UNH Today

DURHAM, N.H. - A political activist and a historic preservationist are this year's recipients of the University of New Hampshire's Granite State Award, given in recognition of outstanding contributions to the state.

Maxine Morse, former chairwoman of the New Hampshire Commission on Laws Affecting Mental Health, and Valerie Cunningham, who is credited with being the inspiration behind the creation of Portsmouth's Black Heritage Trail, will receive the awards during UNH's 142th commencement Saturday, May 19, 2012.

DURHAM, N.H. - Hardly a day goes by when religion is not in the news, often associated with theocracy, oppression, and terrorism. In her book "The New Evangelicals: Expanding the Vision of the Common Good," author Marcia Pally rebuts this bleak and superficial view by offering the first in-depth look at "new evangelicals."

CONCORD, N.H. - Population and land use changes in the Granite State in recent decades make research into what those changes mean vitally important to ensuring future generations will enjoy the same quality of life New Hampshire residents do today.

DURHAM, N.H. - University of New Hampshire students Jessica Daigle '13 and Bobby Lambert '10, '12G are the image and video winners, respectively, of UNH's first annual "What Sustainability Means to Me" student video and image contest. Each has won $500, and their work - along with other student submissions - is on display through April 4, 2012, at the Museum of Art at UNH.

DURHAM, N.H. - Some of the world's wiliest hackers were no match for a team of University of New Hampshire computer science students that triumphed with a second-place finish at the 2012 Northeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition earlier this month (March 9 -11, 2012). In their second showing at the competition, the eight students of the UNH Wildhats beat out teams from Harvard University, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Northeastern University and others, coming in behind returning champion Rochester Institute of Technology.

DURHAM, N.H. - A new book by a University of New Hampshire researcher and Vietnam-era disabled veteran sheds new light on the long-term psychological trauma experienced by the coalition force in recent wars in the Gulf and Balkans that, when left untreated, can have deadly consequences.

Space scientists from the University of New Hampshire and multi-institutional colleagues report they have quantified levels of radiation on the moon's surface from galactic cosmic ray (GCR) bombardment that over time causes chemical changes in water ice and can create complex carbon chains similar to those that help form the foundations of biological structures. In addition, the radiation process causes the lunar soil, or regolith, to darken over time, which is important in understanding the geologic history of the moon.

DURHAM, N.H. - The Carsey Institute and the Whittemore School of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire will present the Stonyfield Entrepreneurship Institute, a "boot camp" for community-minded entrepreneurs.

The event will be held April 26-27, 2012, at the Courtyard Marriott Grappone Conference Center in Concord.

DURHAM, N.H. - Researchers from the University of New Hampshire have found that many African farmers inaccurately perceive changes in climate and rainfall when compared with scientific data, highlighting the need for better climate information to assist them to improve farming practices.

DURHAM, N.H. - A parking lot at the edge of the University of New Hampshire campus has contributed important research to an emerging concern for the environment and human health.