UNH Today

DURHAM, N.H. - As part of the 50th anniversary of the Paul Creative Arts Center, the University of New Hampshire announces a new project, "Cultural Stages: The Woodward International Drama and Dance Initiative." Comprised of an international playwright in residence program and the Woodward International Playwriting Prize, the initiative is designed to promote a greater understanding of world cultures through drama and dance. The project is funded by Ellis Woodward, UNH Class of '74.

DURHAM, N.H. - Scientists, engineers, and students from the University of New Hampshire's Space Science Center (SSC) recently saw a fourfold increase in their role to provide a critical instrument onboard the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) third-generation weather satellites currently under construction.

With the increase comes an additional $3 million in funding for a project total of $10.6 million under NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) Program.

DURHAM, N.H. - The Institute on Disability (IOD) at the University of New Hampshire has been awarded a five-year, $4.25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) to study and measure the impact of national policies and programs on the employment of people with disabilities.

DURHAM, N.H. -- The University of New Hampshire Center for the Humanities announces three premiere screenings of "Uprooted: Heartache and Hope in New Hampshire," a documentary about refugees in the Granite State.

DURHAM, NH -- New Hampshire residents are pessimistic about the progress of the war in Afghanistan. Approval of the Obama administration's handling of the war in Iraq has improved.

These findings are based on the latest WMUR Granite State Poll, conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center. Five hundred fifteen (515) randomly selected New Hampshire adults were interviewed by telephone between Sept. 23 and Sept. 29, 2010. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 4.3 percent.

DURHAM, N.H. - The Crimes against Children Research Center of the University of New Hampshire has been awarded $400,572 from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) to research the experiences of children and caregivers who have been exposed to family violence in interacting with the social services staff and law enforcement. The grant was part of U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder's new Defending Childhood Initiative and one of only two grants awarded by NIJ to address issues relating to children's witnessing family violence. 

DURHAM, N.H. --As part of a growing national effort to get teachers and students schooled in the fundamental elements of climate change, researchers from the University of New Hampshire's Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space (EOS) have been awarded a $487,000 two-year grant from the National Aeronautic and Space Administration's (NASA) Global Climate Change Education Program (GCCE).

DURHAM, NH -- New Hampshire remains pessimistic about business conditions in the state and in the United States. Most continue to believe their personal finances will remain unchanged in the year ahead.

These findings are based on the latest WMUR Granite State Poll, conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center. Five hundred fifteen (515) randomly selected New Hampshire adults were interviewed by telephone between Sept.  23 and Sept. 29, 2010.  The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 4.3 percent.

DURHAM, N.H. -- The Whittemore School of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire will launch its master's of science in the management of technology at UNH Manchester in January. 

DURHAM, N.H. - Top national experts will discuss possible solutions to the federal debt and related fiscal challenges facing the country during a "Fiscal Solutions Tour" panel discussion at the University of New Hampshire Thursday, Oct. 7.