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A Career Written in the Stars
Many moons before Harlan Spence became the director for the UNH Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space (EOS), his father, an amateur astronomer, instilled in Spence a curiosity and excitement about the universe. This was the era of the Space Race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union,... Read More
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04/02/25CCOM’s Brian Calder Elected to Hydrographer Hall of Fame
CCOM's Brian Calder has been elected to the Hydrographer Hall of Fame for his remarkable contributions to seafloor mapping technologies. -
02/18/25Nine Students to Study Abroad Thanks to Gilman Scholarships
Nine UNH students earned the chance to see and study in different parts of the world as recipients of the Benjamin A. Gilman International... -
01/31/25Technology Helps Students Create 3D Models of Ancient Roman Buildings
Walking through Pompeii as part of a study abroad opportunity, one of the ancient Roman buildings looked decidedly more familiar to Tegan Lajoie ’26... -
01/30/25UNH Expert Weighs in on Earthquake That Shook New England
A 3.8 magnitude earthquake originating off the coast of Maine on Monday morning rumbled throughout the New Hampshire Seacoast region and was felt as...
Recent Stories
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01/14/25 - Can Old Racists Change?Associate professor of anthropology Casey Golomski talks to The Conversation about his new book, "God’s Waiting Room: Racial Reckoning at Life’s End." Read More -
12/16/24 - Phytoplankton Monitoring in Gulf of Maine as a Signal of Climate Change ImpactsUNH researchers study phytoplankton dynamics in the Gulf of Maine to understand climate change impacts, marine biodiversity shifts, and sustainable ecosystem management. Read More -
12/09/24 - Trip to Ireland Provides ‘Transformative Experiences’ for Social Work StudentsMikayla Tobin was one of 12 social work students from UNH’s College of Health and Human Services who spent almost two weeks in Ireland last summer as part of a social work... Read More -
10/29/24 - UNH Awarded $24 Million to Build Solar Wind Sensors for NOAAThe University of New Hampshire has been awarded $24.3 million by NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to build sensors for a high-... Read More -
10/15/24 - Could Storms Like Hurricanes Helene and Milton Eventually Impact New Hampshire?A pair of devastating hurricanes battered the southeastern U.S. over the last three weeks, leaving in their wake enormous swaths of flooding and destruction. While hurricanes are... Read More -
10/01/24 - Ecuadorian Researchers and Students Visit UNH as Part of Ongoing PartnershipUNH’s College of Life Sciences and Agriculture (COLSA) recently welcomed a contingent of faculty and students from two universities in Ecuador for a visit to Durham as part of an... Read More -
08/26/24 - UNH Ocean Mappers Make History Navigating North Greenland ArcticScientists from the University of New Hampshire have made history as part of a team aboard the Swedish icebreaker ODEN, which is the first vessel to navigate the remote and icy... Read More -
08/19/24 - Fulbright Grants Send UNH Alums to Finland and KazakhstanUNH graduates Anh Nguyen and Taylor Nydam are traveling to Finland and Kazakhstan, respectively, this summer and fall thanks to a pair of Fulbright grants. Read More -
08/19/24 - Poteet ’96 to Pilot Historic SpaceX Polaris Dawn Mission Set to Launch Aug. 26Lt. Col. Scott “Kidd” Poteet ’96 and three fellow astronauts are preparing for an historic space mission that will take them closer to the moon than anyone has been since NASA's... Read More -
08/08/24 - 5 Ways Wildcats Are Staying Cool This SummerSummer of ’24 has already broken heat records here in New England, but some in our UNH community are staying cool. Here are five ways our ’Cats are beating the dog days of summer... Read More