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As a Binghamton University undergraduate in the late 1990s, Alecia Lashier ’02 wanted an internship where she did more than just file paperwork and make coffee. Since 1994, New York state has helped fund the Strategic Partnership for Industrial Resurgence (SPIR) at four State University of New York (SUNY) engineering programs — Binghamton, Buffalo, Albany, and Stony Brook — to seek solutions to thorny technological problems. The Thomas J.

Upcoming second-year student researcher and Summer Research Fellow Smit Patel is working with Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences John Fetse on the development of lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) for drug and gene delivery. His focus is on developing LNPs designed for delivering treatments directly to the brain. Image Credit: Jonathan Cohen. “What excites me most is being at the forefront of a rapidly expanding field,” Patel said.

The summer break at Binghamton University is nearly over, with students returning to campus in just a couple of weeks. The Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME) at the Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science is looking back on its student, faculty, and research accomplishments for 2025-26.

Here’s a fun fact you probably don’t know: Whenever a sound goes into your ear, a much quieter sound comes back out — and if a device picks it up and analyzes it, audiologists can figure out if you have hearing problems. Assistant Professor Jian Zhou The cochlea — a spiral-shaped cavity where sensory hairs pick up sound waves — generates those otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) in response to auditory stimuli. Studies have shown that OAEs disappear after the inner ear has been damaged.

This article was written by Amanda Roome, co-director of the Binghamton University Tick-borne Disease Center, and originally published by The Conversation (opens in a new window) Ticks are small, and you might not notice when they bite, but the diseases they carry can dramatically harm your health. Each year, deer ticks alone cause an estimated 476,000 new U.S. cases of Lyme disease (opens in a new window), which can do long-term damage to a person’s joints, heart and nervous system.

Sharif Zaky was drawn to Binghamton University for two reasons: the chance to pursue meaningful research in the social sciences and to learn Arabic. Today, the rising junior is successfully combining his interests with three majors: history; philosophy, politics, and law (PPL); and Middle East Studies, with a concentration in Arabic Studies.

Have trouble sleeping? The reason may depend in part on your age. A recent study including psychology researchers from Binghamton University investigates how poor sleep alters brain communication across the adult lifespan, specifically examining how these changes vary by age and biological sex. Binghamton University Associate Professor of Psychology Ian M.

The College of Community and Public Affairs (CCPA) Dissertation Research Awards support doctoral candidates conducting high-quality research that advances scholarship in disciplines aligned with the College’s mission. Doctoral candidates who completed their proposal defenses were eligible to apply for funding for the summer and fall 2026 semesters. The CCPA Dean’s office awards funding based on the merit of each application. Learn more about this year's dissertation award recipients.

At the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SOPPS), the end of an era has arrived — for the first time in the school’s history, a founding program chair, KarenBeth H. Bohan, will retire this year. “I came to Binghamton as the founding chair for the pharmaceutical sciences department, and KarenBeth arrived as the founding chair for pharmacy practice,” said now-Dean Kanneboyina Nagaraju.

The Binghamton University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SOPPS) and Hackensack Meridian Health (opens in a new window)(HMH) continue to advance an enduring partnership with the addition of the third PGY2 ambulatory care resident to the program, Sabina Kapkayeva. "Sabina is a highly motivated individual with a strong commitment to patient-centered care and improving patient outcomes.