A message from the Vice President for Research

Creative people and innovative ideas come together every day at Binghamton University, resulting in a symphony of discovery that’s making itself heard across New York state and around the world. Our faculty members are conducting research that may one day ease the troubling side effects of Parkinson’s disease treatment, protect your laptop computer from damage if it falls and revolutionize the way you search for information on the Web. Other experts are challenging commonly accepted views of topics such as economic history, youth violence and caring for the elderly. One especially exciting interdisciplinary collaboration promises to change the way we understand decision making and teams.

Through the Office of Technology Transfer and Innovation Partnerships and our unique industry collaborations – as well as through publishing, teaching and performing – the University community brings these breakthroughs to a wider audience. On that note, I’m pleased to say that our faculty members received a record number of new patents last year.

Binghamton research expenditures grew by 3 percent in 2007-08, bucking a national trend of flat or even falling figures. In addition, awards to our researchers rose by more than 20 percent last year. It’s all evidence of our sound strategy at work.