Jacob T. Kerr

Digital Editor

Jkerr2@binghamton.edu

75 Articles


Campus News

Faculty hiring freeze lifted after 335 days

For 335 days, Binghamton University departments endured a hiring hold in an attempt to offset fiscal challenges the University is facing. Now, the hold has been lifted, according to a Dateline announcement...


Campus News

Binghamton University senior Brandon Peart-Wright found dead in Hillside Community

This article was updated at 5:07 p.m. on Sept. 25. Binghamton University student Brandon Peart-Wright, a senior majoring in political science, was found dead on Monday, according to a B-Line statement released...


Science & Research

Nursing students receive $2.8M award

Several Decker School of Nursing students have been released from tuition- and equipment-related financial stress after receiving a multimillion-dollar grant. On Tuesday, students participating in the Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) program...


Science & Research

Binghamton University purchases HAXPES-Lab research instrument

Binghamton University is gaining a new piece of equipment for research, and the machine will mark the first of its kind in the United States and third in the world. On Wednesday,...


Campus News

Study focuses on student, faculty nicotine use

Binghamton University students and faculty are sporting 24-hour blood pressure monitors around campus and at home for a new research study focusing on nicotine use. The study uses an ambulatory blood pressure...


Campus News

BU signs agreement with Cornell University to establish accelerated program in School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Starting this fall, Cornell University undergraduate students will have a new path to pursue a pharmaceutical degree — through Binghamton University. A new agreement between the two universities, announced in July, will...


Campus News

Graduating senior dies in unknown circumstances

Binghamton University senior Clive Takudzwa Chakavarika recently died, according to a B-Line announcement released by the University on May 20. Chakavarika, who was set to graduate over the weekend, majored in integrative...


Campus News

University to see major summer renovations

The Binghamton University campus will see several construction and renovation projects this coming fall, including two major projects in the University Union basement and Hinman College. The Student Association E-board announced at...


Campus News

Binghamton University contributes to smart energy initatives, research

Since 2016, Binghamton University has implemented measures to fight climate change through energy storage research, clean energy initiatives and policy changes. Now, the University is contributing to state and local initiatives that...


Police Watch

Police Watch: December 6, 2018

The following reports were provided by Investigator Robert Meddleton of Binghamton’s New York State University Police. Shouting match SATURDAY, Dec. 1, 3:07 a.m. — Officers responded to the University Union bus stop...