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UNH A Cappella Group Will Make Network Television Debut Christmas Morning

File this under “not too shabby.” Not Too Sharp, UNH’s all-male a cappella group, will make its network television debut on Christmas Day. The group went to Manhattan recently to record a two-song segment for the TODAY show that will be televised on Thursday morning.

Word on the street is they’re neither sharp nor flat. But don’t resort to rumors; hear for yourself in this sample, and then tune in on December 25 to see them at their Big Apple best!

UNH Student-Built Satellite will Blast into Space, Collects Data for NASA’s IMAP Mission

Submitted by rmr1009 on Thu, 11/06/2025 - 9:29am

DURHAM, N.H.—A multidisciplinary team of undergraduate students led by the University of New Hampshire designed and built a mini satellite, known as a CubeSat, that will launch into space to gather data in collaboration with NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) mission. The small-but-mighty satellite is set to launch on a SpaceX rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California no earlier than Nov. 10, 2025 at 10:19 a.m. PST.

UNH Launches Reimagined Journalism Major

Submitted by rmr1009 on Wed, 11/05/2025 - 9:00am

DURHAM, N.H.—The University of New Hampshire will launch a new Journalism and Media Studies program next year, focused on equipping students with both the practical skills the profession demands, as well as theoretical and analytic training to navigate an evolving media landscape in thoughtful and ethical ways.

UNH Unveils New State-of-the-Art Cleanroom Expanding Research and Technology in New Hampshire

Submitted by rmr1009 on Fri, 10/24/2025 - 5:27pm

DURHAM, N.H.—The University of New Hampshire unveiled a new high-tech cleanroom during a ribbon cutting at UNH’s John Olson Advanced Manufacturing Center.

Expert Available to Comment on Market Fairness During Government Shutdown

Submitted by rmr1009 on Wed, 10/08/2025 - 9:32am

DURHAM, N.H.—With no end in sight for the current government shutdown, new research shines a light on how the congressional standoff could impact investors and the U.S. financial markets. Preliminary research by Daniel Bens, a professor of accounting at the University of New Hampshire reveals that insider trading spiked during the last prolonged shutdown and found much of the gain came from “opportunistic” sales — trades made by company executives or others with access to nonpublic information.

Could This Year’s Drought Dull Fall Foliage Viewing? You May be Surprised.

Submitted by rmr1009 on Thu, 10/02/2025 - 10:22am

DURHAM, N.H.—Fall is in the air and thoughts turn to pumpkins, cider and brightly colored leaves. According to experts at the University of New Hampshire’s Extension, despite drought conditions in the Northeast there should be plenty of leaf peeping opportunities this year, it is just happening a little earlier.

UNH Instruments Rocket into Space to Help Safeguard Impact of Space Weather

Submitted by rmr1009 on Wed, 09/24/2025 - 9:28am

DURHAM, N.H.—After years in the making, instrumentation designed and built by researchers, engineers and students from the University of New Hampshire (UNH) blasted off on a Space X Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The rocket is headed toward the sun as a part of NASA’s latest scientific mission to better understand the impact of space weather, cosmic radiation and their impacts on Earth.

Study Shows Number of Childless Women in the U.S. Continues to Rise

Submitted by rmr1009 on Mon, 09/15/2025 - 3:44pm

DURHAM, N.H.—Research from the University of New Hampshire reports that in 2024 there were 5.7 million more childless women of prime child-bearing age than expected given prior patterns—a significant jump from 2.1 million in 2016 and 4.7 million in 2022. This shift in fertility patterns has contributed to 11.8 million fewer births than expected in the past 17 years.

Walkable Communities Lowered Mental Health Stressors During COVID-19 Pandemic

Submitted by rmr1009 on Thu, 08/21/2025 - 10:11am

DURHAM, N.H.—Research out of the University of New Hampshire shows that communities that were easier for people to lace up and get out for a walk during the COVID-19 pandemic also helped lower the impact of mental health issues, like stress and anxiety.

UNH Recognized as Center of Excellence in Cyber Defense Education

Submitted by rmr1009 on Tue, 08/12/2025 - 11:25am

DURHAM, N.H.—The University of New Hampshire has once again been designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security.

“This redesignation affirms UNH’s commitment to cybersecurity education as well as workforce empowerment by helping organizations manage their cybersecurity risks at a local, state and national level,” said Mike Decelle, dean of UNH’s College of Professional Studies.