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Kevin Knobloch, President of the Union of Concerned Scientists, talks about his work with U.S. energy policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Knobloch visited UMass on April 28 to give a guest lecture to an environmental economics class.
For any aspiring Hollywood writer, receiving expert advice from someone who’s actually succeeded in Tinsel Town is a dream come true. UMass students and faculty were treated to that dream when Mark Wilding, the two-time Emmy nominated executive producer and lead writer of Grey’s Anatomy returned to UMass after 30 years and revealed the ins and outs of making it in Hollywood.
On April 15, UMass Student Action held a speak-out event to raise awareness about state cuts in funding for higher education.
Can we spend our way out of a bad economy? Six professors from UMass and Mt. Holyoke explore the costs, benefits and impacts of Obama’s $787 billion stimulus bill in this interactive video guide by AmherstWire.com.
“Do more with less” is Chancellor Robert Holub’s message to UMass faculty as he presents and outlines a campus reorganization plan to address the $46 million budget deficit that the campus will face in fiscal year 2010.
The story of Somalia is complex, disheartening and violent. It’s hard to imagine the atrocities occurring there daily. The brutality can seem unreal. But to Yasmine Farh, a Somali refugee living and studying at UMass to be a journalist, the almost 20-year-long civil war is never far from her heart and her mind.
Although straightforward in text, do students really understand their Fourth Amendment rights protecting them from unauthorized search and seizures? UMPD Deputy Chief Patrick Archibald, UMass junior Kelly Urquhart and Student Legal Services Attorney Charles DiMare share their views.
The CRC started up in 1990 with the goal of decriminalizing marijuana, making it the oldest student-run drug reform group in the country. After 19 years of campaigning and rallying, the group’s original objective was finally accomplished.
On Tuesday, Dec. 9, UMass students gathered to discuss the university budget cut at a town hall-style meeting hosted by SGA President Malcolm Chu and Student Trustee Lindsay McKluskey.
The story of Election Day 2008 at UMass Amherst.
