Campus News

East Gym introduces new equipment to switch up workout

This new training system is called the Synrgy360. It includes a boxing heavy bag, staggered monkey bars, battle ropes and a series of bars for dips and pullups. ...


Science & Research

Rust not a must: professor's research seeks to harness oxidation

Engineers and architects have long faced the challenge of the inevitable onset of oxidation — the interaction between chemical compounds and oxygen that is directly responsible for the rusting of metals. One...


Campus News

For students transferring to BU in spring, a unique set of challenges

Binghamton University welcomed 279 transfers for this spring semester, in addition to the 1,022 who arrived in the fall. Reasons for transferring mid-year varied, including not being offered fall 2014 admission, taking ...


Campus News

Online donors help send BU Slam poets to national competition

Teams from more than 50 schools across the United States will go head-to-head in front of audiences at Virginia Commonwealth University. But they won’t be vying for the ball — they’ll be...


Campus News

For fall 2015, academic calendar plans later end to semester

According to the calendar, fall 2015 classes will end on Tuesday, Dec. 15, and final exams will commence immediately afterward on Wednesday, Dec. 16. ...


Campus News

Microsoft Office suite offered free to anyone with an active BMail address

The suite is available after an amendment to ITS’ Microsoft Campus Agreement, which was renewed this year. The renewal expanded access to software at no additional cost. ...


Speakers

TEDxBinghamton will give one student a chance to take the stage

Binghamton University students have seen Bitcoin developers, award-winning writers and feminist bloggers speak at TEDx Binghamton. But this year, one of BU’s own will take the stage and try to open the...


Community

From prisons to hospitals, Sodexo's services reach beyond dining halls

As Binghamton University students sit down for breakfast, lunch and dinner served by Sodexo, many are unaware of the magnitude of the presence that the company has on campus and around the...


Campus News

Florence Margai, Harpur Dean and geography professor, passes away at 52

Florence Margai, an associate dean of Harpur College of Arts and Sciences and a professor in the geography department, died on Jan. 8 of natural causes. She was 52 years old. Shortly...


Campus News

Binghamton University Foundation endowment reaches all-time high

The milestone in donations will enable the University to allocate large sums of money to bigger projects, including classroom renovation and grants for current or incoming students. ...