UNH Today

DURHAM, N.H. - The deadline for the first round of proposals for 2011 Green Launching Pad funding is Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011.

The Green Launching Pad funds opportunities for entrepreneurs with new green business ideas in the areas such as clean and renewable energy, energy efficiency, energy conservation, and emission reduction. In the second round of funding, the Green Launching Pad is expected to provide up to five projects with up to $100,000 in funding and accelerated business development assistance.

DURHAM, N.H. - David Greer, president and CEO of Wire Belt Co. of Londonderry will discuss the company's origins and values at the next University of New Hampshire CEO Forum Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011.

The program begins at 8 a.m. in Huddleston Hall.

Greer will share his management practices and vision for the fourth-generation family owned manufacturing company. For more than 60 years, Wire Belt Co. has manufactured conveyor belts for the food processing, textile, electronic, agriculture, and automotive industries.

Statement on Violence and Civility in the Wake of a Massacre
Bruce Mallory
University of New Hampshire
Durham, New Hampshire

DURHAM, N.H. - Bruce Mallory, professor of education at the University of New Hampshire and director of New Hampshire Listens, is available to discuss violence and civility following the shootings in Arizona Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011.

According to Mallory, the violent rampage that took place in Arizona on Saturday is yet one more reminder that our claim to be a civil society, in which we solve our differences through informed debate rather than random acts of violence, is an ideal that we have not fully achieved.

DURHAM, N.H. - An international team of researchers, including several from the University of New Hampshire, have completed the first DNA sequence of any strawberry plant, giving breeders much-needed tools to create tastier, healthier strawberries. Tom Davis, professor of biological sciences at UNH, and postdoctoral researcher Bo Liu were significant contributors to the genome sequence of the woodland strawberry, which was published last month in the journal Nature Genetics.

DURHAM, N.H. -- New national child abuse statistics for 2009 show additional declines in sexual abuse, a small increase of child maltreatment fatalities, and flat rates for physical abuse and neglect, according to an analysis of federal child maltreatment data by the Crimes against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire.

DURHAM, N.H. - The Rosenberg International Center of Franchising at the University of New Hampshire Whittemore School of Business and Economics has entered into a formal research collaboration with Griffith University in Australia. The goal of the partnership is to conduct research about franchise expansion into the Asia-Pacific Rim region.

DURHAM, N.H. -- The University of New Hampshire will host an information session for entrepreneurs interested in apply for the second round of Green Launching Pad funding. The session is Friday, Jan. 7, 2011. The session will be held from 10:30 a.m. to noon at UNH Manchester.

The event will feature presentations by Green Launching Pad principals on how projects are funding, the application and selection process, and important dates. There also will be a question-and-answer session with representatives from projects that were funded in the program's first year.

DURHAM, N.H. - Almost half of U.S. youth who experience violence, abuse or crime have had at least one of their victimizations known to school, police or medical authorities, according to new research from the University of New Hampshire Crimes against Children Research Center.

The research is reported in the January issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

DURHAM, N.H. - The weather outside is frightful, and so are many homeowners' energy bills this time of year. Now, a Web site developed by the University of New Hampshire and Clean Air-Cool Planet can help homeowners develop a customized energy plan to reduce household energy consumption. And in January, energy-conscious homeowners can share their energy tips with a new video contest.