UNH Today

DURHAM, N.H. - The University Museum in the Dimond Library at the University of New Hampshire will present an exhibit of contemporary regional Native American artists in conjunction with the conference "First Nations, Lasting Nations," which takes place Sept. 17 and Sept. 18, 2010, on the Durham campus.  

"Invisible/Visible: Emerging Contemporary New England Native American Art" opens Sept. 17, 2010, with a reception from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m., and runs through Dec. 17.

DURHAM, N.H. - A $1,197,811 grant from the National Science Foundation will help the University of New Hampshire prepare science and mathematics teachers for work in high-need school districts. The five-year grant, from the NSF's Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, supports the preparation of new teachers -- undergraduates and working professionals -- in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) disciplines.

DURHAM, N.H. -With a $15.4-million award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the University of New Hampshire, Dartmouth Medical School (DMS) and eight undergraduate institutions are forming a network to support biomedical research by faculty and students throughout New Hampshire.

DURHAM, N.H. - The Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Training and Technical Assistance Program has received $3.8 million for child protection training and assistance programs for law enforcement. The program is part of the UNH Crimes against Children Research Center and a national hub for federal programs dedicated to the protection of children. 

The ICAC Training and Technical Assistance Program is a collaboration between the UNH Crimes against Children Research Center and Fox Valley Technical College (FVTC) in Appleton, WI. 

DURHAM, N.H. - The Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Training and Technical Assistance Program has received $3.8 million for child protection training and assistance programs for law enforcement. The program is part of the UNH Crimes against Children Research Center and a national hub for federal programs dedicated to the protection of children. 

The ICAC Training and Technical Assistance Program is a collaboration between the UNH Crimes against Children Research Center and Fox Valley Technical College (FVTC) in Appleton, WI. 

DURHAM, N.H.—The Active Retirement Association will host Mark W. Huddleston, president of the University of New Hampshire, at its general meeting to open the fall term Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010, at 1:30 p.m. in the meeting room of the Durham Evangelical Church. Huddleston will be renewing a practice of several of his predecessors, who spoke annually on the state of the university to the ARA, an affiliate of the university since its founding in 1982.

DURHAM, N. H. - The University of New Hampshire's Traditional Jazz Series will celebrate its 200th concert with jazz clarinetist and soprano saxophone virtuoso Bob Wilber Monday, Sept. 20, 2010, at 8 p.m. in the Johnson Theater, Paul Creative Arts Center in Durham. A jazz master on reed instruments, Wilber is a noted composer and arranger, and an ardent devotee of jazz repertory.

DURHAM, N.H. - Millions of children returning to school means that parents will soon face the often-dreaded parent-teacher conference. But what seems to be an evaluation of student performance is more often than not an evaluation of the parent and the teacher, by each other.

DURHAM, N.H. - The University of New Hampshire will host its first conference on the indigenous people of New England, "First Nations, Lasting Nations: Community and University Partnerships in Indigenous New England," Sept. 17-18, 2010.

DURHAM, N.H. - Gary Hirshberg, chairman, president, and CE-Yo of Stonyfield Farm, will discuss social entrepreneurism at the next University of New Hampshire CEO Forum Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010.

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