Binghamton University to celebrate annual Research Days
BINGHAMTON, NY – Binghamton University will celebrate research, scholarship and creative activities during its annual Research Days, held April 8-13, on campus. These events are free and open to the public.
The theme for this year is Rethinking Research, and that will be the topic of an undergraduate panel at 12:45 p.m. Friday, April 12, in room 111 of the University Union. Students will reflect on what they expected when they got involved in research and what they found, both personally and professionally.
“For students, Research Days opens opportunities to present their work, maybe for the first time, and to begin to feel part of a community of people engaged in the creation of knowledge,” said Valerie Imbruce, director of the Undergraduate Research Center and the Office of External Scholarships, Fellowships and Awards.
Highlights of this weeklong program include a talk by NPR science reporter Richard Harris, campus-wide student poster sessions featuring more than 175 projects, the opening of a new Art of Science exhibit and a two-day conference focused on human rights research. The schedule includes the first-ever Ignite session in upstate New York, in which graduate students and post-docs will tell a rapid-fire story about their research in just five minutes. There will also be lab tours, lectures, workshops and other programs.
“Research Days gives people from all different parts of campus a chance to see what their colleagues are working on and to appreciate the depth and diversity of scholarship at Binghamton,” said Imbruce.
This year’s signature events include:
How I Write: David Sloan Wilson
4-5:30 p.m. April 8
Science Library, Room 212
The Writing Initiative’s How I Write series presents David Sloan Wilson, SUNY distinguished professor of biology and anthropology and president of the Evolution Institute, on the occasion of the publication of his new book, This View of Life (Pantheon).
Ignite Binghamton University
4-6 p.m. April 9
Undergrounds, University Union basement
Five-minute research talks by graduate students and postdocs.
NPR’s Richard Harris on the Need for Rigor in Research
7 p.m. April 10
Admissions Center, Room AM-189
Richard Harris, a science writer who has been reporting on NPR’s flagship news programs for more than 30 years, will give a talk, inspired by his most recent book, Rigor Mortis: How Sloppy Science Creates Worthless Cures, Crushes Hope, and Wastes Billions.
Art of Science Opening Reception
4-6 p.m. April 11
Innovative Technologies Complex, Center of Excellence Atrium
An exhibit of entries from Binghamton University’s third-annual Art of Science competition. Light refreshments will be served.
Campus-wide Student Poster Sessions
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 2-3:30 p.m. April 12
University Union, Mandela Room
Undergraduate and graduate students from all academic disciplines showcase their research.
Technologies of Human Rights Representation
9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. April 13
University Art Museum (Fine Arts Building, Rooms 179 and 213)
This SUNY Conversations in the Disciplines event will examine the moral parameters of human rights research, literary and historical dimensions of human rights, and the role of quantitative and technological methods of research.
Research Days are organized and sponsored by the Office of External Scholarships, Fellowships and Awards; Division of Academic Affairs; Center for Civic Engagement; College of Community and Public Affairs; Decker School of Nursing; Division of Research; The Graduate School; Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities; Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation; and McNair Scholars Program.
For a full schedule, visit https://research.binghamton.edu/events/researchdays/submittedevents.php.