BU scholar, two visitors get Fulbright scholar grants

Posted in: Top Stories, 2002, Researchers in the News
One Binghamton University scholar will do research in South Africa and schol- ars from Japan and Indonesia will enrich Binghamton as part of the Fulbright Scholar program.

Horowitz named distinguished Professor

Posted in: Top Stories, Researchers in the News, 2002
Michael M. Horowitz, who has advised governments around the world on how development projects affect native people and their environment, was named a distinguished professor by the SUNY Board of Trustees on Tuesday.

$15M Gen•NY•sis grant jumpstarts work at Innovative Technologies Complex

Posted in: Top Stories, 2002
Calling it a “great day for our community,” Binghamton University President Lois B. DeFleur told state and community leaders that a $15 million grant from the state’s Gen•NY•sis program will jumpstart new biotechnology research initiatives.

$400K HUD grant supports BU-community outreach to center city neighborhoods

Posted in: Top Stories, 2002
As soon as the contracts are signed Allison Alden will be looking to rent space in downtown Binghamton and to hire a director for the Center City Coordination (C3) Project that she hopes will focus myriad efforts to revitalize the area.

$736K NYSTAR award to boost faculty-researcher recruitment, biotechnology initiative

Posted in: Top Stories, 2002
Efforts to recruit a senior faculty researcher to develop an important Binghamton biotechnology initiative got a major boost last week with the announcement that the University will receive a $736,000 faculty development grant through the New York State Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research.