Science & Research
BU, UHS partner to bring $2.6 million MRI scanner to Vestal
Binghamton University has partnered with United Health Services (UHS) to bring a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) center to Vestal, New York. The Binghamton Brain and Body Imaging Research Center (BBIRC), a...
News
Binghamton City School Board unanimously rejects PILOT program supported by Mayor, City Council
Over the summer, the Binghamton City Council approved a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) agreement for a housing project in Downtown Binghamton supported by the mayor. Then, the Binghamton City School Board voted unanimously to...
News
Transgender activist Makyyla Holland wins settlement against Broome County Jail
Makyyla Holland, a transgender woman, experienced violence and discrimination in the Broome County Jail. A settlement reached in her lawsuit could aid in passing legislation protecting the rights of incarcerated transgender individuals...
Campus News
University a finalist to win another $160 million in new battery funding
Last year, Binghamton University’s New Energy New York (NENY) won more than $113 million. This year, an expansion of NENY, NENY Storage Engines (NENY SE), was selected as a finalist to potentially...
Community
LUMA organizers launch 'Keep LUMA Free' campaign ahead of festival's return to Binghamton
Every fall, the LUMA Projection Arts Festival lights up the streets of Downtown Binghamton. This year, organizers are appealing to the community to prevent a funding shortfall. A free visual art festival...
Campus News
University sees record number of applications as 18,600 students return to Binghamton
18,600 students returned to Binghamton University this past weekend, as the University received a record 58,400 total applications for the fall 2023 semester. Approximately 3,000 first-year students ultimately enrolled out of a...
Community
Broome County awarded $1.6 million from landmark opioid settlement
Broome County has received about $1.6 million in settlement money from pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors to aid in combating the opioid epidemic. In 2019, New York State Attorney General Letitia James sued...
Campus News
Alumna's foundation donates $5.6 million for faculty research
Binghamton University has received $5.6 million from the S.H. Ho Foundation to support innovative faculty research. The funding, amounting to $200,000 per year, stands as the most substantial contribution the University has...
Campus News
'Statewide issues' cause first day internet outage
A regional power outage that crashed internet access greeted students for their first day of classes. At 11:01 a.m., a B-Alert sent to the student body said that Binghamton University’s Information Technology...
Campus News
University announces artificial turf replacing grass fields in Dickinson, CIW, drawing criticism from students
An announcement that artificial turf would replace grass fields in College-in-the-Woods and Dickinson Community evoked largely negative reactions from students. Along with new seating areas and lights, the new fields are scheduled...