/unhtoday/feed/705/rss.xml 91��Ƭ�� Today Articles en /unhtoday/2025/10/history-professor-explores-wars-impact-global-societies The impact of war on societies across the globe from the third to sixteenth centuries is the subject of a new book by David Bachrach, professor of history. “Warfare in the Global Middle Ages” (Routledge Press, 2025) explores how societies in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas organized for war, engaged in conflict, and coped with its aftermath.   The book, intended for academic historians as well as for an interested lay public, treats warfare in the context of world history by examining both parallel developments and interactions between societies across the globe during this time period. “Humans have always engaged in war,” Bachrach says. “One key, therefore, to understanding how human beings organize themselves socially, politically, economically, religiously, and in every other... ]]> Mon, 06 Oct 2025 12:30 -0400 /unhtoday/2025/10/history-professor-explores-wars-impact-global-societies /unhtoday/2025/08/unh-researchers-help-find-wwii-shipwrecks-solomon-islands Researchers from 91��Ƭ��'s Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping helped find more than a dozen World War II shipwrecks in the Solomon Islands. ]]> Mon, 11 Aug 2025 08:30 -0400 Beth Potier /unhtoday/2025/08/unh-researchers-help-find-wwii-shipwrecks-solomon-islands /unhtoday/2025/05/international-changemaker-grant-sends-students-work-global-communities The International Changemaker Grant will send five teams of 91��Ƭ�� students to a variety of international locations this summer, where the students will work in native communities and collaborate with organizations working on sustainability initiatives ranging from energy insecurity and community resilience to plastic waste and accessible sanitation at schools. Students will be traveling to Senegal, Kenya, Cambodia and Uganda. The International Changemaker Grant, a program of the 91��Ƭ�� Sustainability Institute and a partnership with 91��Ƭ�� global, is a unique immersive opportunity at 91��Ƭ�� for interdisciplinary student teams to collaborate with international NGOs and social enterprises to create global sustainability solutions. The teams, mentored by 91��Ƭ�� faculty and staff, will be “fostering long-... ]]> Tue, 20 May 2025 10:45 -0400 /unhtoday/2025/05/international-changemaker-grant-sends-students-work-global-communities /unhtoday/2025/04/what-does-pope-franciss-death-mean-catholics-and-catholicism Michele Dillion, a professor of sociology and expert in Catholicism, shares insights about the legacy of Pope Francis. ]]> Tue, 22 Apr 2025 09:30 -0400 Robbin Ray ’82 /unhtoday/2025/04/what-does-pope-franciss-death-mean-catholics-and-catholicism /unhtoday/2025/03/unhinnovation-brings-big-ideas-local-and-global-communities Innovation thrives at 91��Ƭ��, where companies come from around New Hampshire and across the globe to accelerate and collaborate. 91��Ƭ��Innovation (91��Ƭ��I) makes that work possible, enabling business and industry to partner with the university and the community in pursuit of new and better ideas.   ]]> Mon, 03 Mar 2025 11:00 -0500 Ali Goldstein /unhtoday/2025/03/unhinnovation-brings-big-ideas-local-and-global-communities /unhtoday/2025/01/can-old-racists-change Associate professor of anthropology Casey Golomski talks to The Conversation about his new book, "God’s Waiting Room: Racial Reckoning at Life’s End." ]]> Tue, 14 Jan 2025 14:15 -0500 /unhtoday/2025/01/can-old-racists-change /unhtoday/2024/12/trip-ireland-provides-transformative-experiences-social-work-students Mikayla Tobin was one of 12 social work students from 91��Ƭ��’s College of Health and Human Services who spent almost two weeks in Ireland last summer as part of a social work department bi-annual trip, visiting social service agencies, trauma centers and universities. ]]> Mon, 09 Dec 2024 10:30 -0500 Keith Testa /unhtoday/2024/12/trip-ireland-provides-transformative-experiences-social-work-students /unhtoday/2024/11/biden-appoints-larry-mayer-chair-us-arctic-research-commission Larry Mayer, director of 91��Ƭ��'s Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, has been appointed chairperson of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission. ]]> Wed, 27 Nov 2024 10:30 -0500 /unhtoday/2024/11/biden-appoints-larry-mayer-chair-us-arctic-research-commission /unhtoday/2024/11/early-mesoamericans-trapped-fish-far-earlier-previously-thought A series of canals and ponds in Belize indicate that early Mesoamericans were trapping fish far earlier than previously thought. ]]> Fri, 22 Nov 2024 15:00 -0500 /unhtoday/2024/11/early-mesoamericans-trapped-fish-far-earlier-previously-thought /unhtoday/2024/08/unh-ocean-mappers-make-history-navigating-north-greenland-arctic Scientists from the 91��Ƭ�� have made history as part of a team aboard the Swedish icebreaker ODEN, which is the first vessel to navigate the remote and icy Victoria Fjord in North Greenland and collect data in this uncharted area. The information they are gathering will provide insight into the rapid melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet and enhance scientists’ understanding of the effects of climate change on global sea-level rise. “No other ship has been to this part of the Arctic before,” said Larry Mayer, a professor and director of the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping (CCOM) at the 91��Ƭ��. “In getting here we have encountered some of the most remarkable scenery and lighting I have ever seen while collecting data that will inevitably have... ]]> Mon, 26 Aug 2024 14:15 -0400 Robbin Ray ’82 /unhtoday/2024/08/unh-ocean-mappers-make-history-navigating-north-greenland-arctic /unhtoday/2024/08/poteet-96-pilot-historic-spacex-polaris-dawn-mission-set-launch-aug-26 Lt. Col. Scott “Kidd” Poteet ’96 and three fellow astronauts are preparing for an historic space mission that will take them closer to the moon than anyone has been since NASA's Apollo missions in the 1970's. ]]> Mon, 19 Aug 2024 14:45 -0400 /unhtoday/2024/08/poteet-96-pilot-historic-spacex-polaris-dawn-mission-set-launch-aug-26 /unhtoday/2024/07/nine-students-land-gilman-scholarships-study-internationally Nine 91��Ƭ�� students – including a pair of siblings – earned the opportunity to study in and experience international locales and cultures as recipients of the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, which will bring this cohort of Wildcats to six different countries around the globe. The Gilman scholarship provides awards to Pell grant-eligible students who are studying or interning abroad for credit. In 2021, the U.S. State Department recognized 91��Ƭ�� as a top producer of Gilman Scholars in the country as part of the 20th anniversary of the program. This year’s recipients are Meghan Cotter ’25, Kiley Hill ’25, Victoria (Tori) Peterson ’25, Alaura Cross-Stroman ’26, brothers Noah Eckert ’26 and Caleb Eckert ’26, Lauren Hoppler ’26, Elizabeth Robinson-Kiang ’26 and Rozalia Vajda ’27.... ]]> Tue, 23 Jul 2024 10:00 -0400 Keith Testa /unhtoday/2024/07/nine-students-land-gilman-scholarships-study-internationally /unhtoday/2024/04/10-ways-unh-helping-save-earth Sustainability and a planet-friendly ethos have long been core 91��Ƭ�� values. The university is home to the country’s first endowed Sustainability Institute, which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2023, and was one of only three institutions of higher education in the U.S. to earn the STARS Platinum rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) in 2017, the highest rating available and one 91��Ƭ�� can still proudly claim. Those values are embodied in the work being done at the university on a daily basis. 91��Ƭ�� expertise continues to help society confront some of the most pressing challenges facing the planet today, including rising sea levels, plastic pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, extreme weather and many more. As Earth Day approaches April... ]]> Tue, 16 Apr 2024 10:45 -0400 /unhtoday/2024/04/10-ways-unh-helping-save-earth /unhtoday/2024/02/anthropology-researcher-helps-unearth-major-site-andes 91��Ƭ�� postdoctoral researcher Alex Putnam-Garcia was part of the team that excavated one of the earliest-known circular plaza sites in the Americas. ]]> Thu, 22 Feb 2024 11:00 -0500 Beth Potier /unhtoday/2024/02/anthropology-researcher-helps-unearth-major-site-andes /unhtoday/how-could-ocean-acidification-impact-new-englands-fisheries Explore 91��Ƭ��'s research on how ocean acidification could potentially impact New Hampshire's lobster industry and the broader marine ecosystem. ]]> Sun, 03 Dec 2023 13:15 -0500 Maeve Gifford /unhtoday/how-could-ocean-acidification-impact-new-englands-fisheries /unhtoday/2023/11/poteet-96-preparing-pilot-historic-space-mission Lt. Col. Scott “Kidd” Poteet ’96, retired from the U.S. Air Force, has patrolled the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea, flown combat missions over Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo and Iraq, and even soared with the Thunderbirds, the Air Force’s elite precision team. As the pilot for SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission, he will head closer to the moon than anyone has been since NASA’s Apollo missions of the 1970’s. A native of Durham and a proud alum of the 91��Ƭ��, hear from Poteet as he shares some of the places and programs on campus that helped shape his career path, including his experience in the outdoor education program. ]]> Tue, 28 Nov 2023 12:00 -0500 /unhtoday/2023/11/poteet-96-preparing-pilot-historic-space-mission /unhtoday/2023/10/department-energy-honor-phd-student-sean-schaefer-will-advance-arctic-research Ph.D. student Sean Schaefer and his advisor, associate professor Jessica Ernakovich, have both received grants to use Department of Energy facilities to advance their research on a changing Arctic. ]]> Mon, 16 Oct 2023 08:30 -0400 Beth Potier /unhtoday/2023/10/department-energy-honor-phd-student-sean-schaefer-will-advance-arctic-research /unhtoday/2023/09/noaa-administrator-announces-new-ocean-mapping-center-excellence-unh NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad announced the creation of the Center of Excellence for Operational Ocean and Great Lakes Mapping at 91��Ƭ�� during a visit to campus. ]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 09:15 -0400 Beth Potier /unhtoday/2023/09/noaa-administrator-announces-new-ocean-mapping-center-excellence-unh /unhtoday/2023/07/nasa-administrator-sen-shaheen-visit-unhs-space-science-center 91��Ƭ�� welcomed NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen to campus for a visit June 27, shining a spotlight on 91��Ƭ��’s leading heliophysics program and the continued strength of a partnership between the university and NASA that began more than 60 years ago. ]]> Mon, 03 Jul 2023 11:30 -0400 Keith Testa /unhtoday/2023/07/nasa-administrator-sen-shaheen-visit-unhs-space-science-center /unhtoday/2023/06/five-recent-unh-grads-land-fulbright-offers Fulbright grants will send four recent 91��Ƭ�� graduates to Scotland, Germany, Mexico and Indonesia in the coming months in order to pursue English teaching, research or graduate study work. 91��Ƭ�� had five finalists for the Fulbright this spring – Eli Duggan ’23, Sam Mercer ’23, Alyssa Landry ’23, Bailey Prasad ’23 and Sophie Wulfing ’23G – but Mercer ultimately chose to decline his. He was also offered the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship and was limited by a new rule established this year that states one student cannot have two federal fellowships concurrently (otherwise he would have deferred the NSF grant by a year, as was previously acceptable). The remaining recipients will all spend 8-to-10 months abroad as a result of receiving the Fulbright. The Fulbright... ]]> Mon, 12 Jun 2023 10:15 -0400 Keith Testa /unhtoday/2023/06/five-recent-unh-grads-land-fulbright-offers /unhtoday/2023/05/critical-language-scholarship-take-wahju-24-indonesia Vianca Wahju ’24 will be trading her standard summer vacation this year for an immersive international study experience she hopes will more closely connect her to her heritage. Wahju, a nursing major at 91��Ƭ��, received a Critical Language Scholarship (CSL) for the language study of Bahasa Indonesia at the Universitas Negeri Malang this summer, a journey she will embark on June 15. Wahju was born in Indonesia before moving to Dover, New Hampshire, and still has family in the region. “What made me want to pursue the scholarship is to feel connected to my familial and cultural roots,” Wahju says. “I grew up in New Hampshire but most of my family is in Indonesia, and I want to deeply learn about Bahasa Indonesia so I can communicate with not only my family but with the large Indonesian... ]]> Mon, 01 May 2023 10:00 -0400 Keith Testa /unhtoday/2023/05/critical-language-scholarship-take-wahju-24-indonesia /unhtoday/2023/02/gilman-scholarships-send-eight-students-abroad Eight 91��Ƭ�� students will set out for global destinations this spring as recipients of the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, immersing themselves in cultures and studying in locales as far flung as Tanzania and the Gold Coast of Australia. ]]> Tue, 07 Feb 2023 10:30 -0500 Keith Testa /unhtoday/2023/02/gilman-scholarships-send-eight-students-abroad /unhtoday/2023/02/caribbean-partnership-expands Gregg Moore, coastal restoration ecologist and associate professor in the department of biological sciences, has invited Michelle Fournet and Laura Kloepper, both visiting assistant professors in the department of biological sciences, to contribute to the ecological restoration work in the British Virgin Islands that he is leading as part of a partnership with H. Lavity Stout Community College (HLSCC) in Tortola. Fournet, who is also the associate director for education at the 91��Ƭ�� Center for Acoustics Research and Education and an accomplished marine acoustician, is monitoring the soundscape of the waters around mangrove roots in an attempt to detect key sea floor organisms that distinguish between damaged systems, recovering systems and natural healthy systems. The research builds on her... ]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2023 14:00 -0500 Sarah Schaier /unhtoday/2023/02/caribbean-partnership-expands /unhtoday/2022/11/action-research An education faculty member and alumna present on impactful undergrad research at an international conference. ]]> Wed, 16 Nov 2022 14:45 -0500 Susan Dumais '88 '02G /unhtoday/2022/11/action-research /unhtoday/2022/08/hawks-hunt A study by 91��Ƭ�� researcher Laura Kloepper recently published in Nature Communications aids our understanding of how predators select and track a target among thousands of potential prey. ]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2022 11:00 -0400 Sarah Schaier /unhtoday/2022/08/hawks-hunt