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BU professor invents 'origami' batteries
A Binghamton University professor has been attracting attention from the science community for his innovative battery design, which is shaped like a ninja star and helps preserve energy. Sean Choi, an assistant...
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TEDxBinghamtonU: Ellen Stofan, NASA's chief scientist
Pipe Dream sat down with Ellen Stofan, chief scientist of NASA, before her TEDx speech. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Pipe Dream: What brings you to give a...
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TEDxBinghamtonUniversity selects student speakers
At this year’s TEDxBinghamtonUniversity event, two students will take the stage to tell attendees why they should embrace virtual reality technology. Sophomores Kyrin Pollock and Matthew Gill will be speaking together about...
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BU allots $600K to increase funding for graduate school stipends
Binghamton University recently announced that it will be allocating an additional $600,000 to graduate student stipends beginning in Fall 2016. Graduate students who serve as teaching assistants for professors already receive some...
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For studies in stress and schizophrenia, BU grad wins prestigious fellowship
Schizophrenia is a psychological disorder that is a lot more complicated than the stereotypical hallucinations that society has reduced it to, and National Science Foundation (NSF) fellowship winner Katherine Frost is on...
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BU anthropology professor uncovers evolution of human hearing
One Binghamton University professor is looking to uncover the mystery of how the earliest humans first developed their unique hearing structure. Rolf Quam, an assistant professor of anthropology at BU, worked with...
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Researchers look for effects of binge drinking during adolescent years
The effects of binge drinking on the developing brain is a prevalent topic for those in their college years. Researchers on campus are exploring what exactly those effects are and when they...
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Pharmacy School may partner with proposed dispensary for medical marijuana research
Salus Scientific plans to set up shop in the Southern Tier and partner with BU’s pharmacy school for research if chosen. ...
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Brainwaves may unlock future of cyber security
Each participant’s signals were different, to the point that they could be distinguished from each other with 94 percent accuracy. ...
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Craig Eric Morris shares science behind break-ups, post-relationship emotions
Breakups are not fun, as anyone who has experienced them knows. Craig Eric Morris wanted to figure out why. Over 120 students filled Academic Building A on Monday night to hear the...