UNH Today

STEM Outreach Success

The COVID pandemic provided no shortage of opportunities for organizations to adapt, and that’s precisely what four STEM Teaching Fellows did when they developed outreach activities for second graders at Manchester’s Boys and Girls Club during fall 2020.

Style Matters

Researchers at the University of New Hampshire and the University of Nebraska at Omaha took a closer look at international leadership styles and found global leaders that had a rational, problem-solving approach toward the COVID-19 crisis were associated with fewer country-wide infections.

Maine Public: South Portland's new mayor Deqa Dhalac recalls her journey from Somalia to local Maine politics

Maine Public recently recorded an interview with Deqa Dhalac ‘13G, a graduate of the Carsey School’s Master in Community Development program who was sworn in as mayor of South Portland, Maine, in December and has likely become the first Somali American mayor in the United States.

Off and Running

Many of the things Nathaniel Hunt ’22 learned as a philosophy major proved beneficial when he conceived a business idea, and his partnership with the Peter T. Paul Entrepreneurship Center helped take the project from concept to Holloway Competition winner. Hear Nathaniel’s story in his own words.

Opening Doors

The first cohort of students is enrolled in the UNH-4U program, designed to open doors to a mostly traditional college experience that was previously closed to students with intellectual disabilities.

The Carsey School and the Opportunity Finance Network - A Partnership for Education and Advancement

Originally published on the Opportunity of Finance Network (OFN) digest blog, this article examines the academic partnership between the Carsey School and OFN, with an interview from Austin Vasko, a graduate from the Master in Community Development (MCD) program who used the education award as an OFN CDFI member.