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Engineering showcase displays freshmen's first inventions

Binghamton University’s Engineering Design Division, a program at BU designed to help engineering students transition from high school to college with two hands-on projects, hosted its fifth annual Arduino Expo. ...


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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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Binghamton University Researchers work to protect pilots, improve cockpits

Even at 40,000 feet, pilots can succumb to distractions. But Binghamton University researchers are trying to make the cockpit a safer place. Chemistry professors Wayne Jones and William Bernier collaborated with Kenneth...


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Mobile app lets Downtown residents tap into police records

Binghamton University students can now feel safer Downtown by simply checking their phones. The Broome County Sheriff’s department, in conjunction with Appriss, Inc., has released an app called MobilePatrol that lists inmates...


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Politicians, educators break ground on Binghamton High Tech Incubator

United States Sen. Charles Schumer, among dozens of politicians and other guests, presided over the start of construction on the Southern Tier High Technology Incubator, a facility that will partner private companies ...


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Johnson City pharmacy school set to open in 2018

According to Stenger, the school will be integrated into the University’s START-UP NY framework and will pursue solutions for global health problems while continuing to support local, regional and statewide economic growth. ...


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Binghamton University engineers create puncture resistant gloves for capstone project

Calvin Davis, Katie Schwiker, Lisa Benison and Matt Reiss created a prototype of puncture-resistant gloves for their capstone project. They were guided by professor George Catalano, as well as by bioengineering faculty ...


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BU sophomore researches media representation of public and private universities

In his research, Fischer looked at variables such as rank, size, proximity to New York City and whether or not the school was public or private. ...


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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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Professor creates more transparent, cost effective glass for digital devices

Louis Piper, a BU professor of physics and astronomy, developed a new type of metal oxide glass that is normally found in computer and phone screens. ...