Whether it was picking up odd jobs around the neighborhood or finding gigs online via Craigslist, Cameron Plona ’24 has always enjoyed landscaping. 

Through his focus on entrepreneurial studies at the UNH Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics, Plona is taking his interest in landscaping and plotting out multiple potential career paths. 

On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will travel across the U.S. The northern part of New Hampshire will be among the portions of the country in the path of totality, when the moon completely blocks the sun and plunges the midday into darkness. UNH experts John Gianforte, director of the UNH Observatory, and Amy Keesee, associate professor of physics and astronomy, share everything you need to know to enjoy the eclipse safely. 

Juliet Webber ’23G epitomizes patience and perseverance in her work in higher education. As the director of UNH Professional Development and Training, she has carefully built a skillset to support her unwavering commitment to the field.

Tamera and Tasmin Cookman of London, England have been playing field hockey since they were six years old. They were scouted by a handful of American colleges, but the Cookmans found their home and community at the University of New Hampshire. On and off the field, the sisters find a way to balance college life, academics and their passion for field hockey. They are raising the bar for everyone around them, says Robin Balducci '85, head coach of the field hockey team, with their unique combination of competitiveness, personality and leadership.

For Chuck Hotchkiss, the key to lasting social impact is ensuring that everyday people have a real share of the power in their communities.

“In organizing 101, they tell you that power is organized people and organized money,” he says. “Many times, marginalized populations—low-income populations, populations of color—have difficulty getting access to much-needed capital. [The Center for Impact Finance] and mission-driven lending institutions are working to fix that problem.”

UNH's HCGS integrates PacBio Sequel lle & Nanopore GridION for advanced long-read DNA sequencing, boosting accuracy in plant and microorganism studies.

The American Physiological Society named UNH Manchester professor Patricia Halpin a Fellow.

Jerome Amedu, a postdoctoral Diversity and Innovation Scholar in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, has been selected for one of 15 highly competitive annual fellowships with the Community for Advancing Discovery Research in Education (CADRE), a resource network for STEM education researchers supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

“How can we build better support for our communities to thrive at an individual and collective level?” asks Carolyn Arcand, program director of the master of public administration (MPA) online program at UNH. “Public administration should support the caregivers of our society - anyone whose purpose enhances the overall community welfare. Creative leadership and public engagement can make this happen.”

Student and alumni innovators alike were celebrated last week at the culminating events of the NH Social Venture Innovation Challenge (SVIC), UNH’s annual idea competition. Paige Balcom ’16 (CEPS, mechanical engineering) was named the 2023 UNH Social Innovator of the Year during the festivities.