The holidays just wouldn’t be the same without the decorations. From a
single wreath or child’s picture of Santa taped to a window, to
displays so elaborate that they can almost be seen from outer space,
the festive season seems to spur the need to express the holiday spirit
to our neighbors in addition to our closest kin. But neighborhoods also
vary in the vigor of their holiday displays, as anyone who tours the
streets of their town or city can attest.
Anthropologist Thomas M. Wilson, a specialist in borders, border regions and borderlands, will spend the spring semester in Canada on a Fulbright grant. Wilson, a professor in his fifth year at Binghamton, has been awarded
the Fulbright Visiting Chair in Globalization and Cultural Studies at
Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
A five-year $667,237 grant will support a faculty member's study of American fertility decline from 1790-2000. J. David Hacker, assistant professor of history, received the grant as
a Career Development Award from the National Institute of Child Health
and Human Development.
Every academic researcher hopes that his or her discoveries will break new ground. But only a small-though growing-number of Binghamton University faculty have worked to make that ground the foundation of a profitable business.
Howard Wang and C.J. Zhong have joined the ranks of Binghamton University researchers trying to build toward commercial success.
Michael A. Little, distinguished professor of anthropology, will receive the Charles R. Darwin Award for Lifetime Achievement in Physical Anthropology from the American Association of Physical Anthropologists in April. "It's called the lifetime achievement award, and so it's not given to
young people," said Little, a spry 69-year-old with a full head of hair
and no plans to retire. "I have somewhat mixed feelings about being in
the age category where I'm getting this award."
