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  • Saluting Faculty Excellence
    - Saluting Faculty Excellence
    Every year, a chosen few of UNH’s outstanding faculty members from each college and school receive Faculty Excellence Awards in recognition of their achievements in teaching,... Read More
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    - Beyond "Stranger Danger"
    Sixteen percent of young adults in the U.S. have experienced sexual abuse online, finds a new study from UNH researchers. Read More
  • Remote Alaskan mountain with snow in foreground
    - Baking and Quaking
    With $1.7 million in National Science Foundation funding, UNH researchers will study how climate change in the Arctic could affect earthquake-related disasters. Read More
  • ken johnson collage
    - Seeing the Story of the Country Through Data
    “I once had a reporter jokingly say to me ‘Ken, you were into data analytics before it was cool,’†he says, a smile audible in his voice. “Which, you know, is true.†Professor Ken... Read More
  • Aerial view of Hamilton Smith Hall
    - Parsing Fact from Fiction
    A recent survey by the Âé¶¹app looked at the public acceptance of conspiracy claims compared to statements based on scientific facts. They found only around 10... Read More
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    UNH sociologist and demographer Ken Johnson comments on population decline.
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    - Passings: Peter Dodge
    An emeritus sociology professor is remembered. Read More
  • Student researcher stands at edge of stream in Arctic Sweden.
    - Transforming Students Into Climate Leaders
    Three National Science Foundation grants provide international climate change research opportunities for students. Read More
  • UNH Professors Tucker, Finkelhor and Turner
    - UNH Research Finds Witnessing Abuse of Sibling Can Lead to Mental Health Issues
    A newÌıstudy from the Âé¶¹app shows children who witness the abuse of a brother or sister by a parent can be just as traumatized as those witnessing violence by... Read More
  • Whitney O’Connell ’21
    - A Sense of Purpose
    Traditionally, the stories featured in UNH Today’s “The Places They’ll Go†are all about where new graduates are headed. Not so for Whitney O’Connell ’21. By the time she received... Read More