UNH Today

DURHAM, N.H. - University of New Hampshire Office for Research Partnerships and Commercialization (ORPC) recently celebrated the success of five faculty and staff members whose research resulted in 8 patents over the last two years and the recognition of plant geneticist J. Brent Loy, who received the university's inaugural Innovator of the Year award.

DUHRAM, N.H. -- In a collaborative effort to help fight hunger, Kellogg's® Food Away From Home and University of New Hampshire Dining Services are teaming up for just under two months to donate cereal to a local area food bank. A bowl of Kellogg's® cereal will be donated to the New Hampshire Food Bank for every bowl of Kellogg's® cereal purchased by students on campus from Oct. 31, 2011, to Dec. 9, 2011. An estimated 6,400 servings of cereal are expected to be donated.

DURHAM, N.H. -- The Macfarlane Greenhouses, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station and Thompson School Horticultural Facility at the University of New Hampshire host the popular Poinsettia Trials Open House Thursday, Dec. 1 through Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011. Visitors to the free event, now in its sixth year, will enjoy nearly 100 poinsettia varieties and assist in ongoing research.

KEENE, N.H. -- New Hampshire FastRoads, LLC, has selected Waveguide of Chelmsford, Mass., to build out a network that will bring broadband Internet access to citizens, schools, government offices and businesses in underserved western New Ham

DURHAM, N.H. - The University of New Hampshire Center for Family Business will host a discussion about developing effective ownership teams consisting of siblings and cousins Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2001.

"Sibling and Cousin Partnerships in the Family Business" will be held at Makris Lobster and Steak House, 354 Sheep Davis Road (Route 106), Concord. The event begins at 8 a.m. with a continental breakfast, with the program following at 8:30 a.m. The program ends at noon, followed by lunch and networking.

DURHAM, N.H. - The New Hampshire Small Business Development Center (N.H. SBDC), an outreach program of the University of New Hampshire Whittemore School of Business and Economics, has launched a new free online course, "Sites that Sell: Building Your e-Commerce Business."

DURHAM, N.H. - Ross Gittell, the James R. Carter Professor at the University of New Hampshire Whittemore School of Business and Economics, will deliver his economic assessment of the New England economy Friday, Nov. 18, 2011, at the New England Economic Partnership fall conference.

The conference, "New England Economic Forecast and Millennials, Baby Boomers, and New England's Future," begins at 8:30 a.m. and will be held at UNH Manchester, 400 Commercial St. It is sponsored by Northeast Utilities in cooperation with Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire.

DURHAM, N.H. - Two University of New Hampshire juniors researching how algae could produce fuel have received fellowships of nearly $50,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s National Center for Environmental Research (NCER).

Gina Chaput of Merrimack and Brian McConnell of Peabody, Mass., are among just 40 recipients nationwide of the Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) fellowships. The two-year GRO fellowships, for undergraduate environmentally related study, provide up to $19,700 per year of academic support and $9,500 for internship support.

DURHAM, N.H. - Researchers from the University of New Hampshire are leading a multi-state project that aims to help organic dairy farmers better produce and market their milk. Funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to 12 researchers from the universities of Maine, Vermont, Cornell, and the USDA, well as UNH, the research will explore how organic dairy farmers in the Northeast can enhance farm profitability by extending the grazing season and adding value to milk through flaxseed supplementation.

DURHAM, N.H. - Lovers of the University of New Hampshire's gourmet dinners will have the chance to indulge in a multi-course selection of dishes made with New Hampshire's finest maple products this December.