We are always moved by the spirit of giving present throughout our generous UNH community, and as the holiday season approaches, we’re grateful to reflect on the impact that generosity has for all Wildcats. That spirit is as strong as ever this year, as our donors continue to make UNH a truly transformational place for our students.

Mikayla Tobin was one of 12 social work students from UNH’s College of Health and Human Services who spent almost two weeks in Ireland last summer as part of a social work department bi-annual trip, visiting social service agencies, trauma centers and universities.

Discover how Senior Lecturer Leslie Curren uses her passion for animal behavior and Maasai Mara fieldwork to inspire the next generation of scientists at UNH.

Explore how Associate Professor David Plachetzki combines genetics, computational biology, and SCUBA fieldwork to uncover the origins of animal sensory systems.

Like many seniors, Aidan Hughes ’24 felt some apprehension as he approached his final semester as an information systems and business analytics student at the UNH Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics. But he didn’t know then that his capstone project with Marmon Aerospace & Defense was about to lead to his first full-time job after college.   

Larry Mayer, director of UNH's Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, has been appointed chairperson of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission.

Andrew Houtenville, a distinguished scholar and professor of economics, has been named the fourth director of the Institute on Disability at the University of New Hampshire.

The holidays are just around the corner and it’s time to get a jump on that gift list — and check it twice. If you’re looking for something unique and not easily found at a big box store, here are some ideas from the creative students, faculty and staff at the University of New Hampshire that are sure to make your friends and family smile — because every day is a great day to be a UNH Wildcat!

Some might say Carol Shea-Porter’s first political campaign is especially memorable because it carried her into Congress as the first woman ever elected to federal office by the state of New Hampshire. But Carol recalls it fondly for another reason.

“I’m very proud of the fact that we had all volunteers on our first campaign — everybody from the top down was a volunteer. Which makes it somewhat of a miracle, right?” she quips.

At the University of New Hampshire, Bonnie Brown, professor of ecological genetics, and Gregg Moore, associate professor of coastal restoration and resilience, along with two graduate students and several undergrads, are working to establish baseline data on microplastics in New Hampshire’s estuaries. These coastal regions, which provide critical nesting and breeding habitats for many animal species and serve as important ecosystems for cleaning and filtering ocean waters, are also known to trap and retain microplastics.