The Southern Poverty Law Center's Lecia Brooks addressed an audience of more than 100 tonight at UMass Amherst. Her talk, “The State of Hate and Extremism” was the featured event in the "Hate Has No Home at UMass" campaign.

Events highlights for this week: Lecia Brooks from the Southern Poverty Law Center speaks on "The State of Hate and Extremism," today at 5; 'On the Edge', with faculty musicians is tomorrow at 7:30; "Sleepless @ UMass" all afternoon Wednesday shows how changing your sleep can change your life; and UMass Theater previews the current season on Thursday at 5:30. See all events at https://www.umass.edu/events/calendar/2017-W40 and follow @EventsUMass https://twitter.com/eventsumass for daily updates.

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Hear Southern Poverty Law Center’s Lecia Brooks discuss “The State of Hate and Extremism” as part of the Hate Has No Home at UMass campaign on Monday, Oct. 2, from 5-7 p.m. in the Bernie Dallas Room in Goodell Hall. The event, which is free and open to the public, is part of a campaign reaffirming the university’s core values and its commitment to ensuring a safe and welcoming living and learning environment for every member of the campus community. The Southern Poverty Law Center is the leading nonprofit U.S. organization monitoring the activities of domestic hate groups and other extremists. There, Brooks leads outreach efforts on key initiatives and social justice issues and she frequently gives presentations around the country to promote tolerance and diversity. http://bit.ly/2fHqCYn

Members of the UMass Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2017 were honored during the UMass-Ohio football game on Sept. 30. From left are former head baseball coach Mike Stone; former head tennis coach Judy Dixon; Justa Brooks, widow of football star Clarence Brooks; and basketball star Tom Edwards. Not shown are baseball star Bob Hansen and cross-county and track and field star Jane Welzel. Watch a video about all six inductees at bit.ly/2xMdGa0

"If You Want to Be Happy, Be Grateful: The Life and Teachings of Brother David Steindl-Rast," the 19th annual fall reception of the UMass Amherst Libraries, celebrates the life and work of Brother David Steindl-Rast, a Benedictine monk who has shared a worldwide message of peace, interfaith dialog, social justice, and environmental stewardship. Brother David has donated his archives to the Libraries’ Special Collections. The event is free and open to all. UMass Amherst Old Chapel, Sunday, Oct. 1. 3-6 p.m. https://www.library.umass.edu/news/events/fallreceptionbrotherdavid/

February 23, 2018 is the 150th birthday of W.E.B. Du Bois. To kick off "150 Days of Du Bois," the UMass Amherst Library gave away 500 copies of Du Bois's book, "The Souls of Black Folk" at the Library on Wednesday.

UMass Amherst’s Institute for Applied Life Sciences (IALS) is a place full of possibilities for manufacturing innovation. With 30 new state-of-the-art facilities, including 3D metal and plastic printers, roll-to-roll nano imprinters, and materials testing equipment, it’s a destination of choice for manufacturers with growth in mind. See what Massachusetts government and business leaders have to say about IALS.

Sweltering heat and humidity earlier in the week didn't keep the 300+ members of the University of Massachusetts Minuteman Marching Band from their tough preparation for Saturday's football halftime show and fifth-quarter post-game performance. Kickoff is at 3:30 pm. After the game, the band will board buses for the Collegiate Marching Band Festival in Allentown, Pennsylvania. And exactly three months later, they'll be marching down Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, California as a featured band in the 2018 Rose Parade. Go UMass!

"It's a powerful thing for us to observe — how the universe operates." -- Astronomy professor Stephen Schneider explains what the UMass Sunwheel is all about during last week's autumnal equinox.

It's the busiest week of the semester so far with lots going on at UMass Amherst, including: Study Abroad Fair, today 4-6pm; Engineering & Computer Science Career Fair on Tuesday ; "Women in Agriculture: Campus Farms and the Women Who Run Them; also Tuesday" Common Read Keynote with author Wes Moore on Thursday; and Football back at McGuirk against Ohio on Saturday. See all of this week's events at https://www.umass.edu/events/calendar/2017-W39, follow @EventsUMass on Twitter for daily updates, and submit your events to https://www.umass.edu/events/submit to get the word out.

Game is underway! Watch on SEC Network or online and Go UMass!