Jo Daniel, associate professor of civil engineering, has been awarded this year’s Karen Von Damm Leadership Development grant by the UNH ADVANCE program. The grant, designed to help female faculty members assume leadership roles within the university while maintaining their research, honors Von Damm, a world-renowned UNH chemical oceanographer who passed away in 2008.

Katie Edwards, assistant professor of psychology and women’s studies, recently was one of a select group of researchers to attend the “1 is 2 Many" Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month event at the White House in February.

When Tom Paine teaches creative writing to undergraduates and to graduate students in the Master of Fine Arts program at UNH, he does it from personal experience.  He has published commercially-acclaimed short stories, a novel, and developed ideas for films.

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A University of New Hampshire civil engineer thinks infrastructure must be designed to fail safely to be able to respond as climate change alters natural cycles.  Paul Kirshen, an expert on climate change adaptation and water resources, thinks the U.S. needs to change its approach to designing structures such as dams and bridges.

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Climate is changing and research indicates that communities recognize climate effects but are not sure what to do. This "Issues and Ice Cream" will begin with a snapshot of five recent Extension project partnerships (involving both internal and external partners), and continue with discussion about the NH Coastal Adaptation Workgroup and opportunities for your involvement.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013, 12:30 - 2:00 PM
MUB Room 338/340
Coordinators: Julia Peterson, Amanda Stone, Alyson Eberhardt, and Chris Keeley (Cooperative Extension)

The Sequestration Resource Center, an online resource created by SRA International, has up-to-date information from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), federal agencies, and Congress regarding implementation and the potential impact of the forced budget cuts now in effect.  It is continuously updated as information becomes available.

NASA has released the statement copied below regarding the impact of the forced budget cuts on its awardees.

Dear Contractor, Grantee, or Agreement Participant:

This communication is being sent to all the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) contract, grant, cooperative agreement, and Space Act agreement holders.

The Department of Energy (DOE) has released the statement copied below regarding the impact of the forced budget cuts on its awardees.

Among the Powers of the Earth: The American Revolution and the Making of a New World Empire (Harvard University Press, 2012) by Eliga Gould, professor of history, has been named a finalist for the 2013 George Washington Book Prize, a $50,000 award that recognizes the best recent book on the nation’s founding era.

Data released this week by the UNH’s Forest Watch program show that 2010 marked the first time in 20 years of the program’s observations that white pines did not retain important older needles. Recent samples and measurements made by students and teachers may suggest that a new environmental stressor appeared in spring 2010 and has affected new needles that opened in 2010, 2011, and 2012.