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INSIDE BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY

Interim President Magrath connects with community
Interim President C. Peter Magrath spoke to the Binghamton University Forum on July 22, before answering a number of questions. His opening remarks addressed a number of issues, including what it’s like to return to Binghamton University after 36 years.

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A night to salute leadership: Forum dinner honors DeFleur
Held for the first time in the Events Center to accommodate the crowd of 320, the Binghamton University Forum annual dinner on June 12 was a time of reflection as well as a time of celebration of the nearly 20-year tenure of President Lois B. DeFleur.

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Lynn named distinguished professor
Psychology professor Steven Jay Lynn has been promoted to distinguished professor, a tenured University ranking conferred by the SUNY Board of Trustees and the highest academic rank within SUNY.

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$1.4M grant to boost interdisciplinary research
Binghamton University has been awarded a four-year, $1.4 million grant by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) to fund undergraduate interdisciplinary research opportunities around the theme of solving problems in the life sciences. HHMI is a nonprofit medical research organization that ranks as one of the nation’s largest philanthropies.

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Humanities institute names 17 fellows
Seventeen faculty members, graduate students and undergraduate students have been named as inaugural fellows for The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH).

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Professor discusses infectious diseases
Infectious diseases have become “property of a population,” thanks to the interactions of community members who can take easier short-term and long-term trips, J. Koji Lum told the Binghamton University Forum on May 20.

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ISCL conference focuses on building community
From the moment the 12th annual Institute for Student-Centered Learning began, participants were engaged and building a community — exactly what this year’s ISCL was focused on: “Building Communities Inside Your Classroom and Beyond.”

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