Professor Ray Bradley on Global Warming

  UMass Professor Ray Bradley, Director of the Climate Systems Research Center discusses his views on global warming as a key factor leading to the recent severe storms in the region. UMasss Climate Systems Research Center        ...

Chowder Book Author

Robert S. Cox, Head of Special Collections & University Archives and Adj. Professor of History at UMass Amherst, has written two books on traditional New England food. The first was about Clam Chowder and his second recently completed book is about Cranberries....

Food For Thought with Simon Stevenson

Chef Simon Stevenson takes a trip to Cold Spring Orchard in Belchertown for some apple picking, and then goes into the kitchen to show us how to make his special hot mulled cider, just in time for those cold fall and winter evenings! Recipe: Simon Stevenson’s...

Election Night Recap

UMass Amherst Political Science Professor Mike Hannahan and Central Connecticut State University Political Science Professor Jerold Duquette join Jim Madigan in-studio to discuss the results of the 2012...

Sleep Research

UMass Amherst Neuroscientist Professor Rebecca Spencer discusses her research on sleep in older adults and how it provides information for treatment of memory...

Election Night Preview

UMass Amherst Political Science Professor Mike Hannahan and Central Connecticut State University Poltical Science Professor Jerold Duquette join Jim Madigan in studio to discuss their expected outcomes for Election Night...

UMass Exit Polling

UMass Amherst political science Professor Brian Shaffner and students discuss the statewide exit polling they will be conducting and providing to major media outlets on Election Day (Tuesday, November 6). UMass...

Dorm Violence

Kim Gandy, President & CEO  of the National Network to End Domestic Violence and former President of NOW joins us to discuss domestic violence, including the recent reports of rape at UMass & Amherst College. While there are so many good causes, rarely will...

Climatologist Michael Rawlins

Climatologist & UMass Professor Michael Rawlins discusses reports that first 8 months of 2012 were the hottest on record. Is this due to global warming or just a natural weather cycle?   Professor Rawlins...

Simon Stevenson

Simon Stevenson visits the UMass Research & Education farm in South Deerfield to talk with Ruth Hazzarda and Amanda Brown about UMass’s Student Farming Enterprise. The year-long course covers crop planning in the spring semester, growing crops in summer semester,...

University of Massachusetts President

On January 13, 2011, Robert L. Caret was elected President of the five-campus, 68,000 -student University of Massachusetts system. President Caret sits down with Jim Madigan to discuss his plans for the UMass System, ranked as the 19th best university in the world in...