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  • Dana Gringras
    - Grooming Leaders of Change
    Dana Gingras '17 was struggling to figure out how she could afford to do an internship, which she believed would help guide her future, and still earn the credits she needs to... Read More
  • Researcher Jennifer Miksis-Olds
    - Eavesdropping on the Ocean
    A new federal contract will help researchers like Jennifer Miksis-Olds eavesdrop on the ocean environment. The contract, worth up to $6.5 million, will support ongoing monitoring... Read More
  • Alicia Chevoor at Durham Farmers' Market
    - Sampling a Superfruit
    The Durham Farmers' Market is typically quiet on a rainy afternoon, but on a recent Monday, it was abuzz. Customers were sampling a new fruit: the kiwiberry. That’s right. The... Read More
  • Michael Feeley
    - Politics and Society Student Makes Bid for State Representative of Concord
    As a non-traditional student, Michael Feeley wasn’t sure what to expect out of his college experience. As the first person in his family to graduate he was even less sure. With... Read More
  • Sponges on a coral reef
    - Sponges of the Caribbean
    UNH researchers are exploring how sponges, the less charismatic but essential reef neighbors of corals, contribute to overall coral reef health. Read More
  • Researcher Scott Ollinger on a research tower
    - Seeing the Data for the Trees
    Michael Palace, associate professor of Earth and geospatial science, will use his extensive experience with drones on the project. Forests play a major role in regulating the... Read More
  • Dan Landry
    - Modeling Confidence To Raise Self-Esteem
    As Wildcat Youth Mentors, UNH students are working with at-risk middle- and high schoolers to instill confidence and build self-esteem. Read More
  • photo grid of UNH students from the class of 2016
    - The Places They'll Go
    Many are headed to work. Others will embark on graduate school, a year of service or travel. Here's where some of the graduates of the class of 2016 are going. Read More
  • Kids outside at the CDSC
    - Teaching the Teachers
    Learning looks like child’s play at the Child Study and Development Center     Read More
  • UNH Law School
    - Capturing The Vote
    The trend of voters taking pictures of their completed ballots in the voting booth and then posting them on social media is illegal in many states, including New Hampshire, where... Read More