UNH Today

DURHAM, N.H. - To the University of New Hampshire faculty, staff and visitors who park outside the Elliott Alumni Center, D Lot may seem like just another parking lot, 53,000 square feet of black asphalt, white lines, and never enough empty spaces.

But to Robert Roseen, director of the UNH Stormwater Center, the new porous asphalt D Lot will be a mighty multitasking piece of infrastructure, providing not just parking but also improved water quality and research data.

DURHAM, N.H. - Michele Dillon, a scholar of Catholicism and professor of sociology at the University of New Hampshire, is available to discuss the significance of new rules proposed by the Vatican aimed at preventing the sexual abuse of children.

According to Dillon, the new rules are a significant step but the question remains as to whether the Vatican and church bureaucracy will enforce the rules it makes.

DURHAM, N.H. - Employees who feel entitled in the workplace are more apt to be frustrated on the job and lash out at their co-workers, according to new research from the University of New Hampshire.

Conducted by Paul Harvey, assistant professor of management at UNH, the research is presented in the latest issue of the journal Human Relations in the article "Frustration-based outcomes of entitlement and the influence of supervisor communication."

DURHAM, N.H. - Slightly more than half of New Hampshire residents surveyed recently say they understand "a moderate amount" about climate change, and nearly one-third report understanding "a great deal," a new report from the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire finds.

DURHAM, N.H. -- The University of New Hampshire Police Department charged a registered sex offender with possession of child sexual abuse images after Dimond Library staff reported he was allegedly downloading images of naked children at a public computer.

Police immediately responded to the library Saturday, July 10, 2010, at approximately 3 p.m. after receiving a call from library staff. Phillip A. Burbank, 67, of 9 Bayberry Lane, Exeter, was arrested July 12, 2010, and charged with Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Images (RSA 649-A:3) after an extensive police investigation.

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 research collaboration with the University of Münster. The goal of this partnership is to conduct research in the area of franchise expansion into the European region.

DURHAM, N.H. -- Continued support for off-shore oil drilling by Gulf Coast residents who are dealing with one of the most devastating environmental disasters in U.S. history might seem surprising, but new research from the University of New Hampshire shows that local factors such as unemployment and population growth influence views about the value of environmental conservation and regulation.
 
The research is presented in the most recent issue of the journal Rural Sociology in the article “Place Effects on Environmental Views.”
 

DURHAM, N.H. -- Network New Hampshire Now (NNHN), a collaboration of public and private partners from across the state and led by the University of New Hampshire, was honored to learn it will receive $44.5 million in economic stimulus money to fund critically needed broadband expansion across the state. This grant will create nearly 700 new jobs and provide affordable Internet access to 12,000 businesses and 700 community institutions.

DURHAM, N.H. - The essential goal for teacher education seems clear - to provide our nation's schools with the best possible teachers. The ramifications of getting this correct are critical for our nation's children and our country's future.

Now a new book, "How Teachers Learn," details the best possible preparation for our nation's teachers. A study of the University of New Hampshire's five-year teacher education program, the book documents the evolution and achievements of a program that is a national model of the best practices for teacher preparation.

DURHAM, N.H. - The University of New Hampshire's James Hall has received LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for its $34.2 million renovation and expansion. James Hall, which houses the UNH departments of Earth sciences and natural resources and the environment, is the first UNH building project to seek LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification.