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...

How many days in February?

U-Mass Psychology Prof. Susan Krauss Whitbourne will discuss some interesting implications of being a “Leaper” — a person born on Feb. 29 — Leap Year Day....

That’s not a candle…It’s wax with a string inside

There will always be a wild and unpredictable quality to creativity and invention, says Anthony McCaffrey, a cognitive psychology researcher at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, because an “Aha moment” is rare and reaching it means overcoming formidable mental...

Job Study

Martin Romitti, PhD, Director, Economic and Policy Research — UMass-Donahue Institute in hadley discusses their recent study that found more than 200,000 jobs available in Massachusetts last...

Cyber Terrorism

University of Massachusetts Prof. Emery Berger discusses the danger of cyber terror attacks against the United States. Prof. Beger is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at UMass. His research focuses on systems that transparently improve...

Healthy Eating with Apps

For most, it’s relatively easy to eat healthy food when you’re at home and have the time to shop and plan a meal, but how about when you are out and about? Continuing with our series on Winter Wellness, UMass Chef Simon Stevenson takes a look at how you can use...

Information Security Board

University of Massachusetts Computer Science Professor Kevin Fu will discuss his recent appointment to serve on the National Institute of Standards and Technology Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board. The panel advises the Federal Government on...

Umass Dining: Community Spirit

In our ongoing Community Spirit showcase, Chef Simon Stevenson interviews Garett DiStefano (Director of Residential Dining Services) and Van Sullivan (Assistant Retail Dining Manager) of UMass Amherst Dining Services to talk about how the Amherst campus opened up...

Clean Energy Connections

Clean Energy Connections – Building on Success is the region’s premier forum for cleanteach business-development information and networking. The event convenes business owners, entrepreneurs, financiers, educators, career seekers, community leaders, and public...

Umass Football Program

UMass/Amherst Athletic Director John McCutcheon discusses decision to upgrade UMass football program. The University of Massachusetts football program will be moving up from the Football Championship Subdivision (the FCS – formerly Division 1-AA) to the Football Bowl...

Tornado Science

Prof. Brenda Phillips, Associate Director of CASA (Engineering Research Center for Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere) at the University of Massachusetts/Amherst discuss the work being done by the department. They are researching new and better ways to...