Science & Research
BU professor recognized for pioneering lithium-ion battery
The Binghamton University professor best known for his role in the invention of lithium-ion batteries has been elected to the National Academy of Engineers. M. Stanley Whittingham, a distinguished professor of chemistry,...
Campus News
Campus charity organization aims to combat global water crisis
A 2017 study published by the World Health Organization and United Nations Children’s Fund reported that three in 10 people around the world do not have access to clean and safe drinking...
Campus News
Over 250 students attend HackBU's fifth annual hackathon
This weekend, over 250 students worked to make their coding and programming ideas a reality. At HackBU’s fifth annual 24-hour hackathon, hackers, coders, programmers and web developers came together to build computer...
Community
Citizen Action lecture series examines race, oppression
Shanel Boyce is starting a conversation about the power and mechanics behind oppression in the United States. For Boyce, the community organizer for the Souther Tier chapter of Citizen Action of New...
Campus News
BU seeks to relocate library annex to abandoned USPS building
Binghamton University is currently negotiating with the U.S. Postal Service in hopes of relocating part of its expanding library collection to an abandoned Postal Service location in Downtown Binghamton. The 60,000-square-foot Postal...
Campus News
Dance marathon raises money for Malawi charity
At Malawi Children’s Mission in southeastern Africa, schoolchildren don’t have desks and are educated for as little as $25 a year. Students at Binghamton University hosted a dance marathon on Saturday, Feb....
Campus News
Mountainview College hires new faculty member in residence
To many college students, hookups are a Friday night activity. To Mountainview College’s newest faculty member in residence, Ann Merriwether, an instructor of psychology and human development at Binghamton University, it’s a...
Student Association
SA town hall discusses OCCT, mental health initiatives
With Student Association (SA) elections just six weeks away, this year’s Executive Board hosted a town hall meeting Monday to address the organization’s performance over the past semester. Around 70 attendees listened...
Campus News
Human Rights Institute offers research opportunities, lectures from other universities
At the start of the semester, the Binghamton University Human Rights Institute opened its doors to students and faculty looking to examine issues such as human trafficking, capitalism and religion. The institute...
Community
Senate task force hears testimonies on Binghamton opioid and heroin crisis
In 2017, there were 479 opioid-related overdoses in Broome County, according to Binghamton Police Chief Joe Zikuski. On Tuesday, community members explored potential solutions to the opioid crisis with New York state...