People and Place and Need

James Smugereski ’19 never planned on working for a nonprofit. He was a business major, with a focus in finance. He interned at one of the country’s largest insurance companies — twice — and thought...

Be Smart. Be Safe. Get Outdoors.

This is not a typical UNH Today story. These are not typical times. In just a few short months, the coronavirus has led to the creation of a new language, one with phrases like “social distancing”...

Special Collections

One of UNH’s most vital libraries isn’t stocked with books and periodicals. Instead, it’s home to wings and antennae, pincers and stingers. And now, a $4.3 million grant from the National Science...

“I didn’t even know this kind of job existed”

I GREW UP ON A FARM that was in my family for six or seven generations. My mom still runs it with my sister. Both my parents farmed; I’ve been exposed to plants and animals since I was tiny. Several...

Hacking to Learn

Even though she’s a computer science major, Mallorie Biron ’20 had never participated in a 24-hour hackathon. But when she signed on for this year’s (the third) Hack NH, she found out that majors don...

Good Energy

There are times in the Pakistani neighborhood where Ali Asghar ’20 grew up that the electricity still goes out for hours; sometimes, half the day. It is estimated that some 50 million people across...

The Culture of Learning

An exchange student hears a different language.

Rocketing Toward His Future

The first time Thomas Collins’ father took him up in a plane at the Hampton Airfield it was in one of those small two-seaters that have flaps for doors. 

10 Weeks with DOE

The expression “a cast of thousands” could be applied to the volume of applicants the Department of Energy (DOE) receives each year for internships at one of its 17 laboratories.

Posing the Big Questions

 A path to teaching perspective.

A Village of Support

Advocates help a Somalian refugee attend college.

Red Sox And Mariners Internships Big Hit With Paul Senior

It’s the end of February. Heading toward spring. Meaning commencement is not far from sight. Many seniors are likely wondering what they’ll be doing come May, where they’ll be working or, if they’ve...

National Guard Medic and Student

Erin Linhares '20 took a year off from UNH to become an aerospace medic with the Air National Guard. She is still graduating on time.

League of Women Voters Turns 100

The League of Women Voters was founded Feb. 14, 1920, six months before the 19th Amendment was ratified.    

Leading the Vote

First in the nation. It’s the role in presidential primaries that New Hampshire has held since 1920, one that made Granite Staters tighten their grip and pass new legislation when that position was...

Learning What She Didn’t Know

Before Lihy Buchbinder ’21 arrived at UNH, she had a cultural experience that few students have: In 2014, after finishing her last two years of high school, she returned to her homeland to serve in...

Big Move Leads to UNH

Editor's Note: This is the latest installment in a series featuring UNH faculty telling their stories in their own words. André Brito, associate professor, agriculture, nutrition and food systems

Quietly Cultivating Opportunity

George Bergeron ’63 has this philosophy about giving: plant enough seeds and something will grow. He doesn’t care if anyone knows he did the planting; he just wants the results.

Giving Up a Little to Get a Lot

When Katie St. Pierre ’21 G was just starting her college career, she knew she wanted to go into nursing, but she was looking for a different experience.

Love of Everything Outside Set Course

Editor's Note: This is the latest installment in a series featuring UNH faculty telling their stories in their own words. Mary Stampone, associate professor of geography, state climatologist "My...

A Connection to the Land

Editor's Note: This is the latest installment in a series featuring UNH faculty telling their stories in their own words. Becky Sideman, Extension sustainable horticulture specialist, professor of...

Animal Dreams

Bailey Travers ’23 decided she wanted to be a veterinarian before she knew exactly what that involved

Making Room for Science

Spaulding Hall was built in 1960. Except for a partial renovation almost 40 years later, nothing has been done to the science building since then — making the in-progress renovations and planned...

Second-Language Skills

Solimar Collado ’18G was 11 years old when she learned English. She’s self-taught. After graduating from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, Collado gave ESL lessons to local adults. Now she’s...

Prompting a Central Question

Editor's Note: This is the latest installment in a series featuring UNH faculty telling their stories in their own words. Andrew Coppens, assistant professor of education in learning sciences

Creating Insect Libraries

Istvan Miko compares the 700,000 specimens in UNH’s insects and other arthropods collection to “books in the library of life.”

Anchored in Engineering

What was meant to be a quick stop at a recruiter’s office so a friend could drop something off led to an eight-year career in the Navy for Charity Reed ’21.

Space Exploration: The Audacity to Look Up

Charlie Nitschelm had his job applications related to space exploration automatically rejected since he was a freshman. Then he had one of those chance life moments with just about the biggest player...

Far From the Factory Floor

“Growing up in East Rochester, New Hampshire, my friends and I would often go exploring in an old abandoned shoe factory near my house. 

Seeing Beauty in Math

Before Pratik Aghor came to UNH to get his Ph.D. he already knew of associate professor John Gibson's work in applied mathematics. In fact, Gibson is pretty much why he came here. And while it’s not...

A Fortuitous Major

Larry Mayer, director, Center for Coastal And Ocean Mapping

Second-Language Skills

Solimar Collado '18G was 11 years old when she learned English. She’s self-taught. After graduating from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, Collado used those skills to teach ESL classes to...

Thank You for Your Service

Karen Gilbert was in the Air Force. Penny Watson served in the Marine Corps and Jessica Willis was deployed to Iraq twice during her time in the Army.

Affirming Potential

Two UNH students are receiving help with their education through the Goldwater Scholarship Foundation, which provides scholarships of up to $7,500 a year.

What’s In a Name

A biological anthropologist works to ID John/Jane Doe.

DO Drink the Water

There’s a pipe that comes out of a cement wall in a village in Malawi that Emma Turgeon ‘19 helped put there. Before the pipe, there was a trench to dig, and the wall to build and a stone filtration...

Turning Things Around

McNair Scholar Curtis Linton ’21 aims high.

The Long Trajectory

"I’m a classic case of having had an amazing teacher who challenged me."

20 Years of What Ifs

UNH's URC, now in its 21st year, is about much more than mice and test tubes.

From Refugee Past to Future Leader

Nooran Alhamdan ’20 is the daughter and granddaughter of Palestinian refugees.

Beams Build a Career

In her own words, civil engineering professor Erin Bell shares her journey to academia.

Scholars Abroad

Fulbrights to spend nine months teaching English.

This Isn't a Test

SAT scores could be a thing of the past.

Third-Time Charmed

Gymnastics team soars to EAGL title.

Learning What’s Possible

From a very early age, Walkania “Mily” Santos '19 knew she wanted to be a doctor.

Nine Weeks To Start Changing the World

Since 2011, UNH's Center for Social Innovation and Enterprise has offered students internship opportunities with socially conscious nonprofit and for-profit businesses.

Five Adventures Within An Hour of Campus

Here are five of our favorite adventures that make for fun, easy getaways.

“It’s Never Too Late”

Sokhna Aw ‘18 ‘19G always dreamed of going to college in America.

Finding Physics in the Bad Stuff

"When I was in first grade, I fell out of a tree ... I ended up having a grand mal seizure and wound up in a coma."

Teaching English Abroad

Three recent UNH graduates who have received Fulbright English teaching assistantships will spend nine months abroad.