Jane E. Fountain: Public Policy Leader Focuses on Science, Technology and Society Initiative
Among the outstanding new faculty who joined the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) at UMass Amherst in 2005 is Jane E. Fountain... Read more…

$100K Donner Grant Promotes Development of Peace Researchers and Practitioners
"Give Peace a Chance" is much more than a slogan in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at UMass Amherst. In 2002 a $2.5 million anonymous gift and $500,000 in start-up funds created the Psychology of Peace and the Prevention of Violence Program. And now, a $100,000 grant from the William H. Donner Foundation will help assure that this unique doctoral program—the only one in the country—attains its academic, research and intervention objectives. Read more…

PERI Publishes Decent Work in America Report
The Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) last fall released "Decent Work in America," a report that includes the first index ever to rank all 50 states and the District of Columbia in terms of their climates for workers. Read more…

Family Research Scholars Chosen
Four faculty from the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences have been named Family Research Scholars by the Center for Research on Families (CRF). Jill McCorkel, assistant professor of Sociology; Elizabeth Harvey, associate professor of Psychology; Leda Cooks, associate professor of Communication; and Julie Hemment, assistant professor of Anthropology, were chosen as scholars for the 2005-06 academic year. Read more…