Accelerating Success

A $1 million gift from Harry Patten ’58 and the Patten Family Foundation will launch the Patten Family Sales and Funding Accelerator program at the University of New Hampshire’s Peter T. Paul...

Boosting Biomanufacturing

Researchers in UNH’s Surface Enhanced Electrochemical Diagnostic Sensors (SEEDS) Lab have received an EPSCoR grant from the National Science Foundation for close to $6 million to lead a team in...

Local Flavor

Half of Granite Staters report buying food from local farms at least a few times a month but only 15% do so weekly, according to new research released by the Carsey School of Public Policy at the...

Fellowship Will Offer Game-Changing Opportunities

The Shaw Innovation Explorers Program was launched at the UNH with gifts from David Evans Shaw ’73, CEO of Black Point Group; John Shaw, CEO of Itaconix; and the Shaw family. The program will kick...

Partnering to Test

The high toll that the coronavirus has taken on long-term care facilities across the nation underscores the value of a new partnership between UNH and the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human...

Fighting Child Victimization

Three National Institute of Justice grants totaling more than $2 million will support UNH research on child sex trafficking and Internet crimes like sextortion and cyberstalking.

'Heartfelt and Inspiring'

Sustainable seafood lab received $5M boost; donors also support scholarships, professorships, departments and the Holloway Prize Competition.

NH Social Venture Innovation Challenge (SVIC) Winners

A digital platform to help educators use experiential education to improve students’ lives and a micro-franchise that delivers vitamin supplementation to people in Haiti were the winners of UNH’s...

Looking at the Numbers

New UNH research finds child sexual abuse is on the rise.

Tech and Crimes Against Children

UNH receives a federal grant to study technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation.

New Voters in NH

UNH research finds the Granite State’s electorate is changing with the times.

2019 NH Social Venture Innovation Challenge Winners

A digital platform to help educators use experiential education to improve students’ lives and a micro-franchise that delivers vitamin supplementation to people in Haiti were the winners of UNH’s...

New Grant for Crimes Against Children Research Center

UNH receives a federal grant to help police whose work requires review of child sexual abuse images.

Dam Dilemma

New survey data shows that New Hampshire residents favor removing dams unless they're providing hydropower.

Ocean Explorers

NOAA taps UNH as one of five institutions tasked with exploring U.S. ocean territory.

UNH Takes the Lead

UNH has been selected as the new lead institution for the Northeast Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate.

Taking the Helm

Diane Foster, professor of mechanical and ocean engineering, is new leader of UNH's School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering.

A Rural Spiral

UNH research finds a shrinking population in more than a third of rural counties.

Improving Hate Crime Data

UNH will lead national effort to gather better data on hate crimes.

Sexual Harassment in N.H. Workplace

More than half of women and nearly 25 percent of men in the Granite State have been victims of workplace sexual harassment.

UNH-Led Initiative Advances State’s Biomaterials Industry

UNH will lead a five-year EPSCoR project funded by the National Science Foundation.

NSF Funds New Violence Study

Researchers at UNH will study the impact of intimate partner violence thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation.

Introducing the Innovators

UNH's Idea and Innovation Society has welcomed 23 first-year students who were selected from a pool of more than 100 applicants.

UNH Second Coolest School in the Country

The Sierra Club has ranked UNH second on its list of "Cool Schools." 

Title IX Tune Up

New UNH research identifies need for more education about Title IX on college campuses.

Taking it to the Streets

UNH receives Mellon Foundation grant to take the humanities to the public.

Granite State Award and Honorary Degree Recipients

A Boston mayoral candidate, the chairman of L.L. Bean and the first woman to earn an advanced degree in physics from UNH will be recognized for their achievements at commencement Saturday, May 19.

Dean Kamen UNH Manchester Commencement Speaker

FIRST Founder Dean Kamen to address 2018 graduates.

Miriam Nelson Named Hampshire College President

Miriam "Mim" Nelson has been named president of Hampshire College.

James W. Dean Jr. Named 20th President of the University of New Hampshire

James W. Dean will take the helm as president of UNH effective June 30, 2018.

National Academy Honor

Larry Mayer has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering.

UNH Receives More Than $8 Million for Student Support and Scholarships

Even more New Hampshire students will receive scholarships to attend UNH due to the generosity of new and returning benefactors. 

Liberal Arts Student Ideas Recognized in 2017 Social Venture Innovation Challenge

The third-place winner of the student track is music education major Julianna Good

Sustainability SuperSTAR

UNH earned the highest possible STARS rating — Platinum — in recognition of its sustainability achievements.

Biomedical Bridgebuilder

A new grant will help UNH research move from the lab bench to the bedside.

Space Physicist Named AAAS Fellow

EOS director Harlan Spence is recognized by his peers.

Generosity and Spirit Honored

A philanthropic entrepreneur and the state’s longest-serving governor recently received the University of New Hampshire's most prestigious awards for their history of continued support and service to...

Super STARS

UNH has earned the highest possible sustainability rating.

Biomedical Excellence

UNH has been awarded a five-year, $10 million National Institutes of Health grant

Advancing Manufacturing

With new NSF grant, UNH will address New Hampshire's workforce needs.

The Right Time To Transition

In May, UNH President Mark W. Huddleston announced his plans to retire at the end of the 2017–18 academic year. When he steps down on June 30, 2018, it will be as the longest-serving president in the...

CEPS Welcomes New Dean

A chemist with a strong track record in collaborative excellence and smart energy assumed the role of dean of the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences (CEPS) on July 10. Wayne Jones Jr....

UNH President Mark Huddleston To Retire in 2018

UNH President Mark Huddleston will retire at the close of the 2017-18 academic year. 

Former Sen. Kelly Ayotte to Deliver 2017 Commencement Address at UNH Manchester

Former U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte will deliver the keynote address at UNH Manchester’s commencement ceremony on May 18.

The Path to Success

Bequest gift will bolster CELEBRATE 150, support scholarships.

Gen. Lori Robinson Named UNH Commencement Speaker

Alumna is first woman to lead a U.S. Armed Forces major combatant command.

Honoring a Health Care Legacy

​A new scholarship fund helps graduate students pursuing careers in health fields.

The Brew Master

Cheryl Parker '00, currently a brewer with Throwback Brewery, will officially join the university March 31 as its brewery manager and instructor.

Publicly Engaged Humanities

Eleanor Harrison-Buck has been awarded a $50,000 Whiting Public Engagement Fellowship. 

UNH Announces Tuition-Free Plan for Hundreds of NH Students

Thanks to the success of its ongoing fundraising efforts, the University of New Hampshire is launching a new program in the fall that guarantees all full-time, first-year New Hampshire students...