Women's and Gender Studies

Recent Stories

  • Chanda Prescod-Weinstein looks at the camera in front of a painting
    - Literary Luminary
    The LA Times Book Prize in science and technology went to Chanda Prescod-Weinstein for "The Disordered Cosmos." Read More
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    - COLA's Newest Faculty
    The College welcomes ten new faculty members this year. Read More
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    - Inspired to make an impact
    Inspired by one city’s commitment to address climate change, Jackie Harris ’23 served as an intern this summer in Keene, New Hampshire on a team aimed at reducing the water and... Read More
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    - Fantastic Fellows
    They’ve succeeded at UNH. Next stop: the world. Read More
  • Graphic describing USafeHS app
    - An App for Violence Prevention
    With new NSF funding, UNH's Prevention Innovations Research Center will launch and pilot a new violence prevention and safety app targeted to high school students and... Read More
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    - COLA in Inquiry
    The Undergraduate Research Journal features research by COLA majors. Read More
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    - Gaslighting: The Silencing Weapon
    —Social justice gaslighting affects marginalized people by controlling their reactions to their own oppression. Read More
  • Physics professor Chanda Prescod-Weinstein stands against a chalkboard with arms crossed.
    - A Force in Physics
    Nature magazine has selected assistant professor of physics Chanda Prescod-Weinstein to its "Nature's 10" list of 10 people who helped shape science in 2020. Read More
  •  Excellence, Times Two
    - Excellence, Times Two
    Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, assistant professor of physics and core faculty in women’s and gender studies at UNH, has received the American Physical Society’s (APS) Edward A.... Read More
  • Kabria Baumgartner, assistant professor of American studies
    - Historical Support
    With two recent fellowships, American studies professor Kabria Baumgartner will research a book project on Robert Morris, the first African American trial lawyer in the U.S. Read More