Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling

Jim Madigan interviews Arthur Friedman, PhD, LICSW MPGS of the Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling to preview their June 1 “Massachusetts Problem Gambling Symposium” at UMas Amherst. The symposium will  consider whether Western Massachusetts is...

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....

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...

UMass Climatologist

UMass Climatologist Michael Rawlins discusses the recent unusual weather, with a warmer than normal winter and spring, and what it all may mean. Michael Rawlin at...

UMass Permaculture Garden

Ryan Harb, Sustainability Manager for UMass Dining Services and UMass Student Josefine Nowitz will discuss their recent national award and trip to Washington DC in connection with the Permaculture garden they created which provided 1,000 pounds of produce served in...

Howard Ziff Tribute

Howard Ziff founded the UMASS Journalism Dept in 1971. He was also the host of the long time running program on WGBY “Hollywood Classics” Howard passed away on April 10 at the age of 81. Producer Dave Fraser shares some of the memories of this highly respected...

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...

Anti-Bullying Activist

UMass Electrical Engineering and Computer Science major Krysten Moore is an anti-bullying activist after being a bullying victim in her younger years. She’s also Miss Bergen County New Jersey and a contestant for Miss New Jersey in June. A win there puts her in...

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...