Habitat- Springfield Tornado Rebuilding

Martha Cutt, representative from Springfield Habitat for Humanity, will talk Habitat’s work rebuilding 4 Springfield homes destroyed in the June 1 tornado –and the resources they have to do additional repair projects in the city. Springfield Habitat for...

Under Sea Sounds

Professor Rodney Rountree, adjunct faculty member in the UMass Amherst department of Environmental Conservation, discusses his work recording and researching the sounds fish make and what we may be able to learn them. Prof. Rodney’s Fish Ecology homepage Prof....

Nurse/ Midwives in Massachusetts

Nurse-midwife Annie Heath from Cooley Dickinson Center for Midwifery Care of Northampton and patients Molly and Alex (and baby William) discuss changes in Massachusetts law allowing nurse-midwives to do more for patients and the experience of working with a...

The Notch Bunker

In 1957, the Strategic Air Command constructed a protective bunker to support the Combat Operational mission of the  Eighth Air Force Headquarters. Embedded in the Holyoke Mountain Range, this three-story hardened facility was capable of housing 350 personnel for a...

Internet Hacker Danger

UMass Professor Emery Berger discusses recent reports of internet hacking that could leave thousands of Americans with “infected” internet connections and lead to internet disconnection this July. How can you know if your computer is...

Emerald Ash Borer Beetle

UMass Extension entomologist Professor Robert Childs discusses the danger presented by the Emerald Ash Borer beetle, which is working its way eastward and threatening the large stock of ash trees in western Massachusetts – especially in Berkshire County. What...

The State We’re In: Jim Welch

State Senator Jim Welch (D) – West Springfield and the Hampden District will discuss the recently adopted 2013 House Budget and state finances, the  “Valor Act” to assist Massachusetts veterans and their families, and a bill he’s sponsoring to aid families of murder...

Geometric Origami

Western New England University Math Prof. Thomas Hull will display some of his award-winning origami creations and discuss how geometry, calculus, graph theory and combinatorics are all involved in what he makes. Western New England University’s Thomas Hull Honored at...

Westen Mass Knights Sled Hockey Team

Meet the Western Mass Knights, the adult sled hockey team based at Westfield’s Amelia Park Ice Arena.  For the last two years, the Knights have competed in the New England Sled Hockey Team and taken on challengers in charity games.  Producer Ray Laferriere and...

Skin Cancer Awareness

May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month and skin cancer survivor Meghan Rothschild discusses her own experience as well as what we all can and should do to protect ourselves from skin cancers. Skin Care Awareness...