You put student research on the fast track
Awards recognize and support innovative work
黑料视频 offers students opportunities to advance pioneering research, even as soon as their first year on campus. One way it celebrates that work is by presenting students with Undergraduate Research Awards made possible by Binghamton Fund donors.
Award recipient Thomas Avallone 鈥25, for example, investigated how the demand for
cheap clothing, or 鈥渇ast fashion,鈥 strains the environment, and how chemicals in clothing
could transfer into our bodies through our skin and affect our health.
The impact of his findings, and more research on this topic, could lead to important changes in clothing industry regulations and improve our ability to make informed decisions about the clothes we buy.
Next year, he鈥檒l begin medical school and working as a research assistant in the Neuro-ophthalmology Department at SUNY Upstate Medical University, studying retinal regeneration in mice.
鈥淚 am very grateful to attend a University that supports their undergraduate students in their research endeavors,鈥 he said. 鈥淚 am confident that many of my experiences at Binghamton have prepared me for medical school and beyond.鈥
Arthur O鈥橲ullivan 鈥24 received an award for a project inspired by his undergraduate studies in biology and in classical civilization. His research was an interdisciplinary effort to build on others鈥 previous findings about the antibiotic properties of narcissus and honey and explore modern approaches to ancient medicinal remedies.
In the fall, O鈥橲ullivan will be back at Binghamton to start the master鈥檚 program in biology and expand his research experience in new areas of microbiology. He said the award boosted his confidence as a researcher and pride in his work. He said, 鈥淩eceiving the award made my day.鈥