Amherst Video and Articles

Court for 14 arrested after Super Bowl

07 Feb 2012

BELCHERTOWN, Mass. - Fourteen people arrested during a post-Super Bowl disturbance at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst are expected in court to face charges including disorderly conduct and failure to disperse. ...

14 arrested at UMass after Super Bowl

06 Feb 2012

A spokesman for the University of Massachusetts in Amherst says 14 people have been arrested after police in riot gear were forced to disperse hundreds of students when the Patriots lost… ...

Pats fans react to Super Bowl loss

05 Feb 2012

…Boston had little to do as fans quietly mourned their team's Super Bowl loss Sunday night, but 14 people were arrested across the state at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst when police in riot gear dispersed a rambunctious crowd. ...

Girl was stuck in vending machine

27 Jan 2012

AMHERST, Mass. — The Amherst Fire Department is reporting an unusual rescue. A student got her arm stuck in a vending machine. ...

Transportation grants to help campuses

18 Jan 2012

…Technology and Harvard University, both in Cambridge; the University of Connecticut in Storrs; University of Massachusetts-Amherst; and the University of Maine in Orono. The centers and universities work with each other and federal agencies on research… ...

Williams leads UMass past Saint Joseph's

15 Jan 2012

AMHERST - Chaz Williams scored 22 points and dished out seven assists and Massachusetts overcame a 17-point deficit to beat Saint Joseph's 71-62 on Saturday. ...

Brand Removes Wedding Ring on Video

11 Jan 2012

…The tour, titled "Keeping it Simple," was held on college campuses, including Eastern Michigan University and UMASS Amherst. Brand officially filed for divorce from Perry on Dec. 30. Perry recently made the announcement that she would not be attending… ...

Candidates continue anti-Romney messages

07 Jan 2012

…Santorum is also claiming to be the Conservative alternative to Romney. The former Pennsylvania Congressman held a rally in Amherst on Saturday as he hopes to continue the success he had in the Iowa caucuses. However, it’s Ron Paul that polls are putting… ...

Gingrich Ramps Up Anti-Romney Message

07 Jan 2012

…Hampshire with a host of local meet-and-greets with primary voters. On Saturday, Santorum stood on a picnic table in Amherst, N.H., to address a crowd of about 300 people. "Make sure your vote Tuesday is in line with how you live here in New… ...

UMass Amherst student attacked

13 Dec 2011

AMHERST – UMass Amherst students are on edge after a female student was allegedly attacked while walking on campus. ...

UMass. campus on alert after attack

12 Dec 2011

AMHERST - A female student at the Univ. of Massachusetts at Amherst was allegedly attacked while walking alone on the academic mall on campus, police said. ...

Gov. returns after trade mission

11 Dec 2011

…announced an agreement designed to forge closer links between agricultural researchers at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and their Brazilian counterparts. He also joined officials from Massachusetts-based EMC Corporation for the groundbreaking… ...

Brazil agricultural research deal OKed

05 Dec 2011

Agricultural researchers at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst are strengthening ties with their Brazilian counterparts as part of an agreement announced by Gov. Deval Patrick. ...

New UMass tuna research center opens

02 Dec 2011

…a renovated waterfront building that's been unused for years is a partnership between the University of Massachusetts in Amherst and the state Division of Marine Fisheries. Director Molly Lutcavage says by using satellite tagging technology, scientists… ...

Renowned evolutionary biologist dies

23 Nov 2011

AMHERST - Evolutionary biologist, author and National Medal of Science winner Lynn Margulis has died. ...

UMass fires football coach

21 Nov 2011

AMHERST, Mass. -- Massachusetts has fired football coach Kevin Morris. Athletics director John McCutcheon announced in a statement Monday that Morris had been released from his contract after a 15-16 record in three seasons as head coach of the Minutemen. ...

Barnstable police have an active weekend

21 Nov 2011

…of Centerville, John Mather, 22, or West Yarmouth, Robert Brown, 23, of South Yarmouth, and Fernando Santos, 23, of Amherst. Trooper John Hanafin arrested Chas E. Sexton, 22, after he recovered 14 grams of marijuana and a police-style ballistic… ...

Winter moths making a comeback?

20 Nov 2011

…moths has made for great conditions for their annual mating season. Dr. Joe Elkinton is a professor of Entomology at UMass. Amherst and has been studying Winter Moths for years. “About every other year, there's a peak in density. So last year, the… ...