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Even with the economys ups and downs, travelers are spending more on experiences. Theyre going for bucket-list adventures that showcase their unique passions. This booming industry is expected to reach $1.6 trillion by the end of 2024! Airbnb is also stepping up its experience game with the announcement of its Summer 2024 Icons Program. This new initiative promises a collection of extraordinary experiences hosted by the biggest names in music, film, TV, art, sports, and much more.

You won’t be sleeping on the ground in this once-in-a-lifetime Airbnb experience.

Jared Starr’s profile on The Conversation

UMass Amherst's iCons program takes a unique approach to STEM education, laying the foundation for creative and entrepreneurial careers and breaking down long-standing barriers. Prepared to be leaders and innovators after completing the program, UMass women have gone on to find success in the sustainable energy field.

New research led by UMass Amherst is first to examine interdisciplinary programs from a student angle

Last week, the UMass Integrated Concentration in STEM (iCons) Program gathered together their largest graduating class at the 9th Annual iCons Senior Exposition. The graduating cohort, known as the “9th Bit,” is the largest group yet to complete the rigorous four-year certificate program, with 37 students graduating the program in 2022.

Hugh Christopher Brown (Chris Brown and Kate Fenner, and The Bourbon Tabernacle Choir) joins us today to talk about the incredible Pros and Cons Program he co-founded and continues to work on with people like Aimee Copping. It is an amazing program that works inside Canadian prisons and mentors inmates and helps them learn the skills to create and record their own music. Hugh Christopher tells us how the Harper governments decision to end agricultural programs for inmates prompted him to creat...

Phillipston woman accepted into elite science programAMHERST — Abigail M Bennett of Phillipston, is one of 73 undergraduates recently selected for the newest class of the Integrated Concentration in Science, or iCons, program at the University of...

News releases from the Government of Nova Scotia

The Province of Nova Scotia and Government of Canada announced Friday they are investing $3.1M to support the construction of an accessible viewing deck and railing at Nova Scotia’s iconic Peggys Cove.