Faculty/Staff News
UNH's Vashisth Receives $2.1 Million from NIH Aimed at Advancing Therapeutic Discovery
Harish Vashisth, professor of chemical engineering and bioengineering, has been awarded a five-year, $2.1 million Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The award will support his team’s efforts to develop innovative approaches for designing... Read More
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10/01/25History 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... -
09/28/25Malley named 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award from the NEWWA
James P. Malley, Jr., professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering at the University of New Hampshire, has been honored with the 2025... -
09/15/25Building a Better Childcare System in New Hampshire
A Carsey School expert breaks down the complicated landscape of childcare in New Hampshire. -
09/14/25UNH's Harish Vashisth Awarded $780K NSF Grant to Advance RNA Research and Train STEM Workforce
A UNH researcher will work to advance our understanding of chemical changes in RNA molecules and train STEM workforce in innovative RNA technologies...
Recent Stories
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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 -
08/21/25 - UNH Study Finds Walkable Neighborhoods Eased Pandemic Mental Health DeclinesUNH economist Karen Conway’s new study finds that walkable neighborhoods helped buffer pandemic-related mental health declines. Using national data, she and collaborator Andrea... Read More -
08/19/25 - UNH Researcher Joins $152M Project to Advance AI for Scientific ResearchSamuel Carton, assistant professor of computer science, in a co-principal investigator on a $152 million partnership between the National Science Foundation and NVIDIA to develop... Read More -
08/11/25 - UNH Researchers Help Find WWII Shipwrecks in Solomon IslandsResearchers from UNH's Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping helped find more than a dozen World War II shipwrecks in the Solomon Islands. Read More -
07/28/25 - Training the Nurses New Hampshire NeedsWhen faced with change, Ruth Swenson leans on a simple but steadfast belief: things will work out. It’s a mindset that has shaped every chapter of her life. After more than a... Read More -
07/22/25 - UNH Professor’s Book Shows How to Build High-Performing TeamsUNH professor Vanessa Druskat’s new book The Emotionally Intelligent Team shares a research-based model for building high-performing teams by fostering shared norms that... Read More -
07/18/25 - UNH Faculty Members Secure a Record Six NSF CAREER AwardsSix early-career faculty members have received prestigious Faculty Early Development, or CAREER, awards from the National Science Foundation. Read More -
07/16/25 - Meet Education Faculty Member, Holly BrossWith a background in elementary education and a commitment to preparing future teachers, Holly Bross, a UNH CPS education faculty member, shares insights into her journey, the... Read More -
07/15/25 - UNH Launches New Healthcare Market Research Center with $1.6M State FundingThe University of New Hampshire (UNH) has partnered with the New Hampshire Department of Justice and its Health Care Consumer Protection Advisory Commission to establish the UNH... Read More