Lying Online

Psychology Prof. Robert Feldman, Dean of the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences at UMass Amherst, will discuss his paper “Liar, Liar, Hard Drive on Fire: How Media Context Affects Lying Behavior” and his finding that people are more likely to lie in...

What to Expect with the Economy

Economist John Rogers, Assoc. Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness at American International College, looks at the economy. What can we expect in the months ahead? How will $4 or $5 a gallon gas impact the current, slow recovery? Why has the market soared...

Second Careers

A bad economy not only means people are out of work,  but also that people must return to school in order to survive and a second career. We visit the campuses of Springfield Technical Community College, Our Lady of the Elms College and Springfield College to talk...

The State We’re In: Nicholas Boldyga

State Representative Nicholas Boldyga ( R), Southwick and the 3rd Hampden District, will discuss the Governor’s proposal for taxes and fee increases in the Fiscal Year 2013 budget,  as well re-organization of the administration at the state’s community colleges. We’ll...

Adoption Psychology

Psychology Prof. Harold Grotevant, PhD U-Mass/Amherst and leader of the Rudd Adoption Research program,  is a leader in the psychology of adoption. His work looks at relationships in adoptive families. There will be a Mar. 30 conference at UMass on adoption during the...

Women and Philanthropy Preview

Katie Allan Zobel and Kristin Leutz of the Community Foundation of Western Mass. will preview some of the issues they will be discussing in their workshop at the Women in Philanthropy in Western Massachusetts biennial conference “Growing Philanthropy, New...

Smith College Bulb Show

The Spring Bulb Show, in the Lyman Conservatory at Smith College, is a fragrant harbinger of the season to come! About 20,000-30,000 visitors view more than 5,000 bulbs blooming simultaneously in this annual event, a long standing Smith College tradition. WGBY’s...

Super Tuesday Re-ax

ABC40/Fox6 political analyst and former Mass. State Senate Minority Leader Brian Lees will join Jim Madigan to discuss the results of the 10 Super Tuesday republican Presidential primaries and...

Consumer Protection

Northwestern District Attorney David Sullivan, Janice Garrett and Jan Healy from the Northwestern District Attorney’s Consumer Protection unit will join Jim Madigan to discuss scams that are being used every day to defraud consumers of millions of dollars....

Northampton Area Young Professionals

Kate Glynn, owner of ” A Child’s Garden” store in downtown Northampton, and Danny Kates, a Managing Associate with Mass Mutual –both members of the Northampton Area Young Professionals will discuss the activities and goals of that organization....