UNH Today

DURHAM, N.H. - A successful remedy for contaminated sediments is being tested locally to determine its effects on creatures below.

DURHAM, N.H. - The Whittemore School of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire has been reaccredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The AACSB accreditation, often referred to as "the gold standard" of business school accreditations, is the highest given to business schools in the United States.

DURHAM, N.H. -- Two hundred alumni, students, faculty, staff and members of the surrounding community gathered to support and honor the University of New Hampshire's progress toward inclusive excellence last month. UNH Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs John Aber opened the Diversity Banquet Many Faces, One Mission: Inclusion with the words of one of the founders of the NAACP in wishing for every human being to be so respected "that they have an equal opportunity . . . to show what they were meant to become."
 

DURHAM, N.H. - Mary Stampone, assistant professor of geography at the University of New Hampshire and the New Hampshire State Climatologist, is available to discuss tornado activity in the state, including the annual frequency of tornadoes and periods of previous high tornado activity.

The National Weather Service is investigating whether a tornado touched down in Gorham, Sunday, June 6, 2010.

DURHAM, N.H. - University of New Hampshire tropical ecologist Michael Palace has been awarded a $364K grant from NASA's Space Archaeology program to estimate the population of pre-Columbian indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin lowlands by means of satellite remote sensing technology.

DURHAM, N.H. - As the U.S. Census Bureau prepares to release 2009 birth rate data this week, Kenneth Johnson, senior demographer at the Carsey Institute at the University of the New Hampshire, is available to discuss the implications of minority births possibly creating the first "minority majority" in the nation.

DURHAM, N.H. -- The University of New Hampshire (UNH) announced today that it will recommend the University System of New Hampshire (USNH) Board of Trustees approve the tentative agreement reached with the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) to accept the recommendation of an independent fact-finder for a 2.5 percent average salary increase for faculty effective Jan. 1, 2010. Of the 2.5 percent increase, 2 percent would be delivered across-the-board to all faculty and .5 percent would cover merit/equity awards.

DURHAM, N.H. - The University of New Hampshire Therapeutic Riding Program is seeking volunteers for its summer session, which runs July 7 through August 19. Classes will be held Wednesday mornings from 9:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. and Thursday afternoons from 1:30 to 5:15 p.m. Time commitments are flexible and can be as little as 45 minutes, one day per week. 

DURHAM, N.H. - As farmer's market season launches and the interest in eating locally raised food increases, a new report finds that the local food system in New Hampshire is a $3.3 billion industry that employs 81,000 people statewide. The report, "Home Grown", was released recently from Food Solutions New England, a University of New Hampshire-based initiative linking farm, food and nutrition issues. It will be presented in a forum at the N.H. Department of Agriculture in Concord Friday, June 4, 2010.

DURHAM, N.H. - The UNH Police Department, in cooperation with N.H. State Police and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, will be conducting an all-day training session today throughout campus using K-9 teams to practice searching for missing people in an urban environment. Anyone with questions or concerns can call Deputy Police Chief Paul Dean at 603-862-1427.

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