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UNH Ocean Engineering Student Earns Prestigious DOD SMART Scholarship

Ethan Hickey ’26, an ocean engineering major, has been awarded a prestigious Department of Defense Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART ) Scholarship, a highly competitive program that provides full tuition, summer internship, and a guaranteed job with the DOD after graduation.

Hickey, a from Coronado, California native, joins a list of 35 students honored from UNH since the program’s inception in 2001, continuing to cement its position as one of the top SMART-scholarship-producing institutions in New England and the U.S.

Photo Highlights from Spring Reunion Weekend 2025

Hundreds of Wildcats poured into Durham for spring reunion 2025 during the weekend of June 6-8, as friends and classmates got together to celebrate the memories they made at UNH. The weekend of festivities brought Wildcat spirit to all corners of campus, and we were there to witness it all. You can relive some of the highlights in our photo slideshow above, but you can also find comprehensive photo coverage in our Flickr galleries from the weekend below:

UNH Leadership Visits ARMI, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Manchester

Once the site of the largest textile manufacturer in the world, Manchester’s Amoskeag Millyard is realizing its 21st Century revolution thanks to the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute’s (ARMI) continued progress towards leading the nation’s bioeconomy, through public-private collaboration with industry, academia, and government.  UNH serves as a primary lead for ARMI’s academic and workforce development activities and has partnered with its founder, Dean Kamen, since the original, bold concept, nearly a decade ago, to seek funding through U.S. Department of Defense for a groundbreaking Manufacturing Innovation Institute in Manchester.  

UNH’s CEO & Family Enterprise Center Takes Business Leaders Back to School

Through the CEO & Family Enterprise Center at the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics, the University of New Hampshire helps business leaders continue their professional growth. The center offers a suite of membership programs, including the Family Business program, CEO Speaker Series, CEO Peer Groups, and Next Generation Peer Groups, tailored to meet leaders at different stages of their journeys.