UNH mathematician Yitang Zhang has made a major breakthrough towards solving a centuries-old problem - the twin prime conjecture. His results show that finds that there are infinitely many pairs of prime numbers that are less than 70 million units apart. Although 70 million seems like a very large number, the existence of any finite bound, no matter how large, means that that the gaps between consecutive numbers don’t keep growing forever.

Scholars from across UNH have been recognized recently for their expertise and contributions to their fields of research and creative expression.  They are: Grant Drumheller, Jack Resch, David Richman, Ann Dillon, and Martha Carlson.

College of Liberal Arts faculty members Kevin Healey, Brigitte Bailey, Christina Ortmeier-Hooper, and Monica Chiu have had books published recently. They represent but a sample of the wide range of topics COLA faculty explore.  The books are:

Xiaowei Teng, assistant professor of chemical engineering, has received an Early Career Research Award from the U.S. Department of Energy.  He will pursue research that will improve the ability to store energy in supercapacitors which hold promise as an alternative – or augmentation – to ion batteries in electric vehicles and other applications. 

Be a part of the future of Astrobiology! It’s time to chart the future directions of astrobiology research and you can participate.

During the month of May, NASA will be hosting a series of on-line hangouts and discussions focusing on broad themes in astrobiology:

JoAnne Malloy, clinical assistant professor in the Institute on Disability joined Congresswoman Grace Napolitano (D-CA) and other mental health professionals at a legislative briefing for members of Congress and their staff in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, May 7, 2013 in recognition of National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week.

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education and the STEM “pipeline” have been in the news quite often recently, and universities like UNH are being called upon to be part of the solution.

On Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 12:30 – 2:00 pm in the Chase Ocean Engineering Lab, Room 115, join your colleagues from Cooperative Extension, NH Sea Grant, the Center for Ocean and Coastal Mapping, and other education-related departments to enjoy some ice cream and engage in a discussion about UNH’s role in responding to the STEM challenge.

Come prepared to:

A new report released by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), “NIH Peer Review: Grants and Cooperative Agreements,” provides a comprehensive description of the purpose, principles, and core values of peer review. According to NIH, "This report is a one-stop explanation of the core values of peer review and the NIH policies that uphold them."

Nicole Olsen, a graduating senior in marketing in the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics, conducted a study for her senior honors thesis that looked at the reasons why college students consume caffeine, where and when they consume it, what types of caffeinated beverages they consume, and how much they consume daily. 

Her research helped illustrate what she's been learning in class - that "marketing is driven by data, and that data can give a deeper insight into the minds of consumers if you know how to analyze it effectively."

When the UNH Concert Choir premieres a new arrangement of “The Sleeping of a Child” by UNH music Professor David Ripley on Sunday, May 5, 2013, it will be dedicated to the families of Newtown, Conn., and the national effort to lessen gun violence in American society.

Originally for solo, unaccompanied voice, it is now arranged for five-part chorus, solo soprano, baritone, and harp. The choir will perform Ripley’s piece under his direction as part of a program titled “A New Created World, The Joys of Papa Haydn”, after his oratorio, “The Creation.”