Kathy Mandsager, program coordinator for the Coastal Response Research Center, will receive a Volunteer Service Award from Volunteer NH on Thursday, Oct. 18, during the annual Spirit of New Hampshire Awards celebration.

Mandsager is being recognized for her work as a volunteer puppy raiser with Canine Companions for Independence, a non-profit organization that trains and provides assistance dogs. Spirit of New Hampshire awards honor outstanding contributions to volunteerism throughout the state.

John Aber, University Professor and Provost, will receive the Wilbur Lucius Cross Medal from Yale University Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. The Wilbur Lucius Cross Medal is Yale’s highest graduate alumni honor.

Professor Ben Harris's article on Arnold Gesell, published in the refereed journal, History of Psychology, has been selected "Best Article" in the 2011 volume by the journal's publisher, The Society for the History of Psychology, a division of the American Psychological Association.

Erik Swartz, associate professor of athletic training in the kinesiology department, has been named to the medical and science advisory board of the Korey Stringer Institute. The KSI, housed at the University of Connecticut's Neag School of Education, provides first-rate information, resources, assistance and advocacy for the prevention of sudden death in sport. 

Brigitte Bailey, associate professor of English, has co-edited “Transatlantic Women: Nineteenth Century American Women Writers & Great Britain,” published by the University Press of New England.

Laura Piazza, a graphic designer at UNH Manchester, along with her mother Gail Piazza, has been awarded a bronze medal in the fourth annual Living Now Book Awards in the Cooking/Natural category for their book “Recipes for Repair: A Lyme Disease Cookbook.” The awards are designed to honor outstanding books that help readers attain healthier, more fulfilling, and productive lives.

Rachel Trubowitz, professor of English, has authored “Nation and Nurture in Seventeenth-Century English Literature,” published by Oxford University Press (USA).