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UNH Alum Launching Baseball Academy in Dominican Republic to Speak at UNH Feb. 15

University of New Hampshire alum Harold Méndez ’96, president of ESTRELLA Management International and cofounder of the Dominican Republic Sports and Education Academy, Inc., will be at the University of New Hampshire Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012, to talk about his career as a sports agent and sports education in Dominican Republic. (02-10-12) Story >>>

Controlling Parents More Likely to Have Delinquent Children, UNH Research Shows

Authoritarian parents whose child-rearing style can be summed up as “it’s my way or the highway” are more likely to raise disrespectful, delinquent children who do not see them as legitimate authority figures than authoritative parents who listen to their children and gain their respect and trust, according to new research from the University of New Hampshire. (02-10-12) Story >>>

N.H. Sea Grant Receives $2 Million for Marine Research, Extension, Education

New Hampshire Sea Grant (NHSG), based at the University of New Hampshire, will receive $2 million from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) during the next two years (2012 and 2013) for five local research projects, marine education, and Cooperative Extension activities. (02-08-12) Story >>>

UNH Hosts Gourmet Dinner to Benefit Seacoast Fishing Industry March 4

The University of New Hampshire will host its first benefit gourmet dinner with Seacoast Local’s new food program, ReRootEd, and Granite State Fish Sunday, March 4, 2012, at the Thompson School‘s Cole Hall on the UNH campus. (02-08-12) Story >>>

University of New Hampshire Announces September Graduates

The following students earned their degrees from the University of New Hampshire in September 2011. (02-08-12) Story >>>

Find a Summer Camp or a Summer Job at UNH Camp Fair Feb. 16

More than 35 summer camps and other outdoor programs will share their summer offerings with Seacoast-area parents and youth at the University of New Hampshire’s annual Summer Camp and Outdoor Job Fair Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. (02-07-12) Story >>>

Parents Blame Child Sex Abuse Victims More if Perpetrator is Another Youth, UNH Research Shows

Parents are much more likely to blame and doubt their children when their child has been sexually abused by another adolescent instead of an adult, according to new research from the Crimes against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire. (02-07-12) Story >>>

Carsey Institute: Americans’ Knowledge of Polar Regions Up, But Not Their Concern

Americans’ knowledge of facts about the polar regions of the globe has increased since 2006, but this increase in knowledge has not translated into more concern about changing polar environments, according to new research from the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire. (02-07-12) Story >>>

UNH Ocean Scientists Shed New Light on Mariana Trench

An ocean mapping expedition has shed new light on the deepest place on Earth, the 2,500-kilometer long Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean near Guam. (02-06-12) Story >>>

MEDIA ADVISORY: Poverty Expert Available to Discuss Romney’s Comments About Poor Americans

Beth Mattingly, director of research on vulnerable families at the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire, is available to discuss poor and low-income Americans following Mitt Romney’s comments regarding their “safety net.” (02-02-12) Story >>>

UNH Scientists: Sun Delivered Curveball of Powerful Radiation at Earth

A potent follow-up solar flare, which occurred Friday (Jan. 27, 2012), just days after the Sun launched the biggest coronal mass ejection (CME) seen in nearly a decade, delivered a powerful radiation punch to Earth’s magnetic field despite the fact that it was aimed away from our planet. (02-01-12) Story >>>

Network New Hampshire Now Begins Building Statewide Public Safety Broadband Network

Green Mountain Communications Inc. has completed work on four New Hampshire mountaintops to construct NHSafeNet, a wireless public safety microwave network that will improve the communications, efficiency, and emergency readiness of state and local agencies. (02-01-12) Story >>>

N.H. Bishop Robinson to Discuss Marriage Equality Play ‘8’ at UNH Feb. 7

The Rt. Rev. V. Gene Robinson, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire, will participate in a discussion of the landmark marriage equality play “8” following its staged reading at the University of New Hampshire Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. (02-01-12) Story >>>

University of New Hampshire's Dean List – Semester I of the 2011-2012 Academic Year

The following students have been named to the Dean’s List at the University of New Hampshire for the fall semester of the 2011-2012 academic year. (01-31-12) Story >>>

IBEX Team, UNH Scientist Present Mission Findings Today at NASA Press Conference

Space scientists, including researchers from the University of New Hampshire (UNH), today described the first detailed analyses of samples of captured interstellar neutral atoms – raw material for the formation of new stars, planets, and human beings. (01-31-12) Story >>>

Northeast Passage Receives U.S. Paralympics Grants for Disabled Veterans Activities

U.S. Paralympics, a division of the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC), has made two grants to Northeast Passage at the University of New Hampshire to support the program’s Paralympic activities for disabled veterans and members of the U.S. Armed Forces. (01-31-12) Story >>>

UNH Crimes Against Children Research Center Receives $217,000 To Help Victims of Child Pornography

The University of New Hampshire Crimes against Children Research Center has received a $217,000 federal grant to help the victims of child pornography by identifying promising treatment and policy responses to promote their recovery. (01-31-12) Story >>>

New UNH Exhibit Showcases Cultural Exchange Between N.H. Elementary School Students

They come from different backgrounds and experiences, but two groups of New Hampshire elementary school students have learned how much they have in common after participating in an art-based literacy project through the Center for the Advancement of Art-Based Literacy at the University of New Hampshire that allowed them to share their family’s immigration stories. (01-30-12) Story >>>

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