/unhtoday/feed/2564/rss.xml 91制片厂 Today Articles en /unhtoday/2023/10/bauer-recognized-2023-distinguished-professor-award Chris Bauer was the recipient of the 2023 Distinguished Professor Award at this year's annual Faculty Excellence celebration, held last month. His citation from the event notes that聽"his dedication to serving chemistry and education extends well beyond 91制片厂, and this has been especially impactful here in New Hampshire. After more than four decades of service at 91制片厂, Bauer remains among the most effective, energetic, and productive chemistry faculty members in the country." Bauer is known globally as a pioneer in chemistry education research. When he started the CER Ph.D. track in the chemistry department at 91制片厂, it was one of the first in the country and is still regarded as one of the premier programs in the world. Bauer was also the primary advocate for a formalized center to advance... ]]> Tue, 31 Oct 2023 11:45 -0400 /unhtoday/2023/10/bauer-recognized-2023-distinguished-professor-award /unhtoday/2023/04/helping-young-inventors-find-their-creative-spark Michael Morris has long been an advocate of the software development gig economy. A Granite Stater and tech visionary, he serves as the co-founder and chief executive officer of Torc 鈥� the nearshore intelligent talent network connecting quality remote developers with jobs. Through a vetted, AI-based, on-demand talent sourcing model, Torc is building a community that empowers developers to advance their careers. Starting a tech business requires vision and gumption 鈥� two traits that Morris is instilling in younger generations by volunteering his time to and securing funding for STEM opportunities. CEO Michael Morris (courtesy) 鈥淚鈥檓 a huge fan of STEM education 鈥� it is embedded in the mission of Torc and aligns with our employee鈥檚 values 鈥� but the real driving factor for me is being the... ]]> Wed, 12 Apr 2023 11:30 -0400 Emma Joyce /unhtoday/2023/04/helping-young-inventors-find-their-creative-spark /unhtoday/2023/03/building-equity-leadership-skills 鈥淲e have a lot of students who struggle with access to materials because of their socioeconomic status and they also might be experiencing a social-emotional gap. Now there is the added challenge of getting out of the pandemic 鈥� the COVID gap,鈥� says Valerie Morneault, who teaches life sciences at Spaulding High School in Rochester. To build her leadership skills and better understand equity pedagogies for STEM instruction, Morneault applied for and was awarded a fellowship through the five-year Building Equity Leaders for STEM (BELS) in NH program. BELS in NH is funded by the National Science Foundation鈥檚 Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program. Faculty and staff from the 91制片厂 support middle and high school STEM teachers through a combination of in-person and... ]]> Tue, 07 Mar 2023 14:15 -0500 Emma Joyce /unhtoday/2023/03/building-equity-leadership-skills /unhtoday/2022/05/core-strength For five years, 91制片厂's CoRE program has jump-started interdisciplinary collaborations. ]]> Fri, 20 May 2022 08:30 -0400 Krysten Godfrey Maddocks '96 /unhtoday/2022/05/core-strength /unhtoday/2021/12/language-stem With $3.5 million from the Department of Education, 91制片厂 researchers will enhance STEM understanding among N.H.'s English learners. ]]> Wed, 15 Dec 2021 09:45 -0500 Robbin Ray 鈥�82 /unhtoday/2021/12/language-stem /unhtoday/2021/11/transforming-students-climate-leaders Three National Science Foundation grants provide international climate change research opportunities for students. ]]> Fri, 12 Nov 2021 08:45 -0500 Beth Potier /unhtoday/2021/11/transforming-students-climate-leaders /unhtoday/2021/05/new-staple-graduate-research For the second year running, the annual Graduate Research Conference (GRC) was held virtually, with some exciting updates. The web platform has expanded to reflect the variety of research and scholarship that is showcased during Graduate Student Appreciation Week, which occurred this year April 19-23. While the website includes the traditional oral and poster presentations that have been hallmarks for the GRC, it now also contains a 3-Minute Thesis section with videos from the 2021 competition.聽 鈥淐ollectively, these efforts represent countless hours of lab and field research of [graduate] students, who also overcame the challenges of working during a pandemic鈥攁nd that is a tall order, indeed,鈥� says university president Jim Dean in his welcome video. 鈥淎nd the results are remarkable鈥攖hese... ]]> Tue, 18 May 2021 09:30 -0400 Lily Greenberg '21G /unhtoday/2021/05/new-staple-graduate-research /unhtoday/2020/09/emerging-science 91制片厂 will receive $3.6 million to examine the climate change effect on ecosystems.聽 ]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2020 09:00 -0400 Robbin Ray 鈥�82 /unhtoday/2020/09/emerging-science /unhtoday/2020/07/improving-stem-education 91制片厂 will lead a master teacher program to support STEM education in Manchester, Nashua and Rochester schools. ]]> Wed, 22 Jul 2020 12:30 -0400 Lara Gengarelly /unhtoday/2020/07/improving-stem-education /unhtoday/2020/05/connecting-through-globe A video from the U.S. GLOBE Office, located at the Leitzel Center at 91制片厂, about high school students connecting through science will be featured in the 2020 STEM for All Video Showcase, held online May 5 鈥� 12, 2020. 聽 The video, 鈥淪tudents connect through science at GLOBE Symposia,鈥� follows students and their teachers as they attend the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Regional GLOBE Student Research Symposia (SRS) in Boston in spring 2019. Participants describe how the event reaches diverse audiences, their ability to connect students from different demographics and how participation in the symposia has shown to increase student self-efficacy in the science practices. 鈥淪ince the project began in 2015, the GLOBE Program鈥檚 Student Research Symposia has provided 776 students with the opportunity... ]]> Thu, 07 May 2020 08:15 -0400 /unhtoday/2020/05/connecting-through-globe /unhtoday/2018/09/new-unh-led-initiative-will-advance-states-biomaterials-industry 91制片厂 will lead a five-year EPSCoR project funded by the National Science Foundation. ]]> Tue, 18 Sep 2018 15:30 -0400 Erika Mantz /unhtoday/2018/09/new-unh-led-initiative-will-advance-states-biomaterials-industry http://www.fosters.com/news/20180114/unh-grant-hopes-to-address-lack-of-manufacturing-workforce The NSF grant will help provide mentorship, paid internships and job placement for students as well as create聽a stronger partnership with businesses. ]]> Tue, 16 Jan 2018 14:15 -0500 /unhtoday/2018/01/fosterscom-unh-grant-hopes-address-lack-manufacturing-workforce http://www.fosters.com/news/20180108/unh-gets-grant-to-improve-science-education Elementary school teachers and Cooperative Extension聽volunteers will come together for a community-based professional development partnership. ]]> Wed, 10 Jan 2018 13:30 -0500 /unhtoday/2018/01/fosterscom-unh-gets-grant-improve-science-education /unhtoday/2017/12/planting-seeds-stem-success When Albany International committed聽to help support 91制片厂鈥檚 K-12 STEM Teachers Collaborative, it paved the way for new initiatives and opportunities in聽Rochester, New Hampshire. ]]> Mon, 04 Dec 2017 12:00 -0500 Jennifer Saunders /unhtoday/2017/12/planting-seeds-stem-success https://extension.unh.edu/articles/Learn-How-Integrate-Science-Practices-Your-Teaching A new book authored by 91制片厂 faculty offers strategies to help high school teachers integrate science practices into their teaching. ]]> Fri, 06 Oct 2017 10:00 -0400 /unhtoday/2017/10/new-book-helps-teachers-integrate-science-practices-instruction /unhtoday/2017/04/extra-credit Inspiration鈥檚 in the air early on a聽Thursday morning at the East Rochester School. The fifth graders in Jenna Buinicky鈥檚 weekly technology class are already excited鈥攖here鈥檚 just one more day until February vacation鈥攂ut when Buinicky 鈥�99, 鈥�01G reveals the day鈥檚 lesson, their enthusiasm ratchets up. 鈥淭oday, you guys will be working with LittleBits,鈥� Buinicky says. Some of the kids already know about LittleBits鈥攖hey鈥檙e like Legos, but with circuits, motors, switches and lights that snap together instead of plastic bricks. For the kids who don鈥檛 know, Buinicky puts a YouTube video on the screen at the front of the classroom. Brightly colored pieces are connected, a button is pressed, and suddenly, motors spin, lights blink and simple inventions come to life. So does the classroom. 鈥淚n the... ]]> Tue, 04 Apr 2017 16:30 -0400 Larry Clow '12G /unhtoday/2017/04/extra-credit https://cola.unh.edu/article/2017/02/unh-receives-grant-support-nh-early-childhood-stem-teachers 91制片厂 was awarded a $200,000 grant to support early childhood STEM teachers in New Hampshire. ]]> Mon, 20 Feb 2017 14:00 -0500 Susan Dumais '88 '02G /unhtoday/2017/02/supporting-states-teachers /unhtoday/2017/01/getting-students-excited-about-science Ruth Varner has received the 2016 Outstanding Associate Professor Award. ]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2017 09:30 -0500 /unhtoday/2017/01/getting-students-excited-about-science