UNH Today

2021 Best Year Ever

Since its launch in 2015, The (603) Challenge has represented a key source of funding for UNH, bringing in gifts that can be deployed immediately to support students and projects across the university. In each of its seven years, the Challenge has set new records for both dollar-amounts raised and participant numbers, and 2021 was no exception: During the five-day event, which ran from Apr. 9-13, The (603) Challenge raised more than $2.6 million to support UNH’s colleges, teams and programs, with gifts coming from some 11,3000 alumni, parents, faculty, staff, students and friends.

Brain Monitor

With a new National Institutes of Health grant, UNH researchers Edward Song and Arturo Andrade will conduct research on the neurotransmitter glutamate that will contribute to our understanding of mental illness and brian diseases.

Three Students Awarded SMART Scholarship

Three UNH students were recently awarded Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) scholarships through the Department of Defense (DoD), cementing the university as a top producer of SMART scholars in the region and nationwide.

Since 2006, 28 UNH students have received SMART scholarships, making the university the top SMART-scholarship-producing institution in New England and placing it in the top 7% nationwide.