Clips from UMass Amherst, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Tufts Medical Center and Outreach360.com.
Nature, heal thyself There was a time when shoreline protection often meant installing hard structures such as bulkheads or riprap to armor the coast against erosion and rising sea levels. But since the early 1980s, a “softer” approach – called “living shorelines” – has been transforming the conservation of these important natural areas by allowing the coast to heal itself. Read more…
You booze you lose (money) Mobs of college kids flood the streets on a Friday night, dispersing from the bars in Amherst Center. You spent about 25 dollars on drinks for the night as you start to head back home. Fellow college kids stumble to your left and to your right as flashing lights and piercing sirens wiz by you, amplifying the chaos and unpredictability of a regular night out. So you spent 25 dollars, but is that all the night costs you? Read more…
A place they call home Bundled in layers of blankets and jackets, a few dozen men and one woman gathered outside the basement of the First Baptist Chuch on aWednesday night at 8:30. Their silhouettes illuminated under the single light that shined down on them as they breathed warmth into their cupped hands. Read more…
Climate change in the Bay State: A look beyond the headline with Marc Pacheco Standing before a packed classroom of students, professors and scientists at UMass Amherst on a Monday afternoon, State Sen. Marc R. Pacheco, D-Taunton, used PowerPoint, personal anecdotes and casual conversation to lead a discussion on climate change in Massachusetts. Read more…
UPC to declare UMass’s Best Dance Crew this Thursday This Thursday at the Fine Arts Center, four student crews will square off in hopes of becoming the University of Massachusetts’ Best Dance Crew. The University Programming Council will be hosting the “UMass Best Dance Crew” event for the fourth year. Read more…
Opportunity after the storm Martha Naley isn’t looking for perfect projects – just the right ones. “Perfect is the enemy of good as the saying goes,” she says. “If you’re waiting for the perfect project, you’re going to miss the good ones.” Naley has worked as a biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for more than three decades, spending time in California, Washington D.C, and Massachusetts. Read more…
I left my heart in Jinotega I took a step outside, turned towards the sun, held out my arms, closed my eyes and fully embraced a quick moment of warmth. I opened my eyes; the overwhelming morning light made me squint and I wished I had remembered my sunglasses. The sun shines bright over the small town of Jinotega. Read more…
BRITTANY BOWKER 