Those who happened to walk by Rooms 334–340 of the MUB on Oct. 30 might have noticed a group of younger-than-usual students deep in thought and creation — pens, markers, pages of text, pipe cleaners, and glue sticks spilling across their shared group tables. Every so often, one might have stood up to hang a poem-leaf on the “poet-tree” in the corner or deliver a molded clay creature to a display set up on a windowsill at the edge of the room.

Meet Mark Henn, principal lecturer in the UNH psychology department, who was named the recipient of the 2025 Jean Brierley Award for Excellence in Teaching - UNH's highest level of recognition for excellence in the classroom. Henn has been a part of the psychology department at UNH since 1984, first as a graduate student and now as a principal lecturer.

A graduate of a neurodevelopmental leadership education program at UNH’s Institute on Disability (IOD) is blazing a new trail in primary care for New Hampshire families, placing individuals and their loved ones at the center of an innovative approach designed to ease the transition from pediatric to adult care for patients with chronic illness or disability.

UNH research finds older adults without children experience more loneliness, but strong friendships significantly reduce it. Marital status also matters, highlighting the importance of multiple social connections later in life.

UNH scientist Duoduo Wang researches the complex process of ripening to uncover ways to extend ripeness and reduce food waste. 

Stark  Farm is one of the few organic pick-your-own blueberry producers in New England . It enriches the greater community by hosting a farmer’s market on its property, and serves as a real-world classroom for groups of schoolchildren that come to visit. But it would be none of those things if not for three distinct interventions by Extension specialists.

Honoring a legacy of leadership, advocacy, and safer workplaces.

The annual Spirit of NH Awards on Oct. 27 honored several who had connections to UNH Extension's Master Gardener and Education Center Volunteer programs. 

As the clock ticked toward 3 a.m., Mallory Schumann ’26 was rummaging around the WUNH radio station office, rifling through media to find the next tracks she wanted to play and embracing the “quiet and calm” that filled the studio at that sleepy hour.

And then the phone rang.

Why do ginkgo trees drop all their leaves at once? And what does UNH’s iconic James Hall ginkgo tell us about how frost is coming later in the fall? Serita Frey, professor of natural resources and the environment in UNH's College of Life Sciences and Agriculture (COLSA) explains the science behind why leaves fall and shares the quirky 50-year-old student tradition that’s given her new insights into our changing seasons. The James Hall ginkgo dropped its leaves on Nov. 16 this year, which is the latest date ever recorded for the tree at UNH.