/unhtoday/feed/17/rss.xml 91制片厂 Today Articles en /unhtoday/2025/04/serving-two-fronts-unh-student-combines-firefighting-and-nursing It鈥檚 never too early to start serving the community 鈥� Alexa D鈥橭nofrio 鈥�27 is proof of this. 聽聽 Now in her second year as a nursing student at 91制片厂, D鈥橭nofrio is experienced in聽emergency response, having served as a firefighter and emergency medical technician (EMT) in her Connecticut hometown. She鈥檚 expanding that experience on campus through her nursing clinicals and as the newest member of the Durham Fire Department鈥檚 call force. 聽 D鈥橭nofrio hopes that her passion for firefighting and nursing will help her accomplish her dream of becoming a flight nurse 鈥� providing critical care to patients during air transport. 聽聽 鈥淚t鈥檚 a profession that combines nursing and emergency medicine while responding to some very traumatic scenes by helicopter,鈥� D鈥橭nofrio says. 鈥淚鈥檓 very comfortable at... ]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2025 12:00 -0400 Aaron Sanborn /unhtoday/2025/04/serving-two-fronts-unh-student-combines-firefighting-and-nursing /unhtoday/2025/03/alumni-artwork-featured-honors-college-collection Kate Gaudet, associate director of 91制片厂鈥檚 Hamel Honors and Scholars College, spent some extended time in late summer and fall moonlighting in a couple of unique, unofficial capacities 鈥� art researcher and amateur sleuth. And the results of that investigative work are now on colorful display throughout the home of the Hamel Honors and Scholars College in Huddleston Hall. ]]> Mon, 17 Mar 2025 14:15 -0400 Keith Testa /unhtoday/2025/03/alumni-artwork-featured-honors-college-collection /unhtoday/2023/09/flax-linen-project-weaves-history-experience The path to a deeper understanding of rural New England鈥檚 pre-industrial textile economy begins in a muddy field on the edge of 91制片厂鈥檚 Woodman Horticultural Research Farm. There, a historian and an agriculture professor, along with students in 91制片厂鈥檚 museum studies program, have joined forces for an intimate, experiential understanding of an iconic fiber: Linen. Kimberly Alexander, director of 91制片厂's Museum Studies program, leads the flax tolinen project. 鈥淟inen was such an important staple in New Hampshire,鈥� says Kimberly Alexander, senior lecturer of history and the force behind The Flax to Linen Project. 鈥淭he opportunity to deep dive into this single important fiber while actually growing it at 91制片厂聽offers a tremendous opportunity for 鈥� research of 17th聽through early 19th聽century flax-... ]]> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 15:45 -0400 Beth Potier /unhtoday/2023/09/flax-linen-project-weaves-history-experience /unhtoday/2023/09/rare-botanical-book-collection-finds-home-unhs-dimond-library 91制片厂鈥檚 Dimond Library is the new home of a rare botanical book collection that includes some volumes dating back as far as the 15th century, thanks to a partnership with New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill in Boylston, Massachusetts. ]]> Thu, 28 Sep 2023 11:00 -0400 Keith Testa /unhtoday/2023/09/rare-botanical-book-collection-finds-home-unhs-dimond-library /unhtoday/2023/05/hike-more-see-more-trees-worry-less NHAES-supported study explores mental wellbeing in biodiverse settings, assesses if recreating in biodiverse settings helps enhance mental health. ]]> Fri, 19 May 2023 19:45 -0400 Nicholas Gosling '06 /unhtoday/2023/05/hike-more-see-more-trees-worry-less /unhtoday/2023/04/creole-soul-photo-exhibit-gary-samson-opens-seacoast-african-american-cultural-center A photo exhibit by New Hampshire鈥檚 seventh Artist Laureate, Gary Samson, is now on display at the The Seacoast African American Cultural Center聽(SAACC), showcasing photos from聽Creole Soul: Zydeco Lives.聽The聽book, released in November 2022 by University Press of Mississippi as part of its聽American Made Music Series, features interviews with zydeco musicians聽in Texas and Louisiana conducted by Burt Feintuch, a folklorist, music ethnographer, professor at 91制片厂 (in English), founder of the Ghana study abroad program and longtime director of the 91制片厂 Center for the Humanities, who passed away in 2018.聽Samson's accompanying photos, a selection of which are part of this exhibit,聽capture the lively and eclectic music scene and offer intimate portraits of the featured musicians. On Thursday, May 4,... ]]> Thu, 13 Apr 2023 15:00 -0400 Katie Umans /unhtoday/2023/04/creole-soul-photo-exhibit-gary-samson-opens-seacoast-african-american-cultural-center /unhtoday/2023/04/psychology-grads-helping-those-who-need-it-most In a state that is woefully short on mental health workers, 91制片厂 alums are keeping the field afloat. ]]> Thu, 13 Apr 2023 14:15 -0400 Dave Moore /unhtoday/2023/04/psychology-grads-helping-those-who-need-it-most /unhtoday/2023/01/student-interns-dc-new-hampshire-sen-maggie-hassan 91制片厂鈥檚 partnership with The Washington Center plus new Liberal Arts funding provide high-impact experience. ]]> Tue, 17 Jan 2023 09:45 -0500 Susan Dumais '88 '02G /unhtoday/2023/01/student-interns-dc-new-hampshire-sen-maggie-hassan /unhtoday/2023/01/myths-retold-garden New exhibitions open at the Museum of Art on January 26. ]]> Fri, 06 Jan 2023 10:30 -0500 Molly Bolick /unhtoday/2023/01/myths-retold-garden /unhtoday/2022/12/astonishing-tale-unfolds-unh Philosopher considers the wonder of existence. ]]> Tue, 20 Dec 2022 14:00 -0500 Dave Moore /unhtoday/2022/12/astonishing-tale-unfolds-unh /unhtoday/2022/12/building-skill Prison outreach program in New Hampshire teaches woodworking to women. ]]> Tue, 20 Dec 2022 13:15 -0500 Susan Dumais '88 '02G /unhtoday/2022/12/building-skill /unhtoday/2022/12/unh-bologna-program-life-imitates-art New Italy study abroad program launches after COVID delays. ]]> Tue, 20 Dec 2022 12:00 -0500 Dave Moore /unhtoday/2022/12/unh-bologna-program-life-imitates-art https://scientificinquirer.com/2022/11/30/the-big-question-subrena-e-smith-what-is-the-role-of-the-scientist-in-society/ 91制片厂 philosopher publishes an essay in Scientific Inquirer. ]]> Thu, 01 Dec 2022 09:00 -0500 /unhtoday/2022/12/big-question-subrena-e-smith-what-role-scientist-society /unhtoday/2022/11/nh-world-language-day New Hampshire high school students and teachers visit 91制片厂 to learn about opportunities for language learning. ]]> Fri, 18 Nov 2022 16:00 -0500 /unhtoday/2022/11/nh-world-language-day /unhtoday/2022/10/ask-not 91制片厂 hosts Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and JFK scholar Nov 14 ]]> Tue, 25 Oct 2022 09:00 -0400 /unhtoday/2022/10/ask-not /unhtoday/2022/10/seeding-humanities The 91制片厂 Center for the Humanities announces 2022 seed funding awards for public humanities projects and celebrates Institute alumni successes. ]]> Mon, 17 Oct 2022 16:15 -0400 Katie Umans /unhtoday/2022/10/seeding-humanities /unhtoday/2022/10/excellence-science-communication Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, assistant professor of physics and astronomy and core faculty of women鈥檚 and gender studies, is a top award winner of the inaugural Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communication, given by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in partnership with Schmidt Futures. Prescod-Weinstein received the top prize in the category 鈥淩esearch Scientist: Mid-Career to Later Career鈥� for three articles that advance science for the general public: 鈥淓nter the Axion鈥� (American Scientist)聽 鈥淏ecoming Martian鈥� (The Baffler) 鈥淎 Black Femme Dreams in Equations鈥� (Essence) 鈥淓xceptional writing on complex topics, done in a voice aimed at marginalized audiences. Reading her writing is a joy.鈥� 鈥淧rescod-Weinstein makes dark matter and astrophysics... ]]> Wed, 12 Oct 2022 14:30 -0400 Beth Potier /unhtoday/2022/10/excellence-science-communication /unhtoday/2022/09/when-mob-came-after-jews-baghdad Joseph Samuels will deliver the College of Liberal Arts Hans Heilbronner Lecture, "The Farhud: When the Mob Came After the Jews of Baghdad," on Thursday, October 27, at 4:00 p.m. in the Memorial Union Building Theatre 2. The lecture is free and open to the public. ]]> Thu, 29 Sep 2022 11:15 -0400 /unhtoday/2022/09/when-mob-came-after-jews-baghdad /unhtoday/2022/09/unh-manchester-celebrates-students-25th-anniversary-esol-programs In early August, the 91制片厂 at Manchester held a graduation celebration for students in the intensive summer English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program. The occasion was particularly meaningful as it marked the 25th anniversary. The program originally started in 1998 under the leadership of Margaret Pobywajlo and the late Michael Pugh, beloved former 91制片厂 faculty and longtime advocates for multilingual students and communities. It was also the first time back in person since 2019. Since its inception, the program has supported more than 700 students from 65 countries. This year鈥檚 graduation celebrated 16 students from nine different countries, including recent arrivals from Ukraine. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a privilege for me to not only help continue Margaret's and Michael鈥檚... ]]> Wed, 07 Sep 2022 08:30 -0400 /unhtoday/2022/09/unh-manchester-celebrates-students-25th-anniversary-esol-programs /unhtoday/2022/08/solastalgic-archive-and-deep-time-lab The Museum of Art opens participatory exhibition by artist Nina Elder that reflects on time, memory and environmental transformation. ]]> Fri, 19 Aug 2022 11:00 -0400 /unhtoday/2022/08/solastalgic-archive-and-deep-time-lab /unhtoday/2022/06/research-snapshot-pox 鈥淧ox was done in the fall of 2019 a few short months prior to the introduction of COVID 19 into the common lexicon. What had started as an introspective reflection on my own struggles with mental illness has come to be expressive of a collective experience; an inward gaze on personal pain and struggle turned outward in empathetic witness to collective pain and struggle. 鈥淪ir Christopher Ricks, in speaking of the lyrics of Bob Dylan, said that 鈥榓rt gives sympathetic access to systems of belief that are not our own.鈥� On a more intimate level, it can give sympathetic access to experiences that are not our own. And should we be fortunate, it can give sympathetic access to experiences that are our own. It can reveal ourselves to ourselves and in turn come to see ourselves in others.鈥� 鈥擝enjamin... ]]> Thu, 30 Jun 2022 15:30 -0400 /unhtoday/2022/06/research-snapshot-pox /unhtoday/2022/06/research-snapshot-pastimes-balloon 鈥淓unice and Elinah are residents of an old age home run by an Afrikaner women鈥檚 charity in small town South Africa. After white-minority rule ended in 1994, old age homes, like other social welfare and health care spaces, were racially integrated. Generations of people who had fought for or against each other during apartheid, like Eunice and Elinah, now found themselves living together at the end of life. My research in South Africa as well as the United States shows how racism and ageism intersect to shape unequal access to housing 鈥� something all people deserve as a basic human right 鈥� and how older adults reconcile and remember in the aftermath of racial violence.鈥� 鈥擟asey Golomski, associate professor of anthropology ]]> Thu, 30 Jun 2022 15:15 -0400 /unhtoday/2022/06/research-snapshot-pastimes-balloon /unhtoday/2022/06/staging-return Michael Blackman doesn鈥檛 hesitate for an instant when considering what鈥檚 more likely to cause the biggest spike in his nerves 鈥� his daily role as dean of students at 91制片厂, or his return to the stage and New Hampshire theater debut in this summer鈥檚 production of Footloose as part of the Prescott Park Arts Festival in Portsmouth. 鈥淚t will certainly be this,鈥� Blackman says of the performance. 鈥淵ou鈥檇 think after dealing with massive crises and protests and various other student issues that my day-to-day job would be the scarier thing, but I haven鈥檛 been on stage in about 10 years.鈥� Blackman is one of more than a dozen members of the 91制片厂 community (including a handful of students who just graduated) who will be involved this summer in a production directed by Tom Alsip, assistant professor and... ]]> Tue, 14 Jun 2022 10:30 -0400 Keith Testa /unhtoday/2022/06/staging-return /unhtoday/2022/06/frontlines-change Veteran Zack Bazzi 鈥�08 receives the inaugural COLA Impactful Alumni Award. ]]> Mon, 06 Jun 2022 12:00 -0400 Dave Moore /unhtoday/2022/06/frontlines-change /unhtoday/2022/06/empower Alumnae share wisdom with undergraduates in career mentoring event. ]]> Mon, 06 Jun 2022 11:00 -0400 Susan Dumais '88 '02G /unhtoday/2022/06/empower