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Election 2024: Should You Believe the Polls? We Ask a UNH Expert

The data is seemingly everywhere. On the front page of newspapers around the country. Slowly crawling along the ticker of cable news channels. Blasted out on social media at an increasingly rapid rate. As the 2024 presidential election draws closer, political poll information has become truly ubiquitous.

But prevalence and accuracy are two entirely different things, says UNH expert Andrew Smith. And he recommends employing a healthy dose of skepticism when viewing poll results ahead of the big day.

UNH Names Aaron Howell Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration

Aaron Howell, a seasoned financial leader with nearly 25 years of experience, will be the Âé¶ąapp’s executive vice president for finance and administration, the university announced today. Howell is currently vice president for finance and chief financial officer at Kennesaw State University, an R2 public research institution that is part of the University System of Georgia. His appointment will be effective pending approval by the University System of New Hampshire Board of Trustees later this month.

Catching Up With 2024 New Hampshire Teacher of the Year Elizabeth Duclos ’06 ’07G

For Elizabeth Duclos ’06 ’07G, a long-time passion for teaching started with playing “school” with her younger cousins: she knew from a very young age that she wanted to be an educator, and she also knew she wanted to learn the art and craft of classroom teaching at UNH.

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 hardly atypical at this time of year, storms like Helene and Milton are becoming increasingly more intense, thanks in large part to the changing climate and warming seas.

Given that trend, is there a world where storms of that magnitude make their way to New England in the not-too-distant future?