MASSACHUSETTS

Robert Johnson, the 6th president of the university located in Springfield is departing effective August 1.

There are days when the demand for electricity falls at midday and then rises through the evening and into the night. Grid operator, ISO New England, points out that when you look at charts of those days, it sort of looks like the profile of a duck. So, they call these days "duck curve days."

We learn how to celebrate authenticity with this weekend's Hampshire Pride and the Rainbow Players Theater and discover life on planets far, far away with Mr. Universe.

Federal immigration officials have restored the legal status of 13 UMass Amherst international students. Earlier this month they were told they had to leave the country.

Most of a multi-year, $1 million federal grant to address asthma in western Massachusetts was terminated on Friday, effective immediately, according to the Healey administration.

We hear about the healing powers of storytelling with the Truth Tellers Theater, hear live music from band Escaper and take our latest Thunderdome to Provisions.

Catholics around the world await the naming of the next leader of the Catholic church following the death Monday of Pope Francis. At St. Michael's Cathedral in Springfield, Mass., several parishioners spoke fondly of him and what they hope in the next supreme pontiff.

We learn about this weekend's Poetry Carnival at Bombyx with Brother's Keeper Poetry Ensemble and learn about migrating birds with UMass professor Nathan Senner.

Competitive alpine skiing mother-daughter duo and their complex relationship is at the center of Mass. author Megan Tady's novel "Bluebird Day."

The second year team “Discovery Polybotz” from the Discovery Polytech High School in Springfield, has entered the robotics world with the pedal to the metal, quickly making a name for themselves.