Campus News
Broome County Jail detainees worked without pay despite being promised compensation, lawsuit alleges
A new federal lawsuit alleges that pretrial detainees at the Broome County Correctional Facility were forced to perform unpaid labor, despite being promised pay by jail officials. The civil rights action —...
Campus News
University receives $1.2 million for STEM educators recruitment
Nearly $1.2 million in National Science Foundation funding has been awarded to Binghamton University for an initiative that recruits students for careers in STEM education. The initiative, “Preparing Prospective Secondary Mathematics Educators...
Campus News
Campus community participates in week-long Research Days celebration
Students, faculty and staff participated in research-immersive events this past week during Binghamton University’s annual Research Days celebration. Various areas of study were spotlighted at a series of different campus events from...
Campus News
University hosts annual Earth Day festival
Several organizations came together to celebrate at Binghamton University’s annual Earth Day Festival on Friday. Hosted by the Office of Sustainability, the festival offered the campus community an opportunity to promote sustainability...
Campus News
A week before Spring Fling, BSSL hit by resignations
Just one week before Spring Fling, multiple Binghamton Sound, Stage and Lighting (BSSL) E-Board members have publicly announced their resignations, largely in response to a controversial resolution passed in the Student Association...
Campus News
University announces honorary doctorate awardees for 2024 commencement
Three Binghamton University alumni and a Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science partner will receive honorary doctorates at this year’s commencement ceremonies. The four honorary doctorate awardees will be...
Campus News
BDS resolution passes
At a raucous, nearly five-hour meeting Tuesday night, the Student Association (SA) Congress, in a momentous vote, passed a resolution expressing the SA’s support for Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS). Shortly after midnight,...
Campus News
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist delivers lecture
Farah Stockman, a renowned Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who serves on the New York Times Editorial Board, visited Binghamton University on Thursday to speak about her career and research. The talk, “What Happens...
Campus News
Ugandan LGBTQ+ activist wins Nadia Rubaii Memorial Prize
Activist Frank Mugisha highlighted his experiences advocating for the rights of LGBTQ+ Ugandans during the second-annual Nadia Rubaii Memorial Prize lecture. The annual talk, held by the Institute for Genocide and Mass...
Campus News
Second-annual EcoBlitz kicks off three weeks celebrating ecological work
The Center for Integrated Watershed Studies organized Binghamton University’s second-annual EcoBlitz festival on Saturday, kicking off weeks of ecological work. The event, which brought together several student organizations, research groups, professors and...