Our tour guides are second to none, but it would be impossible to show every amazing thing about the University of New Hampshire during an hour-long tour. Here are five cool things that make UNH interesting.
1. Flow Physics
It’s long, wide and really breezy. It’s the world’s largest boundary layer wind tunnel, and it’s right inside the Flow Physics Facility on the edge of campus. This is where UNH scientists and students investigate things like drag, drafting and energy transport, and it’s where a team of scientists from sportswear giant Nike came to test aerodynamic formations ahead of the Breaking2 marathon.
Here's what goes on in the wind tunnel
Win(d)-Win Proposition
The Science of Cycling
Get in the Flow
2. Kiwiberries!
Not a kiwi and not a berry, but resembling both, you’ll find these jaw-droppingly delicious grape-sized superfruits in long rows at the Woodman Horticultural Farm just off campus, where UNH scientists and students are inventing new fruit and vegetable cultivars that make it onto plates worldwide.
All about kiwiberries
Fresh, Local…Kiwis?
Breeding Success
3. Humans of UNH
If you’re very lucky, you might spot the joggler during your visit, but chances are you won’t see the red-hatted professor, the singing dean, the fastest miler in the country, or the crowd-surfing scientist until you begin your life here as a student. For now, trust us: The humans of UNH are as colorful as our collective wardrobes.
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4. Island Laboratory
UNH is full of high-tech labs filled with whiz-bang equipment, but none are as remote or stunningly beautiful as this one. The Shoals Marine Laboratory is a few miles off New Hampshire’s coast on Appledore Island, one of the rocky outcroppings of the Isles of Shoals archipelago. A quick boat ride will get you there, but it feels like a world away. Get an internship on the island and watch your friends turn as green as the seawater with envy.
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5. Works of Art
You can't miss the cardinal at campus crossing, but other campus artworks are less conspicuous. Feast your eyes on some of our favorites: the Hatch mural in Kingsbury Hall; the WPA murals in Hamilton Smith Hall; the "Seasons" exhibition in the Mills Courtyard behind Paul Creative Arts Center; and the Scheier pottery in the library. We also love the restored map on the second floor of James Hall.
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6. The Milky Way
Especially if you tour during day, the Milky Way will be hard to see. But come nightfall, turn your eyes to the sky at the UNH Observatory. It houses a 14-inch telescope that gathers nearly 3,000 times as much light as the unaided human eye, allowing you "to experience the natural world in a very different way,” says John S. Gianforte, observatory director and instructor of astronomy. “If the sky is clear there is always something interesting to see and look for, such as comets, asteroids, planets, plus many deep-sky objects like galaxies."
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Oh, and sunset!
Since most tours take place during the day, your chances of seeing the big orange ball plummet over the Thompson Hall clock tower are nil. Stick around until dusk to be treated to the spectacular sight Wildcats enjoy. Every. Single. Day.
