April 20, 2018
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 class of law school graduates,” said UNH Law Dean Megan Carpenter. “His has been a steady and powerful national voice during incredibly challenging political times, and his perspective and... 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. – 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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 DURHAM, N.H. – High tide floods, or so-called “nuisance flooding,” that happen along shore roadways during seasonal high tides or minor wind events are occurring far more frequently than ever before. Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have found that in the past 20 years roads along the...
Read MoreUNH Research Finds Dramatic Increase in Flooding on Coastal Roads |
DURHAM, N.H. – Counties with the highest levels of economic distress experienced an average of nearly 7.9 more drug-related deaths per 100,000 persons than counties with the lowest level, a difference of nearly 40,000 more deaths over 10 years, according to new research out of the Carsey School of...
Read MoreUNH Research Finds Economic and Family Distress Leads to More Drug Overdoses |
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...should have survived the winter,” said Alan Eaton, a tick expert with the University of New Hampshire Cooperative... - Dean sees business background as asset at UNHApril 14th, 2018Outlet: Foster's Daily Democrat Online
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...of home-schoolers," said Finkelhor, who is also a professor at the University of New Hampshire. "But it is a problem... - UNH researchers find combination for small data storage and tinier computersApril 13th, 2018Outlet: Scienmag
...a computer the size of a pinhead, but according to new research from the University of New Hampshire, it might be a...