While the gender gap has shrunk in some industries, there remains a significant disparity in tech, with women accounting for only 35 percent of jobs in the information technology (IT) sector and even fewer in senior leadership roles.     

Researchers at the University of New Hampshire used a newly designed device called a skimmer to test samples of foam formed on the top of local waterways for the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. Preliminary findings show levels of the so-called forever chemicals were seven to seventy times higher in the foam than levels in the underlying surface water.

Nine UNH students earned the chance to see and study in different parts of the world as recipients of the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship during the recent fall cycle. The students will be making the trek to landing spots that include France, Italy, New Zealand and Japan.

Alexis Piñero-Benson, director of community standards at UNH, was the recipient of this year’s Dixon-McFadden Award from the Association of Student Conduct Administrators. Piñero-Benson received the award during the 2025 ASCA Annual Conference in Portland, Oregon on Feb. 7.

UNH President Elizabeth Chilton delivered her first State of the University address to the UNH community on Tuesday, Feb. 11, speaking in front of a large crowd in the Memorial Union Building and to many more watching via livestream on Zoom.

The University of New Hampshire announced the creation of the Lonza Scholars Program with Lonza Biologics, Inc. This new collaboration is designed to enhance educational and career opportunities in the life sciences industry for certain UNH students.

Raymond Cook, professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering at UNH, has been named the 2025 New Hampshire Engineer of the Year by the state’s engineering societies. The award recognizes his outstanding contributions to the field, dedication to education, and decades of service to both students and the community.

UNH retained its R1 classification for highest research activity from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, the organization announced today, securing its spot among the nation’s most productive research universities.

Thanks to a $3 million gift, the University of New Hampshire’s Center for Sustainable Seafood Systems will expand its global reach by creating an educational program that will focus on community-based seafood production for students from around the world to implement aquaculture techniques specific to their culture and communities.

UNH’s Scholars Repository surpassed 10 million downloads last week, a milestone that highlights the global reach of the university’s digital archive of scholarship and research activity.

The more than 90,000 works available through the repository represent a broad diversity of UNH scholarship, from undergraduate research to the products of federally funded grants. And readers are actively accessing the material from all over the world, with visits last week coming from places as far flung as Bangladesh, Bolivia and Brazil.