As the Mel Rines Student Angel Investment Fund celebrates its 10th anniversary, founder Jeffrey Sohl reflects on a decade of real-world investing experience that’s launched careers, shaped future leaders, and built a legacy of student success at UNH.

Joshua Cyr '96, a dedicated mentor, innovator, and champion of New Hampshire's startup ecosystem, has been named the University of New Hampshire's Paul J. Holloway Entrepreneur of the Year. 

A team that developed a system that reduces electricity costs for cold-storage warehouses through predictive pricing and strategic pre-cooling earned the $15,000 grand prize at the 37th Paul J. Holloway Prize Innovation to Market Competition.    

After pouring so much time and effort – an estimated 6,000 man-hours – into a single project and spending what seemed like every waking minute as close to it as possible for the last year, five UNH students found themselves watching the ultimate culmination of that work from about a quarter mile away.

The more distant vantage point, though, did little to dampen the adrenaline – or the significance of the achievement.

Diliang Chen, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of New Hampshire (UNH), has been awarded the prestigious 2025 J. Brent Loy Innovator of the Year Award for his groundbreaking work in wearable technology. The award was presented at a ceremony held at UNH on April 28. 

Economist Betsey Stevenson delivered the 2025 Hogan Lecture at UNH, exploring how economics transformed women’s roles in work and family through technology, policy, and social change — and what challenges remain.

The major challenges facing the local and national economy were at the top of students' minds when presenting at the UNH Paul T. Paul College of Business and Economics Undergraduate Research Conference. Whether it was the cost of housing, food, or challenges facing local businesses, students used their research to dig deeper into issues that impact us all.   

The Spring 2025 issue of Inquiry is now available. The research journal offers articles, commentaries and research briefs on undergraduate research from current and recently graduated UNH students.

UNH held its annual Undergraduate Research Conference (URC) last week, showcasing the research and scholarly work of more than 1,700 students representing all schools and colleges and an extensive number of majors.

The URC, annually one of the largest and most diverse events of its kind in the country, celebrated its 26th year this spring with more than 20 events held on the Durham and Manchester campuses, including symposia, panel and poster sessions, performances and prize competitions.

In the moments after winning a nationwide competition requiring the delivery of a persuasive argument using clear, concise and coherent language, the victorious team’s group chat was humorously devoid of any such polished communication.