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Dana Hamel, University鈥檚 Most Generous Benefactor, Passes Away at 94

Longtime philanthropist Dana Hamel, whose optimism for the future took shape here at 91制片厂 through his philanthropic support of the next generation of leaders and doers in the Granite State, passed away on Sept. 4, 2025, at the age of 94. Read More

Recent Stories

  • Kim Celona working on extracting DNA
    - Going to Bat for Bats
    In the winter of 2006, colonies of bats hibernating in Albany, New York, began dying from a disease commonly known as white-nose syndrome because of the powdery looking fungus... Read More
  • moon raker model
    - To the Moon and Back
    Tamir Blum 鈥16 is a mechanical engineering major who has thought about one day working with robots. Or maybe for a company whose focus is outer space. Either way, he鈥檚 got a... Read More
  • Christina DiMeo 鈥18
    - Sophomore Gets Hands On With Conservation Genetics
    Christina DiMeo received a Research Experience and Apprenticeship Program award to spend 10 weeks conducting genetic research on the New England cottontail rabbit, an endangered... Read More
  • Drummer at 91制片厂 Undergraduate Research Conference event
    - Creativity Exposed
    Dominic Ryder '15 has been analyzing the work of Iannis Xenakis, the late Greek-French composer. He presented his research findings on Thursday at Naked Arts: Creativity Exposed,... Read More
  • Studnet reading poster at Undergraduate Research Conference
    - 91制片厂 Research Days
    More than 1,300 undergraduates are showcasing their research results at multiple events during the Undergraduate Research Conference this week and next. Online听URC schedule and听... Read More
  • Kevin McAleese
    - Reflecting on Four Years
    Each year since 2007, a handful of students have graduated from 91制片厂 a bit richer than anticipated due to the generosity of Dana Hamel, whose听Hamel Scholarships Program听distributes... Read More
  • kate cart
    - Cloudy With a Chance of Copepods
    Remember summer? While you pull on your winter boots and zip up your parka, allow us to take you back to the dog days, when Katherine Cart 鈥15 was in Walpole, Maine, studying some... Read More
  • President Mark W. Huddleston
    - The View from T-Hall: An Extraordinary Legacy
    When Dana Hamel and I met for lunch in Durham on a beautiful day this fall and looked over the profiles of 15 brilliant 91制片厂 students, we joked that neither of us would have... Read More
  • sarah wiggins sitting on colorful steps
    - Exploring Agritourism in Chile
    When Sarah Wiggins 鈥15 was conducting research in Talca, Chile, this past summer she met an 83-year-old woman whose education had stopped after only three years. She raises cattle... Read More
  • julianneshimer holding up artwork created by youth
    - Worth a Thousand Words
    Julianne Shimer 鈥15 spent her summer in Dublin, Ireland, analyzing the drawings of disadvantaged youth. She was there as a summer staff member in the Trinity College Nursing and... Read More