Hamel Center for Undergraduate Research
Dana Hamel, University’s Most Generous Benefactor, Passes Away at 94
Longtime philanthropist Dana Hamel, whose optimism for the future took shape here at UNH through his philanthropic support of the next generation of leaders and doers in the Granite State, passed away on Sept. 4, 2025, at the age of 94. Read More
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04/30/25Inquiry Spring 2025
The Spring 2025 issue of Inquiry is now available. The research journal offers articles, commentaries and research briefs on undergraduate research... -
03/06/25CHHS Students Get Chance to Present Their Research to Major Athletic Shoe Company
Research led by four UNH exercise science majors could have an influence on the marketing efforts of a major international athletic shoe brand. -
04/30/24URC Celebrates a Quarter Century of Showcasing Student Research
UNH’s Undergraduate Research Conference (URC), one of the largest and most diverse events of its kind in the country, celebrated its 25th year of... -
12/08/23Inquiry Fall 2023
The Fall 2023 issue of Inquiry is now available. The research journal offers articles, commentaries and research briefs on undergraduate research...
Recent Stories
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09/17/14 - History Major Scares Up Consequences of Red ScareAssociate professor Lucy Salyer and Joseph Juknievich Joseph Juknievich ’16 was assisting a UNH history professor with research for her upcoming book when he came upon... Read More -
09/03/14 - Science Can Be Slow – Like Brewing a Good Cup of TeaLaura Van Beaver makes notes about her research on how to engineer a better cup of decaffeinated tea. Tea drinkers will tell you it can be hard to find a really good... Read More -
08/14/14 - How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Studying Crustaceans in Great BayLast summer, Erika Moretti ’15 was on a lobster boat on Great Bay helping a UNH researcher pull lobster traps for an annual survey when they found a blue crab in one of the pots.... Read More -
08/14/14 - A Bee on the BrinkWhat’s going on inside your rose stems might surprise you. Open one up and you might find an insect, or two or three, in various stages of growth, nestled within the walls. The... Read More -
07/10/14 - Are Toxins Escaping our Lakes?Lake closures in the hot summer months are often caused by cyanobacteria blooms, also know as harmful algae blooms, which release toxins that may be linked to such diseases as ALS... Read More -
04/17/14 - Goldwater HonorsTimothy Marquis '15 For the first time ever, three UNH students — all New Hampshire residents — have been awarded the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. The Goldwater... Read More -
04/10/14 - Survival, a Fish StoryJeffrey Bolster and Daniel Zotos by the commercial fishing pier in Portsmouth, N.H. (Photo: Lisa Nugent) For two months during the summer of 2013, Daniel Zotos waited at docks... Read More -
01/16/14 - Pre-Med, With FeelingWhy would anyone leave Chocolatetown, U.S.A., for a state that brags about granite? For Hershey, Penn., native Ben Claxton ’14, the lure was the lab. Specifically, the opportunity... Read More -
05/23/13 - Inquiry Journal Features Student ResearchUNH has long prided itself on graduating students who have significant research experience. In 2005, a generous gift from philanthropist Dana Hamel made it possible for the... Read More -
05/16/13 - From Manchester to the MoonJosh Chabot '13 and his adviser, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering May-Win Thein, pose with the fruit of three years' labor: a tabletop NASA satellite simulator that... Read More