UNH Today

DURHAM, N.H. - Mary Stampone, assistant professor of geography at the University of New Hampshire and the New Hampshire state climatologist, is available to discuss the track of Hurricane Irene and its possible impact in New Hampshire and New England.

According to Stampone, Hurricane Irene is forecast to become a major hurricane with maximum wind speeds of 125 mph by tonight as it moves over the Bahamas. The storm is expected to peak as a Category 4 hurricane by Thursday then weaken as it moves up the U.S. coast through Sunday.

DURHAM, N.H. -- Move in for first-year students will be on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011, as scheduled beginning at 9 a.m. The move in for students returning to on campus housing is being moved from Sunday (August 28) to Saturday (August 27) at 9 a.m. in response to concerns about the impending hurricane. Returning students are strongly advised to move in on Saturday. Those unable to do so on Saturday should wait until the storm has passed, as UNH will have no move in assistance Sunday. Questions can be directed to the Housing Office at (603) 862-2120.

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DURHAM, N.H. -- Faculty experts at the University of New Hampshire are available to discuss a number of topics related to the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

DURHAM, N.H. - The University of New Hampshire opened a new visitor parking and information center at the corner of Main Street and Edgewood Road Aug. 22. The lot is adjacent to New Hampshire Hall and across the street on the diagonal from Thompson Hall. It offers parking to campus visitors for up to four hours at a rate of $1/hour Monday-Friday 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. (with holiday and seasonal adjustments). A booth attendant will be on duty during these enforcement hours to issue permits and provide general visitor information. Permits are cash only. 

DURHAM, N.H. - Six years after Hurricane Katrina, the Mardi Gras Indians have rebounded and been transformed into a reenergized community where the youth are increasingly interested in carrying on the culturally rich traditions of these New Orleans tribes.

This is the key finding of University of New Hampshire anthropology student Kendra Hanlon of Auburn, who spent the summer of 2011 in New Orleans researching the Mardi Gras Indians on a summer undergraduate research fellowship provided by UNH's Hamel Center for Undergraduate Research.

DURHAM, N.H. - Six years after Hurricane Katrina, the Mardi Gras Indians have rebounded and been transformed into a reenergized community where the youth are increasingly interested in carrying on the culturally rich traditions of these New Orleans tribes.

This is the key finding of University of New Hampshire anthropology student Kendra Hanlon of Auburn, who spent the summer of 2011 in New Orleans researching the Mardi Gras Indians on a summer undergraduate research fellowship provided by UNH's Hamel Center for Undergraduate Research.

DURHAM, N.H. - Incoming first-years and students returning to the University of New Hampshire can furnish their rooms and apartments on the cheap and help the environment this fall, thanks to the efforts of a new student-led initiative. The project, called Trash 2 Treasure, collected more than 10,000 items discarded by students moving out in May; items will be sold at a huge three-day yard sale on the UNH campus during student move-in weekend.

Trash 2 Treasure yard sale

DURHAM, N.H. - Incoming first-years and students returning to the University of New Hampshire can furnish their rooms and apartments on the cheap and help the environment this fall, thanks to the efforts of a new student-led initiative. The project, called Trash 2 Treasure, collected more than 10,000 items discarded by students moving out in May; items will be sold at a huge three-day yard sale on the UNH campus during student move-in weekend.

Trash 2 Treasure yard sale

DURHAM, N.H. - Bicycling 100 miles through the White Mountains is an impressive feat for any cyclist. Doing so without the use of your legs approaches insanity. But that's what Marlon Shepard, a senior at the University of New Hampshire, will do in early September, at the eighth annual Three Notch Century to benefit UNH's Northeast Passage program.