BINGHAMTON, NY — Western Europe has long been held to be the “cradle” of Neandertal evolution since many of the earliest discoveries were from sites in this region. But when Neandertals started disappearing around 30,000 years ago, anthropologists figured that climactic factors or competition from modern humans were the likely causes. Intriguingly, new research suggests […]
Evolutionary practices in schools can benefit at-risk students: Can also work for general population
BINGHAMTON, NY- Helping at-risk high schoolers succeed in the classroom has always been difficult. Binghamton University Professor David Sloan Wilson thinks that he has a solution: design a school program that draws upon general theories of social behavior. Wilson, who has studied the evolution of social behavior throughout his career, recently had an opportunity to advise a […]
New research shows correlation between online shopping and keeping up with the Joneses
BINGHAMTON, NY — Online retailers have long wondered if trumpeting consumer-behavior statistics on their websites could hurt business. New findings from Binghamton University should ease their fears, just in time for Cyber Monday. Qi Wang, an associate professor of marketing at Binghamton University, studied the effects of user comments and sales statistics that accompany products […]
Universities, industry team up for ‘greener’ electronics
Three of the nation’s leading universities have joined with 15 US companies to launch a first-of-its-kind collaborative research center whose holistic approach to energy efficiency development could mean savings of millions of dollars and a much ‘greener’ electronics industry. Headed up by researchers at Binghamton University and its partners, Villanova University and the University of […]
Binghamton University offers new express license to industry partners
BINGHAMTON, NY – Binghamton University now offers companies that collaborate on R&D projects an express license agreement, thereby dramatically speeding up the commercialization of faculty-based research. The agreement, known as the Binghamton Express Square Terms (BEST) Deal License, is a non-exclusive, royalty-free, paid-up license on patentable inventions that arise from sponsored research. “This is an […]
Binghamton University opens new computer-aided engineering instructional lab
BINGHAMTON, NY – Binghamton University has opened a Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) instructional laboratory, located on the ground floor of the Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science building on campus. The new 1,100 square foot, 20-seat laboratory was established through a special partnership between the University’s Divisions of External Affairs, Academic Affairs, […]
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