Community
Broome Community Land Trust seeks to curb homelessness, housing insecurity
All around Broome County, the issue of homelessness and housing insecurity is a reality that some families face on a daily basis — in 2017, over 1,700 people faced homelessness in Broome...
Science & Research
BU researchers find road salts negatively affect local amphibians
Road salt and metal have a direct effect on the development and survivability of local amphibians, according to a recent research paper published by a Binghamton University professor. George Meindl, lead author...
Campus News
Congressman Tom Reed and BU President Harvey Stenger discuss free speech on campus
Republican Rep. Tom Reed met with Binghamton University President Harvey Stenger and BU College Republicans on campus last Tuesday to express free speech concerns regarding previous on-campus student protests. Reed is a...
News
Martin Luther King, Jr. week events continue with space for racial healing session
During Martin Luther King Week, a celebration promoted by Binghamton University, a variety of events took place with the goal of helping students, faculty and staff cope with racial trauma, including a...
Campus News
Planned greenway along Vestal Parkway to connect campus to Downtown
Students traveling by foot, bicycle or skateboard may soon be able to travel between campus and Downtown Binghamton using a designated “greenway.” The planned $18.8 million greenway will run alongside eastbound traffic...
Campus News
Finals week undergoes changes to meet federal, state guidelines
Students may notice a slightly different finals schedule than usual this semester with the breakup of a traditional finals week. Instead, students will begin testing on Thursday, May 7, carrying over into...
Community
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi selects Hakeem Jeffries, '92, as a House manager in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi selected a Binghamton University alumnus as one of the seven House managers in President Donald Trump’s ongoing impeachment trial. Hakeem Jeffries, ’92, is the first and only graduate...
Campus News
BU enacts preferred first name policy
Over winter break, Binghamton University’s Division of Operations enacted a new chosen-name policy, which gives students and employees the opportunity to use a first name other than their legal or official name...
Campus News
Whittingham appointed head of electric vehicle initiative
Binghamton University’s M. Stanley Whittingham can add another notch to his belt following the governor’s State of the State address. On Jan. 8, Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave his annual State of the...
Community
BU Forum hosts Whittingham for Nobel Prize discussion
M. Stanley Whittingham traveled nearly 4,000 miles in December to collect and celebrate his Nobel Prize in Chemistry. On Jan. 17, he spoke about his experience for the first time at a...