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. 

Researchers led by Elizabeth Fairchild are studying channeled whelk movement and behavior to support the growing whelk fishery along the New England coast. 

The sweetpotato, a crop traditionally associated with the South, is making waves in New England, thanks to the collaborative efforts of researchers — including those from UNH — and local farmers.

Camryn Berry can distinctly recall the first time a doctor talked to her rather than around her. Now, years later, she’s bringing that same understanding and compassion to patients fighting fibrous dysplasia as a Ph.D. student at UNH working at Boston Children’s Hospital.

UNH Police Sgt. Callum Cochran is earning his master’s in social work to help improve mental health resources for first responders. Balancing full-time work, family, and coursework, he’s using his experience to bridge the gap between law enforcement and wellnes.

John “Bozo” Kennedy, 88-year-old UNH graduate and former goalie on the men’s hockey team, recently gained some national notoriety in a fashion usually reserved for people a couple of generations younger – he went viral online.

Kennedy is a proud Wildcat alumnus who tries to attend at least one hockey game per year. But this year his family surprised him by adding his name to the list of alumni recognized during the game – and flying almost the entire family out to share the special moment with him.

UNH Ph.D. student Prashant Purohit developed a CPR training mannequin for newborn care, using real-time feedback to improve technique and reduce fatigue. His research, combining engineering and nursing insights, aims to create accessible training tools for hospitals in low-resource countries where neonatal mortality remains high and equipment is often unaffordable.

Deborah Fournier, J.D., director of health law and policy for UNH's Institute for Health Policy and Practice and former N.H. Medicaid director, shares insights on current issues around Medicaid.

UNH’s College of Professional Studies has earned the 2025-2026 Military Friendly School designation. CPS, the online adult-focused college within the University of New Hampshire, received the “Gold” distinction, indicating that it has gone “over and above” the Military Friendly School criteria.

In an Associated Press article about immigrants keeping the largest urban counties in the U. S. growing in 2024, the Carsey School's Senior Demographer Kenneth Johnson commented “A substantial excess of births over deaths has long been the primary driver of U.S. population growth, but as this surplus dwindled in the last four years immigration provided the bulk of the nation’s population increase...."Nationwide, last year’s natural growth was less than half the average gain of 1.2 million people that the country experienced in the five years before the pandemic.