Friday, September 28, 2012

COSTEP Massachusetts announces the launch of website

COSTEP (Coordinated Statewide Emergency Preparedness) Massachusetts is proud to announce the launch of the organization’s website http://www.mass.gov/mblc/costepma. Aimed at both the cultural and emergency management communities, the website provides immediate access to assistance and resources for emergency mitigation, planning, response, and recovery.

The mission of COSTEP Massachusetts is to build and foster a statewide disaster preparedness planning process that serves the cultural and emergency management communities and addresses disaster prevention,
preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation. The process will ensure an ongoing dialogue that promotes
mutual understanding and coordination between these communities.

For more information contact:
Gregor Trinkaus-Randall, Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners
gregor.trinkaus-randall@state.ma.us
Michael Comeau, Massachusetts Archives
michael.comeau@sec.state.ma.us

How the Hippies Saved Physics: Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival



 How the Hippies Saved Physics: Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival: Sunday, October 14, 2-4 pm, Friends of the UMass Amherst Libraries 14th Annual Fall Reception, Science and Engineering Library, Lederle Lowrise, Floor 2, UMass Amherst.  The keynote speaker, David Kaiser is Germeshausen Professor of the History of Science and Department Head of MIT’s Program in Science, Technology, and Society, and a Senior Lecturer in MIT's Department of Physics.  Program at 2:30 pm, refreshments, free and open to the public.  Reservations are appreciated.  To RSVP, call (413) 545-3974 or email friends@library.umass.edu.  More info: http://bit.ly/fallrecep2012.