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Lockheed Martin engineers talk career options

During Wednesday night’s “Tech Talk,” which was hosted by the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), speakers centered their presentations on systems engineering, which is an interdisciplinary field that requires a general knowledge ...


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Transgender author discusses gender fluidity

Krieger, who spoke in the Old University Union, was born a woman named Nina and lives in California. He said he was inspired to write a novel about his period of gender ...


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Visiting professor parallels events in Israel to South African history

On Thursday evening, South African professor Fred Hendricks — a former anti-apartheid activist — gave a talk entitled “Israel, an Apartheid State?” Hendricks, a visiting professor from Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South...


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Astronaut touches down at Binghamton University

Epps, originally from Syracuse, has a bachelor’s degree in physics from LeMoyne College and a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from the University of Maryland. Prior to being selected ...


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SUNY BEST speakers look to create 'college town,' keep grads local

On Thursday, SUNY BEST hosted the second of a three-part event series discussing the importance of establishing “college town.” ...


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New York City teacher describes experience at Binghamton University and beyond

Herman’s video conference was a part of the “Cool Connections, Hot Alumni” virtual speaker series for the 2014-15 academic year, a collaboration between the Alumni Association and the Fleishman Center for Career ...


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Rajagopalan Radhakrishnan professor explores humanist theories, relations to nationalism

Radhakrishnan’s talk related Spanos’ theories of humanities to Martin Heidegger, a German philosopher, and Edward Said, a Palestinian American thinker and literary theorist. He said he hoped to examine the idea of ...


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Professor reexamines Darwinian theories of evolution, consciousness

Derek Turner, a professor of philosophy at Connecticut College, spoke Monday evening about the evolution of the conscience as part of Harpur College’s EVoS lecture series. ...


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Palestinian-American poet Remi Kanazi shares his work and experiences with Binghamton University students

Kanazi’s poems focused on political issues, his family’s experiences being forced out of Palestine and his own life experiences. He described his grandparents leaving Palestine and dealing with personal critics. His performance ...


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Professors explain Israeli-Palestinian history and consequences

The Binghamton University Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) held a discussion on Monday to outline the history and consequences of the Palestinian refugee situation. ...