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U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand visited Binghamton University on Monday, highlighting a Department of Defense scholarship program, which offers college tuition to students who join the country’s cybersecurity workforce.

The move raises questions over whether the investment in the local battery hub will deliver the jobs and economic prosperity promised to the region.

Stenger said he has asked SUNY Chancellor John King to begin searching for a replacement, but that he will stay in the role until a new university president is appointed.

The Battery-NY facility provides manufacturers with equipment to test and build batteries. The technology is a key part of transitioning off of fossil fuels.

The Move Out Project, a local initiative that redistributes college students’ unwanted items, is trying to cut down on waste. Since 2021, volunteers say they have redistributed over 46,000 pounds of unwanted items.

A group of BU students called the “Divest from Death Coalition", set up about 20 tents on the university’s Peace Quad Wednesday night, after holding a rally earlier in the day. This comes as protests continue on college campuses across the country.

Students and organizers called for the university to divest financially and academically from Israeli institutions and corporations that manufacture weapons.

Binghamton University’s Harriet Tubman Center for Freedom and Equity officially opened the trail Tuesday.The center also unveiled the design for a new statue of Tubman to be placed next to the first marker on the trail alongside the Chenango River.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul traveled to Binghamton University Friday to outline what the Southern Tier region can expect in this year’s state budget.

The hub is one of ten projects across the country to win the award.