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For 40 years, researchers at UNH have been working to better understand the state’s short coastline and the dynamic marine environment just beyond it. At the third annual Know the Coast Day, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012, faculty and student researchers will share what they’ve learned with free demonstrations and activities at two UNH marine laboratories.
“University of New Hampshire faculty are conducting research from Great Bay to the Arctic Ocean and the...
By Alan Schulte
Driving along the New England Seacoast in mid-summer, there is likely no more iconic symbol you will find on your journey through the salty seaports than the North American Lobster. Greenish-red, snappy-clawed, and googly-eyed, the highly caricatured lobster, or Homarus americanus, is considered a staple at seaside restaurants and summertime gatherings. However, Win Watson, professor of zoology in the Department of Biological Sciences, has revealed a deeper dimension to this tasty crustacean.
Through years of study and close interaction with...
When Kate Bolick wrote in The Atlantic about why women are choosing to delay marriage, she didn’t know that her cover story “All The Single Ladies” -- a blend of personal
reflection and reporting – would provoke so much discussion on national news talk shows, lead to a book contract, and develop into a CBS sitcom.
The UNH Writers Series welcomes Bolick, the 2012 Hyde Hibberd Visiting Writer, who will discuss blending the personal with the public in her talk “Personal Journalism: Locating Yourself in the World” Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. The event takes place at 5 p.m. in the Memorial Union Building, Theatre I. It is free and open to the public.
Thanks to the generosity of the Hibberd family, each year the UNH Master of Fine Arts in Writing program invites a writer to campus to talk to graduate students,...
A new project from the UNH Institute on Disability (IOD) will address health disparities for individuals with disabilities in New Hampshire. The project, entitled “New Hampshire Disability and Public Health,” is funded by a three-year, $900,000 grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Data collected by the 2010 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and the American Community Survey indicate that New Hampshire residents with disabilities experience greater health risks (such as higher rates of smoking, physical inactivity, and obesity), lower rates of health screenings (such as mammography), and more common self-reports of poor health than the general population. Health disparities like these compromise the quality of life for people with disabilities and result in a significant proportion of the state’s total health care expenditures.
In collaboration with the New Hampshire Division of Public Health Services, the NH Disability and Public...
I. Roll – The following senators were absent: Baldwin, Shore, Simos and Veal. Guests were John Aber and Joe Gilbert.
II. Remarks by and questions to the provost – The provost said that President Huddleston will do a state-of-the-university address in October. In addition, the provost will send a letter to all faculty soon, regarding events of the last three years and especially the academic review and new budget initiatives. The budget cuts were difficult but have been accomplished, and now the university will focus on excellence all across campus. The separation incentive program resulted in 120 fewer faculty and staff. That will put stress on many programs. There are currently more out-of-state students, up to 55% from 50%. The first set of Navitas students has matriculated at UNH, after spending a bridge year here in...
From the Scottish Highlands to streets of New York City, the Department of Theatre & Dance plans an ambitious and memorable 2012-2013 season.
Most notably is the spotlight shown on up and coming undergraduate playwrights. Sponsored and conceived of by alum, Mike O’Malley ’88, The John C. Edwards Undergraduate Prize Plays pays homage to O’Malley’s mentor, Professor Emeritus John C. Edwards, and provides UNH undergraduate students the opportunity to create their own works for the main stage. The winning plays, selected by a committee including both O’Malley and Edwards, will be featured in the final slot of the season, April 17-21, 2013.
As a continuation of the programs started last year by Cultural Stages: The Woodward Drama and Dance Initiative, the department will bring back master percussionist and dancer Theo Martey of Ghana to teach a master class in African dance during the fall semester. Martey will create an original work, performed by the...
Tom Schram, associate professor of education, will deliver the distinguished Kimball Lecture Friday, Sept. 28, 2012. The title of his lecture is ""Redefining the End of Teacher Education."
Presented by the UNH Department of Education, the Kimball Lecture will take place at 4 p.m. in the MUB Theatre II. A reception will follow. It is free and open to the public.
“Teacher education is at a serious crossroads. The impact of policy initiatives on teacher education reform has reached what some call ‘crisis proportions’ and sent our profession into a serious reactive mode. The challenges we face are exacerbated by the way the federal government under both the Bush and Obama administrations has sent mixed messages to potential teachers, parents of K-12 students,...
Tablets, mobile devices and cloud-based services are tools spreading through schools, businesses and communities. UNH Manchester will host a free discussion exploring the two current major technology topics in k-12 schools and universities.
“Computing Showcase in Education” will be held on Thursday, Oct. 4, at 6 p.m. in UNH Manchester’s third floor auditorium at 400 Commercial Street. The session is offered as part of UNH Manchester’s fall Sidore Lecture Series: “Advances in Technology.” The series is funded by the Saul O Sidore Memorial Foundation and coordinated by the computing technology department at UNH Manchester.
How are mobile devices being used in educational organizations? Listen to discussion around specific examples of ways the devices are being used in schools across NH in all grades. What types of projects students use them for, how teachers and staff use them for productivity, and what pros and "challenges" are faced in using mobile devices in our...
The Whittemore School of Business and Economics announces two new open-enrollment executive development programs for women and managers on the executive track.
The UNH Women’s Leadership Development Program and the Next Level Executive Development Program are the newest additions to a broad range of executive development programs offered by the Whittemore School of Business and Economics that provide intensive study for business leaders who want to strengthen their management skills and leadership capabilities.
Each program will be offered once in the spring and once in the fall. UNH Women’s Leadership Development Program will be held March 4-8, 2013, and Sept. 16-20, 2013. The Next Level Executive Development Program will be held April 8-12, 2013, and Oct. 21-25, 2013. Both programs will be held on campus in Durham in the new state-of-the-art Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics, which opens in January 2013.
“These programs provide an...
The New Hampshire Innovation Research Center (NHIRC) at UNH has awarded a Granite State Technology Innovation Grant to ArgenTech Solutions, Inc. (AgTS) to help develop a high-performance, photoluminescent powder coating additive suitable for advanced safety and military applications. AgTS specializes in identifying emerging, innovative...
Erik Swartz, associate professor of athletic training. Credit: Jeremy Mayhew. |
NFL Charities, the charitable foundation of the National Football League owners, has awarded a grant to UNH faculty member Erik Swartz to further his ongoing research on the implications of football helmet, facemask, and shoulder pad design on emergency care for injured players.
Swartz, associate professor of athletic training in the department of kinesiology, received $62,521; his is one of 15 NFL Charities grants totaling more than $1.5 million that support sports-related medical research.
The grant will allow Swartz, who has been studying the safe removal of protective equipment like helmets and shoulder pads from athletes...
Provost John Aber has announced the members of a search committee who will recruit and appoint a dean of the College of Health and Human Services. Neil Vroman is serving as interim dean.
The search committee includes:
Heather Barber, Kinesiology
Rosemary Caron, Health Management and Policy
Pamela DiNapoli, Nursing
Dan Innis (co-chair), WSBE, Dean
Jerry Marx, Social Work
Amy Plante, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Josephine Porter, Institute for Health Policy and Practice
Janet Sable (co-chair), Recreation Management and Policy
Michele Stone, CHHS Business Services
Corinna Tucker, Family Studies
The College of Health and Human Services offers undergraduate and graduate instruction leading to baccalaureate and master degrees in communication sciences and disorders; family studies; health...
A.R. “Venky” Venkatachalam has been named associate dean for academic programs, and Peter Lane has been named associate dean for faculty and administration at the Whittemore School of Business and Economics, effective Aug. 1, 2012.
A.R. “Venky” Venkatachalam
Venkatachalam recently held the position of chair of the Decision Sciences Department. He is a professor in the Decision Sciences department and the project director for the Green Launching Pad. Since 2005, he has been the director of the UNH Enterprise Integration Research Center. He joined UNH in 1992.
Venkatachalam has a successful track record in teaching, research, and service. He has taught at the undergraduate and graduate levels in the business administration programs. He has significant experience in...
A few weeks ago, associate professor of music Robert Eshbach found out that the house that belonged to Charles Ives (American composer, 1874-1954) was about to be sold and possibly torn down. He couldn’t stand by as this great piece of American history was lost.
“Charles Ives is our great American composer,” says Eshbach. “With an emphasis on ‘American.’ His music memorializes places in New England, as well as people like Emerson, Thoreau, and Alcott. It speaks to the American character. It is full of popular songs, hymn tunes, etc.—life as it was lived in 19th and early 20th century America.”
Ives had done much of his composing in his Arts and Crafts style house in West Redding, Connecticut.
“The Ives family has lived in the house ever since but has kept parts of it, including Ives’s music room, much as he left it when he died. Until just recently, his hat and canes were still on the desk, together with his music and papers. His piano is there… it’s sort of a...
Astronomers of all ages and experiences will gather at UNH for lectures, demonstrations, games, crafts and, of course, observing, at the second annual New England Fall Astronomy Festival Friday, Sept. 21 and Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012. The festival, hosted by the UNH physics department in partnership with the New Hampshire Astronomical Society and organized and staffed by professional and amateur astronomers from throughout the region, is at the UNH Observatory on Spinney Lane in Durham.
“We had so much success with the first New England Fall Astronomy Festival last year we decided to try to make it bigger and better this year. We've done our best to expand the festival to include more activities for kids and their families. We feel that NEFAF is a perfect example of UNH’s commitment to its responsibility to the engage the community and...
Graduate student Jason Goldstein gives a diving demonstration at the Judd Gregg Marine Research Facility at last year’s Know the Coast event. Credit: Dennis Chasteen.