Emeri Jacobs ’25 was only a few days into her experience as a legislative intern in the office of U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen this summer when she had her first “I’m really here” moment – watching from the gallery as Shaheen addressed the senate floor.

As the demand for supply chain professionals increases and the hospitality industry evolves, the UNH Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics is responding by adding supply chain management and hospitality management as options in the business administration curriculum. 

Scientists from the University of New Hampshire have made history as part of a team aboard the Swedish icebreaker ODEN, which is the first vessel to navigate the remote and icy Victoria Fjord in North Greenland and collect data in this uncharted area. The information they are gathering will provide insight into the rapid melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet and enhance scientists’ understanding of the effects of climate change on global sea-level rise.

Among the first things to land on the desk of Rachel Stewart as they settled into a new role as director of UNH’s Sexual Harassment & Rape Prevention Program (SHARPP) in October 2022 was a formidably thick manilla folder simply labeled “Name Change.”

“In it was pages of feedback from previous staff teams who had begun the conversation about our name but never gotten anywhere with it,” Stewart says.

UNH graduates Anh Nguyen and Taylor Nydam are traveling to Finland and Kazakhstan, respectively, this summer and fall thanks to a pair of Fulbright grants.

Lt. Col. Scott “Kidd” Poteet ’96 and three fellow astronauts are preparing for an historic space mission that will take them closer to the moon than anyone has been since NASA's Apollo missions in the 1970's.

Physics professor Shawna Hollen has received a major honor from the Moore Foundation.

In a determined blend of ambition and creativity fueled by a love of learning, Jamie Bourgeois plays at full strength along every step of her path.

A practicing nurse midwife in New Hampshire, she placed her career on hold when her child was born. The need to remain fully engaged, however, sparked an idea for a stay-at-home business – Bourgeois Baby – using her crafting skills to design, sew and sell baby bibs online.

“A big part of education is learning about the world, getting interested in the world, and making your brain a more interesting place to live for the rest of your life,” says Stephen Bird, professor of political science and incoming Director of the Carsey School of Public Policy. If his life and career are any reflection, then Bird’s mind must be a richly varied and interesting place to be.