Valerie Lester
Valerie Lester's Articles
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Crack Faculty
COLA celebrates award-winning faculty in the College. -
Top 18 for 2018
With 2018 now in the books, we’re taking a look back at the top stories of the year that was. -
Cycling for Sustainability
UNH facilities staff have taken the idea of “bike to work” to a whole new distance and are hoping to inspire others to do the same. -
O'er the Land of the Free
Seventy people were sworn in as American citizens on Sept. 19 during a ceremony at UNH. -
Good Philosophy
Rory Wilson ’18 has received a Fulbright to pursue a research-based master's degree at the University of Sheffield. -
Chapter Two: College Degree
Cheryl Karahalios ’18 has a master's in her sights. -
Creating Cross-Cultural Connections
The first stop for Madison Pierce '18 after graduation is a Fulbright award to teach in the Palestinian territories. -
The Heavens Might Crack
Historian Jason Sokol has published a book about the death and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. -
Full Circle
For Jim Curtis ’99, repaying a professor’s kindness means passing it on. -
Meet the 2018 Gilman Scholars
Five UNH students are studying abroad with the help of prestigious Gilman scholarships. -
1,000 Words
A photographic look at the fall semester of 2017. -
Planting the Seeds of STEM Success
When Albany International committed to help support UNH’s K-12 STEM Teachers Collaborative, it paved the way for new initiatives and opportunities in Rochester, New Hampshire. -
Full Circle
Jim Curtis ’99 established a scholarship fund in remembrance of a UNH professor who helped teach him “the importance of having a flexible mind.” -
Food for Thought
A new Thompson School partnership provides Oyster River students with fresh, local vegetables hydroponically grown in UNH’s greenhouses. -
Mental Health
A medical leave of absence from UNH and a professor's support helped make Jim Curtis ’99 who he is today. -
Career Conscious
CaPS holds UNH's largest-ever Career & Internship Fair at the Whitt on Tuesday. -
Super STARS
UNH has earned the highest possible sustainability rating. -
University Day Delights
Highlights from University Day 2017 -
Starting Somewhere
For Kathryn Bennett ’18, a student in the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, an interest in sustainability began at a young age. “I have always been passionate about protecting wildlife and... -
Win(d)-Win Proposition
Nike’s “Breaking2” running project tapped UNH’s Flow Physics Facility. -
Noteworthy
EARLY BIRD: Graduate student Erica Holm ’16 is one of several UNHers involved in a Hamel Center summer research project to evaluate bird communities in shrubbery that grows along power lines. An... -
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You’re Hired
An internship led to a job for accounting and finance major Kelsey Ulaskiewicz ’17. -
An Astronomical Goal
Shawn Swist ’17 starts graduate school at Stanford University this fall. -
Job? Check
Tiffany Winn '17 landed a job before she even started her senior year. -
From Student to Teacher
Measuring by miles, Jasmin Buteau ’17 won’t be far from campus in her first year after UNH, but she’ll have to cross some ocean to get there. -
Passion for Innovation Leads to NextStep
Sam Warach '17 takes on the opioid crisis. -
The Sea Is Her Campus
Meghan Carr ’17 is no stranger to the plight of sea mammals, and now she's taking her research efforts to the next level. -
A Study in Sustainability
Kathryn Bennett ’19 will be taking her commitment to sustainability on the road this summer through a 2017 Social innovation Internship. -
Sparking Solutions
Many efforts within the College of Liberal Arts are addressing the pressing problems of our time. -
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Extra Credit
Inspiration’s in the air early on a Thursday morning at the East Rochester School. The fifth graders in Jenna Buinicky’s weekly technology class are already excited—there’s just one more day until... -
A Snapshot of Fall at UNH
University Day and Homecoming helped usher in the fall semester. Here’s a look at just some of what went on around campus. -
One Hundred and Fifty Milestone Moments
We all experience moments that carve themselves into memory. Some of those moments are watershed — graduations, marriages, births, deaths — while others are more mundane. At the ripe old age of 150,... -
UNH Alumnus Named New Hampshire Teacher of the Year
When Tate Aldrich '08 graduated from UNH, he knew exactly where he wanted to go to begin his teaching career: back to his hometown of Laconia. “I wanted to give back to my community,” he says. “I had... -
Meet UNH's New Faculty: 2016
UNH has welcomed a diverse group of scholars and researchers to its faculty. -
Natural Wonder
Sandra Waddell Martin ’62 ’68G remembers her neighborhood mail carrier coming to the door of her parents’ house in Winthrop, Massachusetts, one day in 1954. Martin was just 13, but her career as a... -
Doubling Down on Service
Samantha Howard ’16 is dedicated to service. It’s a passion that guided her during her years at UNH, and now, it’s setting the course for her future. -
Digging Durham Point
UNH archaeologists and community volunteers head to a site on Durham Point to look for clues about fortified garrisons that existed in the area around the time European settlers arrived on Great Bay... -
A SMART Send-Off
Join the Project SMART Summer Institute for its closing ceremonies on Friday at the Morse Hall Atrium beginning at 11 a.m. Some of the students have come to UNH from as far away as Greece, Turkey,... -
Engineeristas
Campus is abuzz with summer youth programs this month. UNH Today caught this action at Engineeristas, a weeklong camp for sixth- and seventh-grade girls that delves into robotics, rockets, animation... -
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Climbing the Walls
When UNH Today asked Bill Cudmore for a photo and interview for this series, he suggested meeting at UNH’s towering climbing wall inside New Hampshire Hall. Once we met him, it became clear why. -
Commencement 2016
Photo Gallery: Celebrating graduates on three campuses -
Ten Ways To Mark Success
One of the most prestigious scholarships in the country has been awarded to not just one University of New Hampshire student or graduate but 10, setting a record for the most Fulbright grants given... -
Department of Education Official Lauds Sexual Assault Prevention Efforts
U.S. Department of Education under secretary Ted Mitchell visited campus on Friday, May 13, meeting with more than a dozen students, researchers and staff in a roundtable discussion about UNH’s... -
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New Appointments
From left to right, photos by Valerie Lester, Sean Collins and Mike Ross -
An Artist's Research
The Naked Arts Act II event on Thursday brought poets, painters and playwrights to the Paul Creative Arts Center, where they presented their artistic research endeavors before an audience in the... -
UNH Professor Honored with Distinction from National AAUP
Deanna Wood, associate professor and reference librarian, has been awarded the Georgina M. Smith Award by the American Association of University Professors.
