UNH Today

DURHAM, N.H.—The University of New Hampshire will induct five alumni entrepreneurs into its Alumni Entrepreneur Hall of Fame at a double ceremony Friday, Oct. 1, 2021. The nomination deadline and induction ceremony for the 2020 cohort was postponed due to COVID-19. Both 2020 and 2021 inductions will take place during Homecoming Weekend. Nominations for the 2021 selection will be accepted through June 1.

DURHAM, N.H.— The University of New Hampshire’s Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare Center will receive $2.97 million in grants to conduct a first-of-its-kind randomized study looking at the effectiveness of outdoor behavioral health (OBH), or wilderness therapy, a prescriptive treatment for teens struggling with depression, anxiety and substance use disorders.

DURHAM, N.H.—Results of a necropsy performed on a dolphin that died in the Mill River in Gloucester, Mass., indicate the animal had a parasitic infection and hemorrhage in its brain, according to a pathologist with the NH Veterinary Diagnostic Lab at the University of New Hampshire. While there is no risk to humans from this parasite, the event underscores warnings that the public never should interact with animals in the wild that could potentially be carrying parasites and diseases that can be transmitted to humans.

DURHAM, N.H.— A new report from the University of New Hampshire’s Crimes against Children Research Center (CCRC), using data collected by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, showed a marked increase in the share of child maltreatment cases resulting in fatalities but also declines in physical abuse and neglect in 2019.

WHAT: University of New Hampshire President James W. Dean Jr. and several colleagues will present the State of the University address. They will address how the university responded to COVID, the values it needs to uphold given the current political climate, its progress on diversity, equity and inclusion, as well as what has been accomplished on the university’s strategic priorities.
WHEN: Tuesday, Feb. 9, 20201, 12:30-2 p.m.
WHERE: Zoom; RSVP for link to participate

The following students graduated from the University of New Hampshire in December 2020. Students who received the honor of summa cum laude graduated with a GPA of 3.85-4.0; students who received the honor of magna cum laude graduated with a GPA of 3.65-3.84; and students who received the honor of cum laude graduated with a GPA of 3.50-3.64. Students are only graduated after the Registrar’s Office has certified that all degree requirements have been successfully completed.

DURHAM, N.H.—Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the world’s oceans have become substantially busier and noisier. Increased shipping, fishing and recreational crafts are just a few ways in which humans and their inventions have added to the noise levels in the Earth’s oceans.

DURHAM, N.H.—Sophomores at the University of New Hampshire will have the opportunity to participate in an innovative student fellowship through the Peter T. Paul Entrepreneurship Center (ECenter). The Shaw Innovation Explorers Program was launched with gifts from David Evans Shaw ’73, CEO of Black Point Group; John Shaw, CEO of Itaconix; and the Shaw family. The program will kick off at the start of the fall semester.

DURHAM, N.H.—In the spirit of its ongoing commitment to serve as a trusted resource for small businesses—offering guidance, assurance and straight answers—the NH Small Business Development Center has announced new members of its advisory board to represent the diversity of the state and the demand for assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The advisory board members are our ambassadors, our eyes and ears across the state,” said Liz Gray, state director of the NH SBDC.