Is FOMO driving our need to overshare?
Jill Webb, Contributor
November 10, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Showcase, Technology, Voices
There’s no denying that millennials are phone addicts; we all know that. But why do we check our phones so much, even when no one is texting us?
W.E.B. Du Bois Library takes on the digital age
Meghan Parsons, Contributor
October 20, 2017
Filed under Broadcast News, Campus, Showcase, Student Life, Technology, Uncategorized, WireTV
A library without books was once unthinkable, now it seems inevitable. Amherst Wire’s Meghan Parsons explains how college libraries adapt to the digital age.
Gov. Baker awards grants to UMass researchers for ‘smart band-aids’
Bryan Bowman, Senior Reporter
October 10, 2017
Filed under Campus, Current Affairs, Showcase, Technology
Gov. Charlie Baker awarded University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers a $500,000 grant on Friday for the development of flexible, wearable electronics, or “smart band-aids.”
‘Blade Runner’: A revisit before 2049
Kevin Rogers, Contributor
October 9, 2017
Filed under Entertainment, Showcase, Technology, TV/Movies
Let the ominous noir world of this cyberpunk film consume you.
Amherst Wire 360: The new Design Building
Matthew Saburo Hachisu, Contributor
March 7, 2017
Filed under Campus, Current Affairs, Multimedia, Showcase, Technology
A new Design Building on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst officially opened last week.
LoveTap: Relationship analyzed, relationship improved
Rachel Ayotte, Lifestyle Editor
March 7, 2017
Filed under Lifestyle, Showcase, Technology
An app designed to analyze your texts, so you don't have to.
WATCH: UMass ROTC hosts cyber warfare expert
Jon Decker, Writer
February 16, 2017
Filed under Campus, Current Affairs, Showcase, Technology
The UMass ROTC Minuteman Battalion saw a new light shined on the new and growing battle ground of cyberspace by Andre Golden, a force integration specialist of the U.S. Army’s new cyber division.
From UMass to Silicon Valley: An interview with ‘Everipedia’ founders
Bryan Bowman, Campus News Editor
December 7, 2016
Filed under Campus, Profiles, Showcase, Technology
Just four months after graduating from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Dave Liebowitz left his home in Northern New Jersey and ventured some 3,000 miles to Los Angeles in pursuit of his dream job.
A look at technology in Amherst and Springfield high schools
Devin Thompson, Contributor
November 3, 2016
Filed under Around the Valley, Features, Showcase, Student Life, Technology
Twenty-five miles apart, but worlds away.
UMass students launch their own businesses
Nicole DeFeudis, Contributor
November 2, 2016
Filed under Campus, Technology, Uncategorized
UMass students have created their own businesses, supplying product like a speaker that can be carried like a suitcase, a bottle of liquid energy and a belt that lasts a lifetime.
New buildings on campus reflect changing academic styles
Julie Shamgochian, Managing Editor
November 1, 2016
Filed under Campus, Features, Showcase, Student Life, Technology
The Design Building, South College, Physical Sciences Building and Isenberg Business Innovation Hub are very different learning spaces. What's inside?
Cymbal: The app where music talks
Jordan Allen, Entertainment Editor
October 7, 2016
Filed under Entertainment, Music, Showcase, Technology
"Cymbal is about expressing yourself musically, and finding like-minded people who you can learn from and who will expand your musical taste."
Brian Choquet, Photo Editor
You could say Hulu is the odd stepchild of the three prominent video streaming services.
808s and Ankle Breaks Podcast: Episode 20
Sifa Kasongo, Editor
Two young women explain how the Israeli-Palestinian conflict affects their lives every day.
