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UNH Manchester Names 2018 Campus Compact for New Hampshire Presidents’ Award Winners

More than 200 representatives from local colleges and nonprofits gathered on April 10 to celebrate those who demonstrate exceptional community service in higher education. The Campus Compact for New Hampshire (CCNH) Presidents’ Awards recognize students, faculty, staff and local organizations that actively contribute to the betterment of their campus and community. UNH Manchester’s commitment to community service is well represented among this year’s recipients: the Neuropsychology/Psychology Club (Leadership Award); Stephanie Kirylych (Good Steward Award); and the Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester (Community Partner Award).

Teaming Up On Biotech Research

Students and faculty from UNH Manchester and local community colleges have partneredĚýon a collaborative project researching yeast prions, abnormally formed proteins that could possibly hold answers to questions about human neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s and Parkinson’s.

In the News: Where do we learn that poverty is shameful and dangerous? At the movies.

Stephen Pimpare, senior lecturer of American politics and public policy, published a perspective piece in The Washington Post this week. Pimpare writes about the perception of poverty and homelessness in American film, which is the subject of his new book titled Ghettos, Tramps, and Welfare Queens: Down and Out on the Silver Screen. An excerpt of the article is below, and check out the full piece online here.

Poverty in Film

Stephen Pimpare, senior lecturer of American politics and public policy, joined New Hampshire Public Radio to discuss his new book that examines the depiction of poverty and homelessness in 20th century American film.