The dancing engineer

Senior Katie Leenig embraces the Watson idea of combining interests in science and the arts As seen on Binghamton.edu on May 18, 2016 (Video) She is an engineer with Broadway aspirations. Artistically, Katie Leenig belted out a powerful interpretation of Wendla in Binghamton University’s fall 2015 musical Spring Awakening. Academically, her systems science and industrial…

Reflecting change

The women’s basketball program has turned around in terms of wins and losses, but the key is how the team reflects its head coach Linda Cimino As seen in Fall Edition of Binghamton University Alumni Magazine There were two reflections of Linda Cimino in the West Gym as the Binghamton University women’s basketball team went…

Hiding in plain sight

As seen in Binghamton University magazine Networks can help answer “what’s next?” The concept of a “network” is deceptively simple and incredibly vital to life as we know it. “Without networks, we don’t exist,” says Hiroki Sayama, associate professor in the Department of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering (SSIE). Sayama’s primary research focus is complex…

Your smartwatch is giving away your ATM PIN

As seen on Binghamton.edu on July 6, 2016 Also appeared in USA Today, Phys.org, TechCrunch.com, and in India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Germany, United Kingdom, Japan, Jordan, etc. BINGHAMTON, NY – Wearable devices can give away your passwords, according to new research. In the paper “Friend or Foe?: Your Wearable Devices Reveal Your Personal PIN” scientists from…

Not just a public water problem

Binghamton University alumnae heads study of contaminated private well water As seen on Binghamton.edu on April 22, 2016 For some, the water coming out of the kitchen tap is poisoned. Contamination problems in public water supplies in Flint, Mich. and Hoosick Falls, N.Y. may not be alone. According to a recent study from a Binghamton…

The Tom Wopat as The Will Rogers

As seen on FingerLakesMTF.com/blog on Sept. 5, 2014 (with photos, video) —– When he rolls up it is in a big black Ford Bronco and not the General Lee. Tom Wopat is a good old boy though. Wopat, who played Luke Duke in the cult 80s classic The Dukes of Hazzard, grilled ribs and chicken…