Faculty/Staff News
Mayer Receives Distinguished Professor Award for 2025
Get to knowÌýJohn (Jack) Mayer, the recipient of UNH'sÌý2025 Distinguished Professor Award, given out during UNH's annual Faculty Excellence celebration in November. Mayer was referred to as a "bit of a rock star" by a colleague in his nomination, lauded for his dedication to students and down-to-... Read More-
11/21/25
Seeding the Future of the Forestry Industry
The forest industry has a workforce problem. UNH has partnered with industry associations to offer a solution. -
11/21/25
American Institute of Chemical Engineers Honor Two UNH Researchers
Two UNH researchers, Professor Harish Vashisth and postdoctoral research scholarÌýLev Levintov, Ìýin the Department of Chemical Engineering and... -
11/20/25
Karla Armenti Honored for Advancing Workplace Health and Inclusion
On the heels of her retirement, Karla Armenti is being recognized for her career dedicated to improving workplace safety. More specifically, Armenti... -
11/20/25
UNH’s Dementia Care Robot Project Enters Home Testing
UNH researchers have begun real-world testing of AI-enabled robotÌýin the homes of families caring for loved ones with dementia, exploring how the...
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03/03/25 - UNH Graduates, Faculty Featured Prominently in Annual '40 Under Forty' ListThe Âé¶¹app was prominently represented on the Union Leader’s annual 40 Under Forty award list for 2025, with eight Granite State residents with ties to UNH... Read More
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02/28/25 - Richard Haynes Earns Champion of Educational Opportunity Award from NHEOARichard Haynes, director of admissions, recruitment and access at the Âé¶¹app, attended a Feb. 21 TRIO Day event led by the New Hampshire Educational... Read More
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02/26/25 - Vyas Recognized for Fostering Student Engagement and BelongingYashwant Prakash Vyas, director of UNH’s Aulbani J. Beauregard Center for Equity, Justice, and Freedom, was honored with two awards from the American College Personnel Association... Read More
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02/21/25 - Research Finds Women in IT Embrace Competition, Defying StereotypesWhile 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... Read More
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02/17/25 - Piñero-Benson Receives Dixon-McFadden Award from ASCAAlexis 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-... Read More
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02/14/25 - UNH's Raymond Cook Named NH Engineer of the YearRaymond 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.... Read More
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02/13/25 - UNH Retains Carnegie R1 ClassificationUNH retained its R1 classification for highest research activity from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, the organization announced today, securing... Read More
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02/05/25 - AI vs. Human: Could Algorithms Be the Key to Fairer Employee Evaluations?ÌýImagine putting in the work at your job to stand out, only to learn that artificial intelligence algorithms are going to play a large role in your performance evaluation. How... Read More
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02/04/25 - UNH Scholars Repository Surpasses 10 Million Download MilestoneUNH’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... Read More
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01/31/25 - Can Machine Learning Standardize Rock Climbing Route Difficulty?A new study from UNH explores how integrating machine and deep learning techniques can create a standardized system for evaluating rock climbing routes to provide a difficulty... Read More
























































