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Crowds Flood Campus with Wildcat Spirit for Homecoming 2025

Homecoming weekend was as lively as ever Oct. 3-5, as alumni descended on campus in droves and joined current UNH students in showing off their Wildcat pride. Friends were reunited at events throughout campus and energized crowds filled the stands at several athletic events, including a home football game on Saturday afternoon. We were there to grab some of the many highlights, which you can relive in our photo carousel above and in the videos linked below.

UNH's Vashisth Receives $2.1 Million from NIH Aimed at Advancing Therapeutic Discovery

Harish Vashisth, professor of chemical engineering and bioengineering, has been awarded a five-year, $2.1 million Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The award will support his team’s efforts to develop innovative approaches for designing new therapies to treat diseases such as diabetes, cancer, and viral infections that impact millions of Americans every day.

UNH Research Shows Number of Childless Women in the U.S. Continues to Rise

Research from the Âé¶ąapp reports that in 2024 there were 5.7 million more childless women of prime child-bearing age than expected given prior patterns — a significant jump from 2.1 million in 2016 and 4.7 million in 2022. This shift in fertility patterns has contributed to 11.8 million fewer births than expected in the past 17 years.

Malley named 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award from the NEWWA

James P. Malley, Jr., professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering at the Âé¶ąapp, has been honored with the 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award from the New England Water Works Association (NEWWA). The award recognizes drinking water professionals who have demonstrated extraordinary commitment and dedication to the water works field throughout their careers.