd. has made a $5.6 million gift to propel the pioneering research of Binghamton University faculty. It’s the largest single gift Binghamton has ever received from an organization. Read more.

Binghamton University prepares to welcome 18,600 new and returning students

Binghamton University welcomes new and returning students and their families on Aug. 18-20, with move-in days signifying the beginning of the fall semester and a new academic year. Read more.

Binghamton University New Energy NY project a finalist in $160 million National Science Foundation competition

The New Energy New York (NENY) Storage Engine (NENY-SE) proposal, led by Binghamton University, was selected as one of 16 finalists in the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) inaugural Regional Innovation Engines competition after participating in a virtual site visit on July 11. Read more.

Binghamton students spend summer conducting real research through new SUNY internship

Research and researchers have always been fascinating to Brett Colucciello. This summer the Binghamton University sophomore got the chance to conduct real research and work alongside leading researchers as part of the Summer Research Immersion program. “Growing up, I would think ‘What if I could meet them one day?’ but now I think ‘What if I can be them?” said Colucciello, who is majoring in biochemistry. Read more.

How do microscopic cells swim? Research could solve human diseases

Flagella and cilia — tiny hair-like structures on the surface of many types of bacteria, protozoa and other microorganisms as well as cells of human tissues — beat rhythmically to provide propulsion in fluid environments. Without them, necessary transport functions inside living cells would be subject to the whims of chance. Read more.

Research looks to improve ’green’ steel process using hydrogen instead of carbon

Steel is one of the most important industrial materials, with more than 2 billion tons produced annually around the world. Because of its high tensile strength and low cost, steel is used in everything from building construction and electrical appliances to ships, trains, cars and bicycles. Read More.

EOP will celebrate 55th anniversary at 2023 Homecoming celebration

As Binghamton University celebrates Homecoming the weekend of Oct. 13–15, the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) will honor two retirees and legends of the program, former senior counselors Westley Van Dunk ‘74, liaison to the Decker School of Nursing (now the College of Nursing and Health Sciences), and Vanessa Young ‘78, liaison to the School of Management, as part of their 55th Anniversary celebration. Read more..

Dance and the state: Research explores ballet training in Ukraine

The signature Vaganova style of Soviet ballet can be described in a number of ways: exacting, athletic, classical, Russian. It’s also uniform across post-Soviet training academies, including those based in now-independent Ukraine. Training shapes bodies, and post-Soviet dancers still begin training young; students at the Kyiv State Choreographic College in Ukraine range from 10 to 17 years old. But if you’re imagining an authoritarian structure with humorless, disciplinarian teachers, you’d be wrong. Read more.

Binghamton University’s Kaschak Institute to host conference on gender equality and climate change

Binghamton University’s Ellyn Uram Kaschak Institute for Social Justice for Women and Girls, in alliance with the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), will host a three-day conference July 10-12, at the Engineering and Science Building at Binghamton University’s Innovative Technologies Complex, 85 Murray Hill Rd., Vestal.