A year-end roundup of books and recordings published by College of Liberal Arts faculty.

It took Lina Adjout ’21 one day and one traditional Turkish pastry to find exactly what she was hoping to find in Ireland.

Adjout embarked on the journey as a recipient of the Stanley A. Hamel Traveling Fellowship (HTF) in hopes of discovering the “emerging immigrant diaspora,” as she explains. Less than 24 hours after arriving in Dublin, she struck up a conversation with a Turkish shop owner – over a börek, a pastry popular in the Balkans, the Middle East and Central Asia that sparked memories of Adjout’s own Algerian roots – about their shared immigrant history.

On a recent night above the Arctic circle in Norway, two rockets carrying equipment designed and built by UNH students and researchers streaked across the sky, cutting through the vivid green aurora — more commonly known as the Northern Lights. These skyward sensations are created when charged particles, such as electrons, interact with other particles in Earth’s magnetic fields. But not all aurora are the same: Some are dim, others are pulsating, and the rest are tall, thin and dance through the night sky.

Impax Asset Management, the specialist asset manager investing in the transition to a more sustainable economy, has created a new Pax Scholarship program. It was created to honor the heritage of Pax World Funds, which will be renamed the Impax Funds at the end of this year, in the region of their historical home in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. 

In farming, a ‘summer slump’ refers to the periods of the growing season when traditional forage plants—eaten by livestock—don’t grow well or aren’t readily available. Scientists with the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station are helping identify what forage crops could be grown to supplement traditional forages during these seasonal ‘slumps.’

New Hampshire high school students and teachers visit UNH to learn about opportunities for language learning.

A UNH-based mapping agency will inventory statewide broadband coverage to identify underserved areas. 

An education faculty member and alumna present on impactful undergrad research at an international conference.

UNH students present at 50th anniversary celebration of regional philosophy conference.

On a bus tour across New Hampshire early this month, UNH leaders covered more than 300 miles over two days to meet with Granite Staters, hear how UNH’s partnerships are working in their communities and brainstorm new ways to address unique, regional challenges.