Binghamton researcher Burrell Montz hopes to help coastal regions better withstand devastating winds and flooding by shaking up established thinking about building practices and land use.
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Two University initiatives highlight entrepreneurship
A pair of University initiatives are bringing entrepreneurship to the academic forefront: Entrepreneurship Across the Curriculum aimed at students and modeled after the successful Languages Across the Curriculum and a second initiative to help faculty members who are considering starting their own business.
The State University of New York is undergoing a strategic planning process. Chancellor Nancy Zimpher has completed phase I of the process -- her tour of the 64-campus system. Statewide conversations are underway.

University celebrates opening of Confucius Institute
Binghamton University will officially celebrate its latest global partnership, the Confucius Institute of Chinese Opera, in an opening celebration scheduled for 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, in the Anderson Center for the Performing Arts. The festivities, which are free and open to the public, will include an opera performance by a troupe from China’s prestigious National Academy of Chinese Theater Arts (NACTA).

