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From Burnout to Breakout: Buckrell ’27 Reflects on NCAA Championship

Two years ago, Jayden Buckrell ’27 was pondering walking away from the sport he’d dedicated most of his young life to.

Burned out and questioning whether he even wanted to pursue an athletic future as a skier at the collegiate level, an email from then-UNH ski coach Brian Blank re-lit Buckrell’s competitive fire.

And the rest of the NCAA men’s slalom field soon paid the price.

Pumpkin Pie Myth-Busting and More Cucurbit Knowledge From a UNH Expert

With Halloween right around the corner and Thanksgiving pie season close on its heels, we asked a UNH expert to drop some knowledge about pumpkins. Chris Hernandez, assistant professor of plant breeding, researches cucurbits, which are "any sort of vining crop, like cucumbers, melons, pumpkins, squash – those are all in the cucurbit family." He offers some tips for picking the best variety for a jack-o'-lantern and sheds some light on what makes the best pumpkin pie – the latter of which might surprise you.