Faculty/Staff News
For Older Adults Without Children, Friendship Can Be a Lifeline
UNH research finds older adults without children experience more loneliness, but strong friendships significantly reduce it. Marital status also matters, highlighting the importance of multiple social connections later in life. Read More
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11/13/25Celebrating the Career and Retirement of Karla Armenti
Honoring a legacy of leadership, advocacy, and safer workplaces. -
11/12/25Master Gardeners Blossom at Spirit of NH Awards
The annual Spirit of NH Awards on Oct. 27 honored several who had connections to UNH Extension's Master Gardener and Education Center Volunteer ... -
11/10/25Faculty Excellence Celebration Recognizes Outstanding UNH Educators
Every year, a chosen few of UNH’s outstanding faculty members from each college and school receive Faculty Excellence Awards in recognition of their... -
10/28/25Keeping New Hampshire’s Outdoors Open and Accessible
UNH alum Ladd Raine ’06 is helping keep New Hampshire’s outdoors open, safe, and sustainable. As president of the Rumney Climbers Association, he...
Recent Stories
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10/14/25 - UNH Marketing Professor Turns Student Question into Global Business GuidebookUNH marketing professor Billur Akdeniz co-authored "International Marketing in a Changing World: A Managerial Guidebook," inspired by an MBA student who noted the lack of a single... Read More -
10/14/25 - Urban Coast Institute Honors MayerLarry Mayer, professor and director of UNH’s Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, received the National Champion of the Ocean Award from the Urban Coast Institute (UCI) of... Read More -
10/06/25 - History Professor Explores War’s Impact on Global SocietiesThe impact of war on societies across the globe from the third to sixteenth centuries is the subject of a new book by David Bachrach, professor of history. “Warfare in the Global... Read More -
10/03/25 - UNH's Vashisth Receives $2.1 Million from NIH Aimed at Advancing Therapeutic DiscoveryHarish Vashisth, professor of chemical engineering and bioengineering, has been awarded a five-year, $2.1 million Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) from the National... Read More -
10/01/25 - History Professor Pens “Canal Dreamers”Associate professor of history Jessica Lepler's new book "Canal Dreamers" tells the story of an 1820s attempt to connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans through Nicaragua. Read More -
09/28/25 - Malley named 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award from the NEWWAJames P. Malley, Jr., professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering at the University of New Hampshire, has been honored with the 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award from... Read More -
09/15/25 - Building a Better Childcare System in New HampshireA Carsey School expert breaks down the complicated landscape of childcare in New Hampshire. Read More -
09/14/25 - UNH's Harish Vashisth Awarded $780K NSF Grant to Advance RNA Research and Train STEM WorkforceA UNH researcher will work to advance our understanding of chemical changes in RNA molecules and train STEM workforce in innovative RNA technologies, thanks to a major new grant... Read More -
09/02/25 - NSF Mid-Career Grant Backs UNH Research into Why Rural Youth Stay — or LeaveUNH researcher Cindy Hartman has received a prestigious NSF Mid-Career Advancement grant to study how rural New Hampshire youth view their futures. Her three-year project will... Read More -
08/26/25 - UNH Launches Initiative to Improve Outcomes for STEM Ph.D. StudentsUNH is one of 10 graduate schools nationwide to partner in a National Science Foundation grant aimed at improving outcomes for STEM Ph.D. students. Read More