LWVA has been invited to participate in a new program at the University of Massachusetts called UMass Women into Leadership by providing mentors for undergraduate female students in the program.
The League in Amherst
Superintendent Geryk to Speak on "State of the Schools"
December 20, 2014
Next in the LWVA series Amherst: How a Small Town Makes Big Things Happen.
GMO Talks by Professor Elizabeth Vierling
December 20, 2014
University of Massachusetts Professor Elizabeth Vierling presented two talks on GMOs sponsored by the LWV Amherst, on April 15 and November 20, 2014. She noted that people are concerned about GMOs and stressed that knowledge-based processes should be used to understand the risks and rewards of new technologies. A brief summary is presented here. More information is available on her website.