April 24, 2018
DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire’s RIFC 50 Index™ and the franchise business sector it represents outperformed the overall market represented in the S&P 500 Index by 9.2 percent in 2017.
The RIFC 50 Index, initially published in 2002 by UNH’s Rosenberg International Franchise Center (RIFC), is the first stock index to track the financial market performance of the U.S. franchising sector. It is a stock portfolio comprised of 50 U.S. public franchising companies representative... Read Full Article
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James W. Dean Jr Named 20th President of the University of New Hampshire
After a national search that concluded with a unanimous vote of the University System board of trustees, James W. (“Jim”) Dean Jr. has been appointed the 20th president of the University of New Hampshire effective June 30, 2018.
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DURHAM, N.H. – A Boston mayoral candidate, the chairman of L.L. Bean and the first woman to earn an advanced degree in physics from the University of New Hampshire will be recognized for their achievements at UNH’s commencement ceremony Saturday, May 19, 2018.
Margaret Shea ’58, G’61, the first...
Read MoreUNH Announces 2018 Granite State Award and Honorary Degree Recipients |
 CONCORD, N.H. -- Tim Ryan ’00 JD, United States congressman representing Ohio’s 13th district, will deliver the University of New Hampshire School of Law’s commencement address Saturday, May 19, 2018.
“We are thrilled to welcome an alum of Tim’s stature back to campus to help us celebrate the next...
Read MoreU.S. Representative Tim Ryan to Address 2018 UNH Law Graduates |
 DURHAM, N.H. – Dean Kamen, renowned entrepreneur, inventor and holder of more than 440 U.S. and foreign patents, will deliver the keynote address at the University of New Hampshire at Manchester’s commencement ceremony Thursday, May 17, 2018.
“We’re pleased to welcome an inventor and entrepreneur...
Read MoreFIRST Founder and Inventor Dean Kamen to Address 2018 UNH Manchester Graduates |
 DURHAM, N.H. – Scientists with the New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at the University of New Hampshire have discovered a previously undiagnosed parasite and virus in the Canada lynx. The parasite is transmitted by ticks and is known to infect domestic dogs. The virus is similar to the...
Read MoreN.H. Veterinary Diagnostic Lab Scientists Discover Previously Unknown Parasite, Virus in Canada Lynx |
 DURHAM, N.H. – It may sound like a futuristic device out of a spy novel, a computer the size of a pinhead, but according to new research from the University of New Hampshire, it might be a reality sooner than once thought. Researchers have discovered that using an easily made combination of...
Read MoreUNH Researchers Find Combination For Small Data Storage and Tinier Computers |
DURHAM, N.H. – Coastal New Hampshire will lose 14 percent of its known prehistoric and historic cultural sites to sea-level rise in less than 100 years, according to new research out of the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire. The state’s two coastal counties account...
Read MoreUNH Research Finds Sea-Level Rise Will Impact Coastal N.H.’s Cultural Heritage |
 DURHAM, N.H. – After a national search that concluded with a unanimous vote of the University System board of trustees, James W. (“Jim”) Dean Jr. has been appointed the 20th president of the University of New Hampshire effective June 30, 2018.
Dean will succeed Mark W. Huddleston, who is retiring...
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 DURHAM, N.H. – Shawn Gorman ‘89, the second chairman in L.L. Bean’s century-plus history, will deliver the University of New Hampshire commencement address Saturday, May 19, 2018.
“We’re pleased to welcome another distinguished alumnus back to campus to serve as this year’s commencement speaker,”...
Read MoreL.L. Bean Leader Will Address 2018 UNH Graduates |
 DURHAM, N.H. – White pine needle damage, a complex of foliar diseases that is being accelerated by the region’s warmer, wetter springs, is slowing the growth and hampering the health of the region’s eastern white pines, according to new research from the University of New Hampshire.
“This new...
Read MoreUNH Research Finds White Pine Needle Damage Hampers Health of Region’s Trees |
DURHAM, N.H. -- Newly released national data show increases in child abuse fatalities (up 8 percent) and physical abuse (up 5 percent) from 2015 to 2016, according to a detailed analysis released by the Crimes against Children Research Center (CCRC) at the University of New Hampshire. Neglect...
Read MoreUNH Research Finds Increase in Child Abuse Fatalities and Physical Abuse |
 DURHAM, N.H. -- Michael Lavers ’04, international editor for the Washington Blade, the oldest newspaper in the U.S. covering gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender news around the world, has been named the 2018 Donald M. Murray Visiting Journalist at the University of New Hampshire. Lavers will...
Read MoreUNH Alumnus Talks About Covering LGBT News April 3, 2018 |
DURHAM, N.H. — The University of New Hampshire will host two lectures on beer’s significant social, cultural, economic and environmental contributions to the U.S. during N.H. Craft Beer Week April 6-15, 2018.
Theresa McCulla, brewing historian for the American Beer History Initiative at the...
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- Green crabs on the menu? Yes, says local fisheries specialistApril 22nd, 2018Outlet: New Hampshire Union Leader - Dining & Food, The
RYE — Fisheries specialist Gabriela Bradt says she is obsessed with her research on green crabs. Bradt, who works for the UNH Cooperative Extension... - Parasite transmitted by ticks found in already threatened Canada lynxApril 22nd, 2018Outlet: WMUR-TV Online
...by the federal government, may have one more thing to worry about. University of New Hampshire scientists on Monday... - Inventor Dean Kamen to address UNH-Manchester commencementApril 21st, 2018Outlet: New Hampshire Union Leader Online
MANCHESTER - Inventor Dean Kamen will deliver the keynote address at the University of New Hampshire at Manchester's... - Healthy people waste the most food, study findsApril 21st, 2018Outlet: New York Post Online
...offenders. The research, released by the USDA, University of Vermont, and University of New Hampshire, found that... - A Conversation With James Dean, 20th President of UNHApril 19th, 2018Outlet: InDepthNH
The University of New Hampshire welcomes its 20th president this summer. With the retirement of Mark Huddleston, University of North Carolina Provost...