NYSTAR director calls University research key to economic resurgence
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2001
New York can best fuel its economic resurgence in the 21st century by encouraging the use of research and technology to solve real-world problems, including pressing national security concerns arising from the ashes of September 11, said Dr. Russell W. Bessette, executive director the New York Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research.
Psychology professor says undergraduate research paves way for future success
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2001
Lisa Savage, associate professor and director of graduate studies in psychology, credits the opportunity to do research — early and often— for keeping her career as an academician and researcher on the fast track.
Sadik invited to give talk at NSF biochemical terrorism workshop
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2001
Omowunmi Sadik, assistant professor of chemistry, has been invited to speak in early January 2002 at the National Science Foundation Workshop, “The New Challenges of Chemical and Biological Sensing,” in Arlington, VA.
Scholar helps define "fundamentalism"
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2001
Even 15 years later, Richard Antoun can recall with great clarity the first time he encountered Islamic fundamentalism.
The economics of crime: Analysis suggests concealed handguns deter criminals, BU prof says
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2001
When the number of people carrying concealed handguns increases, crime decreases. That’s the socially controversial finding of Binghamton University economist Florenz Plassmann and his collaborator, who used the principles of supply and demand to analyze crime rates.