Alana Epstein
Pipe Dream News
aepstei6@binghamton.edu
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Looking for an alternative to tobacco, students turn to vapes
Many people looking for an alternative to cigarettes have turned to vaporizers and e-cigarettes as health concerns surrounding tobacco products have increased. “Vaping” involves heating an e-liquid to a vapor, which is...
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New York state matches $20M grant for flexible electronics
Last week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that Binghamton University will receive a $20 million grant from New York state. This funding will help maintain BU’s leading role as home to the NextFlex...
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SOM professor authors book to encompass experiences
In hopes of inspiring and assisting the entrepreneurial endeavors of his students, a Binghamton University professor put pen to paper to share his own experiences in creating new businesses. School of Management...
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To fund social justice research, alumna founds summer grant
Ellyn Kaschak always saw higher education as a priority, but found that financing it was a challenge. To help others get around this, she founded a grant that will provide a Binghamton...
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Pharmacy School hires assistant dean for experiential education
The Binghamton University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences has hired Angela Riley, formerly at Chicago State University, as the assistant dean of xperxperimental education. Riley is coming to BU after eight...
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BU alumna kicks off Engineering Week 2016
The Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science hosted alumna Ariel Posner to kick off this year’s Engineering Week, and invited her to share her journey from Binghamton University to...
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BU students travel to Texas, work on “Hyperloop” transportation concept
More than 100 years after the creation of the airplane, Elon Musk is trying to revolutionize the next major form of transportation and is calling for help from students across the country....
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BU graduate student looks for links between facial expressions and mental illness
A smile or frown can show more than just a person’s mood — so much so that a Binghamton University researcher is trying to find a connection between facial expressions and depression...
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Physics professor awarded NSF grant for research in clean solar energy
One Binghamton University professor is kicking off the new year with a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) worth $525,000 with the hopes of researching clean solar energy. Jeffrey Mativetsky, an...
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BU professor gains attention for research on using periods in text messages
The period at the end of this sentence is now Binghamton University professor Celia Klin’s claim to fame. Klin, an associate professor of psychology and the associate dean of Harpur College, conducted...