Climate Report
Professor Michael Rawlins, Manager of the Climate System Research Center at the University of Massachusetts, discusses the recently-released Federal National Climate Assessment Report, which foresees...
View ArticleWeb Exclusive: Women in Politics
Massachusetts may be a Democratic state but it still struggles to elect women to state office. That's according to research and an article done by Linda Killian for The Daily Beast. It's never had a...
View ArticleComing Up Wednesday, November 5
Post-Election Recap: Prof. Jerold Duquette recaps last night’s election. Veterans Coming Home: Student Veteran Resource Center at UMass: Kelly Gray and Col. David Vacchi discuss the services and help...
View ArticleVeterans Coming Home: Student Veteran Resource Center at UMass
Kelly Gray, Ed.D., Associate Dean of Students for Student Life at UMass/Amherst and Col. David Vacchi, US Army (Retired) , Graduate Assistant for the Dean of Students and Coordinator of the Student...
View ArticleComing Up Monday, December 1
Electric Rate Hikes: Nancy Cahalen of the Better Business Bureau of Central New England discusses electric supply companies actively going door to door to recruit new customers. Brain Disease Book...
View ArticleBrain Disease Book Author
Harvard Medical School Professor Allan Ropper, MD and University of Massachusetts Amherst Professor Brian David Burrell discuss their book, "Reaching Down the Rabbit Hole: A Renowned Neurologist...
View ArticleComing Up Monday, February 23
Du Bois in our Time: A CP Special This Connecting Point Special features a screening of the film DuBois in Our Time. Prior to the screening, the Executive Producer for the film Loretta Yarlow talks...
View ArticleDu Bois in our Time: A CP Special
This Connecting Point Special features a screening of the film DuBois in Our Time. Prior to the screening, the Executive Producer for the film Loretta Yarlow talks with Connecting Point’s Jim Madigan....
View ArticleComing Up Wednesday, March 11
American Civil Liberties Union Atty. Bill Newman: Attorney Bill Newman discusses his book about the Vietnam War era, "When the War Came Home," & the need for improved Police-Community Relations in...
View ArticlePakistan
Prof. Mike Hannahan, Director of Civic Initiative at the UMass Donahue Institute, and Amherst High School Social Studies teacher Samantha Camera discuss their recent trip to Pakistan as part of the...
View ArticleUMass Amherst Music Festival Honoring Bach
Professor Roberta Marvin, Professor Erinn Knyt, and Senior Lecturer William Hite from the University of Massachusetts Amherst discuss the upcoming music festival on campus honoring ... The post UMass...
View ArticleResearching the Connecticut River Flooding
Western New Englanders know the importance of rivers. Parks run alongside them, bridges cross them, farms flourish in the rich soil near their banks. But ... The post Researching the Connecticut River...
View ArticleUMass Institute for Applied Life Sciences Grants for Massachusetts Businesses
The UMass Institute for Applied Life Sciences is a rarity in western Massachusetts: it’s a $150 million facility where education and industry work, sometimes in ... The post UMass Institute for Applied...
View ArticleIran Nuclear Deal Withdrawal with UMass Amherst’s David Mednicoff
On Tuesday, President Trump said the United States will withdraw from the Iran Nuclear Deal and re-impose sanctions on Iran. President Trump first floated the ... The post Iran Nuclear Deal Withdrawal...
View ArticleMassachusetts Higher Education Commissioner Dr. Carlos Santiago
Massachusetts Higher Education Commissioner Dr. Carlos Santiago is concerned that the abrupt closure of Mount Ida College in Dedham is part of a larger trend ... The post Massachusetts Higher Education...
View ArticleUnderstanding the FCC Repeal of Net Neutrality Rules
Net neutrality has been making headlines, as Federal Communications Commission’s repeal of net neutrality rules goes into full effect in July. Those changes mean that ... The post Understanding the FCC...
View ArticleUMass Amherst Beast Cam Builds a Digital Noah’s Ark
According to the World Wildlife Federation, at least 10,000 different species are driven to extinction by man-made causes each year. The Beast Cam, new type ... The post UMass Amherst Beast Cam Builds...
View ArticleHow Screen Time Affects Child Brain Development and Health
The National Institute of Health’s Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study is the largest long-term study of brain development and child health in the United ... The post How Screen Time...
View ArticleThe Role of NATO with UMass Amherst Prof. Paul Musgrave
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization—or NATO—is made up of twenty-nine member countries, including the United States. But what caused the formation of this nearly 70-year-old ... The post The Role of...
View ArticleDefunding ICE with UMass Amherst Prof. Rebecca Hamlin
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, also known as ICE, has come under fire recently with some Democrats—including Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative James McGovern—calling to...
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