SCIENCE

We kick off the spooky season with a new film series at Images Cinema, discuss feeding the community with the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, and explore volcanoes on the moon with Mr. Universe.

A biomedical engineering professor at UMass Amherst is leading a study to help find biomarkers for the cognitive disease, long before dementia sets in.

We look to the night sky with local star-gazing organization Arunah Hill, we learn how The Parlor Room Collective is expanding access to budding musicians, and review artist Osman Khan's exhibit at MASS MoCA with Mr. Universe.

We talk to Paul Killinger, director of education at TickReport, about how to deal with the tiny but mighty arachnids, ticks.

We learn about the upcoming RPM Fest with founder and organizer Brian Westbrook, chat with proprietor Sean Mitchell about his new event space, Jupiter Club, and talk about black holes neither big nor small with Mr. Universe.

Researchers found people exposed to police killings are less likely to seek out even basic services from government afterwards.

We chat with actual astronaut Cady Coleman about her new memoir, talk with the author behind NEPM Book Club's latest pick, "Fruit of the Dead," and explore New England with NEPM's new travel guide.

We share some live music from Philly-based band Snacktime at the Green River Festival, we try some pizza at Roberto's Pizza in Sheffield, and chat with Mr. Universe about galaxies far, far away.

We chat with Supicha and Phil Hillenbrand of Thai Chili Food Truck about the growth of their business, hear from Winterpills for Live Music Friday before their sold out show at the Iron Horse, delve into bubbly reds at Tip Top Wine Shop, and learn about the odoriferous effects of asparagus with epidemiologist and UMass assistant professor Andrew Lover.

Lynne McLandsborough, a UMass Amherst professor, won an industry prize for proposing a new method to clean equipment for low-moisture foods, which could reduce salmonella and listeria outbreaks.