Developing Broader Impacts and Outreach Activities

ADVANCE
NSF-funded initiative to improve the climate for UNH faculty through fair and equitable policies, practices, and leadership development

Carsey School of Public Policy

• Center for Impact Finance
• Evaluation Program
• NH Listens
• Vulnerable Families Research Program

Center for Acoustics Research & Education

Center for Excellence and Innovation in Teaching & Learning
Assessment of student learning outcomes

Connect STEM Program
First-year transition to college program for multicultural students designed specifically for students interested in STEM fields

EPIC (Elementary Program Introducing Computing) Camp
Camp that teaches students entering grades 4-6 how to think logically and creatively through fun games, challenging puzzles, visual programming, and building and programming LEGO Mindstorm robots to tackle mini real-world challenges

Hamel Center for Undergraduate Research

InterOperability Laboratory
Fosters multi-vendor interoperability and conformance to data communications networking standards while educating students for future employment in the industry

Leitzel Center for Mathematics, Science and Engineering Education

• Advancing Science
• Collaborative Links to Ocean Science and Earth Science Graduate Academic Programs (CLOSES-GAP)
• KEEPERS (Kids Eager for Engineering Program with Elementary Research-based Science)
• Research Experience for Teachers in Engineering (RETE)
• STEM Teachers Collaborative
• Young Inventors’ Program (YIP)

McNair Scholars Program
Academic enrichment and graduate school preparation initiative for first generation/ economically disadvantaged or underrepresented juniors/seniors 

Project SEARCH
An on-campus intellectually challenging experience for academically motivated high school students that provides a forum in a college campus setting in which high school students from South Eastern New Hampshire and Southern Maine can experience a series of presentations covering challenging interdisciplinary topics and interact with each other in discussion groups

Seacoast Reads
Local implementation of the America Reads Challenge in which UNH undergraduates volunteer in local schools, libraries, and after-school programs to help elementary and middle school students improve their reading and writing skills through one-on-one support

SeaPerch
Innovative underwater robotics program for classroom or after school

Shoals Marine Laboratory

STEM Discovery Lab

Student Competitions, e.g., LunaCats, UNH Precision Racing, EPA P3 team, Holloway Prize

Student Organizations

UNH at Manchester

• Biology Program
• Electrical Engineering Technology Program
• Mechanical Engineering Technology Program

UNH Cooperative Extension

• 4-H STEM Programs
• Natural Resources Stewards
• NH BioBlitz
• NH Coverts Project
• Professional Development and Training
• The Stewardship Network
• Youth and Family Programs

UNH Engineeristas: Girls & Engineering
Camp for girls entering grades 6 & 7 that explores engineering fields; presented by women engineers

UNH Tech Camp
Camp for boys and girls entering grades 7 & 8 and 9 & 10 that explores engineering fields

UNHInnovation
Advocates for, manages, and promotes the intellectual assets created by UNH students, faculty, and staff

Digital Earth Watch
DEW supports environmental monitoring through digital photography, satellite imagery, and ideas for investigations and activities including setting up and using picture posts.
The Picture Post network website hosts repeat digital photographs taken by monitors at picture post sites – Contact Annette Schloss

GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) Program
International science and education program that provides students and the public worldwide with the opportunity to participate in data collection and the scientific process, and contribute meaningfully to our understanding of the Earth system and global environment – Contact Jen Bourgeault

Junior Science & Humanities Symposium
Promotes STEM research and experimentation at high school level – Contact Subhash Minocha

NH EPSCoR
Research and outreach activities to: broaden and strengthen NH's research capacity and competitiveness; support business, industry and society with a workforce educated in science, engineering and mathematics; and improve communication between scientists and the public

NH Innovation Research Center (NHIRC)
Matches businesses in NH with dollars to support translational research efforts that further
growth and development of New Hampshire businesses, increasing job growth, opportunities, and revenues

NH NASA EPSCoR
Merit-based program designed to strengthen research capabilities at member academic institutions in jurisdictions not equably participating in competitive aerospace and aerospace-related research activities

NH Sea Grant
Federal-university partnership that supports research, education and outreach to help balance the conservation of coastal and marine resources with a sustainable economy and environment

• Coastal Research Volunteers
• UNH Marine Docent Program

NH Space Grant Consortium
Brings together NH's educational and scientific communities to foster public interest in science education, scholarship, and research

Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership (PREP)
Joint local/state/federal program working to protect and enhance estuarine resources

Society of Women Engineers (SWE)

Academy for Science and Design 
Chartered public school in Nashua, NH

Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation

Children's Museum of New Hampshire

Explore the Ocean World, LLC
Hands-on classroom ocean science program and summer Oceanarium facility at Hampton Beach, NH led by marine biologist/UNH alum Ellen Goethel

FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)

• FIRST LEGO© League Jr.
• FIRST LEGO© League
• FIRST Tech Challenge
• FIRST Robotics Competition

Girls, Inc. of New Hampshire

Gundalow Company
Protecting the Piscataqua region's maritime heritage and environment through education and action

Hank Green (Book Writer, Video Maker, Science Communicator, Small Business Lover. Co-creator of Crash Course, SciShow, Vlogbrothers, VidCon, http://DFTBA.com)

McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center

National Society of Black Engineers

New England Association of Chemistry Teachers

New England Catalysis Society

NH High Tech Council

NH Manufacturing Extension Partnership

NH Science Olympiad
Science competitions and events for grade K-12 students and their teachers

NH Science Teachers Association

NH Teachers of Mathematics

NH Transfer Connections Program
Provides guidance and resources to facilitate planning for and making the transition from associate's degree programs to bachelor's programs at NH institutions

North Country Educational Services
Provides professional development and services, e.g., psychological assessment, speech and occupational therapy, distance learning, resource library

NSF Research Assistantships for High School Students (RAHSS): Funding to Broaden Participation in the Biological Sciences
Fosters interest in the pursuit of studies in the Biological Sciences and broadens participation of high school students, particularly individuals from those groups underrepresented in STEM

NSF Research Experiences for Teachers (RET)
Research/educational opportunity for in-service and pre-service K-12 STEM teachers and community college faculty

NSF Research Experience for Teachers (RET): Funding Opportunity in the Biological Sciences
Enables K-12 science educators to participate in projects funded by the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)

NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
Active research participation by undergraduate students

NSF Veterans Research Supplement (VSR) Program
Active research participation by veterans as community college, undergraduate or graduate students, K-12 STEM teachers, or community college faculty

Seacoast School of Technology
Regional Career and Technical Center serving high school students in the Seacoast region

Seacoast Science Center

SEE Science Center

STEAM Ahead
A collaboration between the Manchester School District, the University System of New Hampshire, Manchester Community College and the business community to create an educational system that prepares our students for the challenge of meeting the daily needs of this dynamic, diverse, and richly complex community by integrating the arts and the STEM disciplines.
Contact: Lucy Weathers at vistawest@mansd.org

Student Design Competitions