Katie Liu

1 week ago | binghamton.edu | Katie Liu

Kids seem to pick up new languages faster than adults, which might feel especially grating after wrestling through another Duolingo lesson. But is there a different way to promote language learning in adults? This is one of the central questions of Sung-Joo Lim’s work funded by a new National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER grant, which could eventually tap into a new pathway toward greater brain plasticity. “That’s the funny thing about adults.

1 month ago | binghamton.edu | Katie Liu

Senior scientist Anju Sharma took first prize in the Visualizing the Unseen category and Best in Show at this year’s Art of Science competition for her artwork detailing the intricate arches and cavities inside a conch shell. Sharma, who works at the S3IP Center of Excellence, accomplished this without so much as chipping or slicing the shell. Instead, she used a machine called the Xradia Versa 620 X-ray microscope, located in the Analytical & Diagnostics Laboratory.

1 month ago | binghamton.edu | Katie Liu

Binghamton kicked off its annual Research Days events with the SUNY Undergraduate Research Conference (SURC) on Monday, April 28, welcoming almost 400 students and faculty mentors from across the SUNY school system. The day included student presentations, lab tours, career development sessions and a graduate school fair with representatives from institutions such as Cornell University, Brookhaven National Laboratory, SUNY Plattsburgh and Binghamton.

1 month ago | binghamton.edu | Katie Liu

The day the National Science Foundation announced the winners of its prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) awards, Binghamton senior Eric Talbott had no idea it was happening. Not until he randomly woke up, hours before the sun rose, to check his phone, only to see a message saying the results had been released.

2 months ago | binghamton.edu | Katie Liu

The scientific process doesn’t simply yield answers or breakthroughs, but also some stunning sights along the way. Nowhere is this more evident than in Binghamton University’s annual Art of Science competition. This year, more than 30 researchers, professors, staff and students from around campus submitted evidence capturing the artistry of their work — both visible and invisible to the naked eye.