Nobel laureate visits BU, receives inaugural prize OCCT creates route to local farmers market

The temporary route will transport students to the market every Saturday for the rest of April.

Off Campus College Transport (OCCT) will provide service to the Broome County Regional Farmers Market on Saturdays throughout the rest of April.

support the long-term cultivation of a campus-wide culture where sustainability efforts are valued, recognized and easily accessible,” according to its website.

Student groups that sponsored the charter include the Food Co-Op, Zero Hour Binghamton, Students for Ethical Living and Food, the Binghamton Policy Project and the New York Public Interest Research Group.

was awarded the first-ever Nadia Rubaii Memorial Prize on Friday.

Maria Ressa, founder of the Philippines’ top digital news site Rappler, was honored as the inaugural recipient of the Nadia Rubaii Memorial Prize — created by Binghamton University’s

A 2021 Nobel Peace Prize laureate

Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention (I-GMAP). The award is given to individuals who best represent the work of Rubaii, I-GMAP’s late co-founder and codirector, and her commitment to human rights.

The route, established as a “special charter,” will allow campus shuttle vehicles owned by OCCT — Binghamton University’s student-run bus service — to operate outside its regularly serviced areas. Support for the charter originated with BU’s Sustainability Hub, a “physical and virtual space that … seeks to

Daniel Croce, chairman and chief financial officer of OCCT, the current vice president for finance and a junior majoring in business administration, provided background on the initiative.