Public Affairs

From their Minds to the Marketplace

Prof.Glenn Vallee, PhD and students Colby Conant, Thomas McLeod and Nathan Kuzmeski from the Product Innovation & Development Class at Western New England University will discuss and display some of the new products they’ve come up with and the business and...

Afghanistan Trip

Jim Madigan will interview Ken Furst of Wilbraham, past President of the World Affairs Council of Western Massachusetts. Furst will discuss his recent trip to Afghanistan where he met with the US Ambassador, the commander of U.S. military forces, and with Afghan...

CISA Local Meat Farming

Do you know where your meat is coming from? Join us as we travel to Wheel-View farm in Shelburne, MA where they raise grass-fed beef and breeding stock from their primarily Belted Galloway herd. Their farm is more humane toward the animals, environmentally friendly...

Mock Trial

Teacher/coach Gary Huggett and students Noah Loving, Gabriella Magnani and Hannah Matthews from the Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter School Mock Trial team discuss their win at the state-wide competition for the second year running and their preparations for the...

Hampshire College President

Jonathan Lash, an internationally recognized expert on practical solutions to global sustainability and development challenges, will be formally inaugurated as  President of Hampshire College on April 27th.  Jim Madigan will interview President Lash for the entire...

Robotic Team

Instructor Eric Duda, Junior students Bernadette Dineen and Kyle Lussier,and senior Jacob Moriarty and 2 robots from Pathfinder Regional Vocational/Technical H.S. in Palmer will discuss their double-victory at the recent state Robotics Championship competition....

Holocaust Remembrance Day

Jeffrey Rembrandt, Assistant Executive Director of the Springfield Jewish Community Center, will discuss the event scheduled for Wednesday,  April 18 to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day. Springfield Jewish Community...

The State We’re In: The House Budget

State Representative Stephen Kulik (D) – Worthington and the 1stFranklin District  & Vice Chair of  the House Way s& Means Committee, will discuss the just-released House version of the FY 2013 state budget and ongoing differences between the Governor and the...

St. Michaels School Plan

Students from St. Michael’s Academy Middle School in Springfield will display and discuss their award-winning design for a school –in an ironic twist; their school was badly damaged by the June 1 tornado. St. Michael’s...

Braess Paradox, and How it Impacts Our World

UMass Professor Anna Nagurney is an expert in transportation systems. She speaks with Carrie Saldo about the Braess Paradox, which she also discusses as part of the PBS Program America Revealed (airing April 11). Nagurney is also Director of the Virtual Center for...

Western MA Medical Reserve Corps

Kathleen Conley Norbut and Bob Klupa, volunteers with the City of Springfield Health & Human Services MRC unit, will discuss the work of the Western Mass Medical Reserve Corps.,  which responds to emergency situations in the region — including the recent...