THRIVE

It is always a pleasure each time an issue of Thrive is published. Its stories remind me why I am continually moved by and proud of the students, staff, and faculty who create such a dynamic community of teaching, research, and service — and I hope they serve the same role for you.

I’ve always loved storytelling. Around the campfire, at family dinners, while visiting my grandparents; I replay so many of those stories and think about how the world has changed, and how it hasn’t. My father, who often wrote for local papers (building on his experience as editor of the student newspaper in college), reinforced to me how important it is to share stories with as wide an audience as possible.

I’m also inspired when I think of my great aunt and uncle, war correspondents and journalists, who told important stories, interviewing their subjects and bringing facts to light. They both had a sense of adventure and derring-do that challenged others to “dare to do” more.  As you leaf through these pages, which cover topics from the deep roots Glenn Coppelman ’76G forged in Rockingham County (p. 16) to the UNH student changemakers working to address deforestation in Cambodia’s Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary (p. 15), I hope that you, too, are inspired by the complex problems our community members face, the collaborative approaches they use, and the meaningful change they drive. 

Along with our stories, I hope you like the new look of Thrive — a change that aligns the magazine with UNH’s new brand standards and includes revised colors, typefaces, and requirements for the size and paper stock used for our print publications. 

There is much to celebrate, and as we enter our sixth year of Thrive, I look forward to the stories that are yet to be imagined and told — and to highlighting the many reasons to be proud to be part of our COLSA community. Thank you for your support of our college. 

Anthony S. Davis 

Dean

UNH College of Life Sciences and Agriculture