Last Thursday, the Study of Women and Gender and Engineering Departments hosted a forum on diversity in the construction force. At the “Only 3% Are Women?! A Forum on Diversifying the Construction Workforce” talk on Feb. 15, panelists and representatives of the administration discussed the necessity of a more diverse representation of women and people of color in the construction industry.
Posts published in “News”
With Airbnb’s rising popularity, residents of Northampton and the Pioneer Valley are weary of the effect that the industry will have on local businesses.
The opioid epidemic resulted in the direct and indirect deaths of 30,000 lives in 2015 in the U.S., according to the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM). This number has continued to rise rapidly.
Cape Town is set to run out of water in June.
Responding to the Las Vegas shooting and other mass shootings in the United States, the state of Massachusetts has recently banned the sale of bump stocks. The ban removes bump stocks from stores and prevents their private use within the state.
Dr. Amina Wadud spoke at Smith College on Feb. 7, 2018 as part of the Lewis Center for Global Studies’ Annual Conference. This year’s conference featured guests to speak on the topic of “Contemporary Women in Islam: Politics and Identity.”
A violent riot broke out on the University of Massachusetts at Amherst’s campus after the New England Patriots lost to the Philadelphia Eagles at the Super Bowl on the night of Feb. 4, 2018.
In a bill working through the Massachusetts Statehouse lies $43.8 million for various infrastructure projects in Northampton.
In a bill working through the Massachusetts Statehouse lies $43.8 million for various infrastructure projects in Northampton.
A violent riot broke out on the University of Massachusetts at Amherst’s campus after the New England Patriots lost to the Philadelphia Eagles at the Super Bowl on the night of Feb. 4, 2018.