Provost John Aber has announced that Sherry Vellucci will end her five-year term as dean of the University Library at the end of January 2013 in order to pursue other professional goals.

"During our conversations professor Vellucci indicated that while she enjoyed the many creative opportunities to transform the library into a forward-looking organization with a strong user-centered focus, she greatly missed the teaching and research that defined her work prior to her appointment as library dean," says Aber.

Four decades of active research and debate by the solar physics community have failed to bring consensus on what drives the sun’s powerful coronal mass ejections (CMEs) that can have profound “space weather” effects on Earth-based power grids and satellites in near-Earth geospace. 

If you’ve got a love for UNH and want to share it, social media coordinator Jason Boucher has the contest for you, one where you can win some UNH bling and a $25 iTunes gift card just for telling folks about that love.

By Sonia Scherr, MFA '13

How can the aquaculture industry prevent reproductive failure in finfish?

Did the chemicals used to clean up oil from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill harm microbial communities responsible for breaking down wastes?

What processes determine the heating and acceleration of solar wind?

Photo credit: New Hampshire Farm to School.

Eating local is not just for foodies and high-end restaurants: in New Hampshire, school kids are increasingly getting into the act. A new survey from New Hampshire Farm to School found that the number of New Hampshire farmers providing food to local schools has tripled in the past three years and the variety of food they’re offering has increased.

The Internet is such a part of our everyday lives that you might not think of the risks associated with its use. The fact is, unless you know for certain the sites you visit are secure, there is always the chance you’re exposing your computer to malicious viruses.

UNH’S IT Security is constantly trying to prevent that from happening, sending out information on phishing attempts by hackers, reminding people never to give critical personal data online or in an email, and now, through educational videos aimed at instilling awareness on safe computer practices.

The 2012-13 University Dialogue, whose topic this year is “Live Free or Die? A University Dialogue on Freedom and Responsibility,” kicks off with a discussion of “The Hunger Games,” the mega box-office hit based on the novel by Suzanne Collins that has children selected by lottery competing in a televised battle to the death. 

When Astrida Schaeffer describes the smooth grey silk of a Victorian-era dress that has been knife-pleated on the cuffs and bodice, its bodice pleat edged with contrasting sea-green trim, you don’t have to actually see the garment to see it. Her knowledge of historic detail, her love of fabric, brings the dress to life.

The UNH Police Department has added a new tool to its crime fighting belt, a mobile app that instantly notifies users of dangers and emergencies wherever they are in the world.

Ping4 joins CrimePush, a mobile app developed by a UNH School of law student that allows students to anonymously report a crime.