Could Microplastics Be a Problem for New Hampshire's Estuaries?

At the University of New Hampshire, Bonnie Brown, professor of ecological genetics, and Gregg Moore, associate professor of coastal restoration and resilience, along with two graduate students and...

Wildcat Pride on Full Display at Homecoming 2024

UNH celebrated a lively Homecoming weekend Oct. 18-20, welcoming enthusiastic crowds to campus for a variety of entertaining events. Former friends and classmates reunited in style and crowds flocked...

UNH Celebrates Official Opening of Hamel Honors and Scholars College

The University of New Hampshire celebrated the official opening of the Hamel Honors and Scholars College on Sept. 29 at a ribbon cutting ceremony outside of the college's new home in Huddleston Hall...

Crowds Flock to Annual UDay Celebration

One of the signature events of the fall semester each year, University Day (UDay) drew another enthusiastic crowd to Main Street on Sept. 5. The celebration gave the UNH community the chance to...

Move-In Days 2024 Welcome Wildcats to Campus

Students and their families flooded campus with energy and emotion during move-in days, marking the official end of summer vacation and the start of the fall semester. The whole campus was bustling...

Poteet ’96 to Pilot Historic SpaceX Polaris Dawn Mission Set to 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...

Wildcats Flock to Campus to Celebrate Spring Reunion 2024

UNH Celebrates Graduates With Weekend of Commencement Events

The University of New Hampshire celebrated a lively and joyful commencement weekend with seven ceremonies on the Durham campus (and one at UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law) over three days May 17-19...

The (603) Challenge Celebrates Yet Another Record-Setting Year

Once again, the entire UNH community stepped up in record-setting ways during this year's (603) Challenge, helping UNH raise more than $3.2 million over five days — the most money ever raised during...

Celebrating a Decade of Impact with The (603) Challenge

The (603) Challenge, UNH's signature annual fundraiser, is celebrating a decade of impact this year. Mark your calendars and get ready to celebrate! The 10th annual (603) Challenge is taking place...

UNH Experts Share How to Safely View Upcoming Solar Eclipse

On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will travel across the U.S. The northern part of New Hampshire will be among the portions of the country in the path of totality, when the moon completely...

Leadership, Energy of Cookman Twins 'Raises the Bar' for Field Hockey Team

Tamera and Tasmin Cookman of London, England have been playing field hockey since they were six years old. They were scouted by a handful of American colleges, but the Cookmans found their home and...

Poteet ’96 Preparing to 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...

Conservation Planning Through Genetic Monitoring

Explore UNH's groundbreaking study on conserving the endangered saltmarsh sparrow through genetic monitoring, highlighting key strategies against habitat degradation and climate impact.

First-Generation Students Proudly Blazing Their Own Trails at UNH

First-generation college students: You are not alone! The University of New Hampshire has a broad network of students, alums, faculty and staff who have walked in your shoes. We spoke with some...

UNH Legacy Cucurbit Program Thriving Under New Leadership

UNH's cucurbit program leads in developing disease-resistant squash, pumpkins, and melons, blending 80+ years of science with innovative genetics.

Faculty Excellence 2023 Honors Outstanding UNH Educators

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, scholarship and service...

UNH Community Energizes Campus For Homecoming Weekend 2023

UNH held its annual Homecoming celebration Oct. 13-15, as alumni and families returned to campus and students turned out enthusiastically for three days of festivities that included a variety of...

Former Correctional Officer Forges Career Helping Inmates Find Support

With nearly two decades of experience in the justice system, Blair Rowlett ’05 says she’s learned a lot about “the complicated and often tragic relationship between mental illness and criminality.”...

Flax to Linen Project Weaves History With Experience

The path to a deeper understanding of rural New England’s pre-industrial textile economy begins in a muddy field on the edge of UNH’s Woodman Horticultural Research Farm. There, a historian and an...

UDay 2023 Kicks Off Fall Semester

UNH's annual University Day (UDay) celebration helped kick off the fall semester Thursday, Sept. 7, with hundreds braving the late-summer heat to experience expanded festivities throughout the day....

Max Brosmer Wants to be a Wildcat for Life

Max Brosmer had to travel a long way from his Georgia home to attend UNH, but he quickly fell in love with the Wildcat community, and he’s been making an impact since the day he arrived — on the...

UNH Celebrates More Than 3,000 Grads at Commencement

The University of New Hampshire sent off more than 3,000 graduates at seven commencement ceremonies this year, hosting the celebrations inside the Whittemore Center over a festive weekend May 19-21.

Swapping Classrooms for Cow Barns

In the student-led, two-semester CREAM course, students gain hands-on experience caring for dairy cows and managing and participating in everything from herd health to dairy production to in-class...

Fans Bring the Energy to White Out the Whitt

The UNH men's hockey team hosted rival Maine on Friday, Feb. 17 in a showdown that marked the return of White Out the Whitt for the first time in four years. The tradition of fans wearing white to...

Senior Inspired by Internship at Historic Mount Washington Resort

Angela Lee ’23 still can’t believe she spent the summer working as an intern managing restaurants and bars at the historic Omni Mount Washington Resort.

Sustainability Institute Celebrates 25 Years

The University of New Hampshire is proud to be a national leader in sustainability and celebrates 25 years of infusing sustainability across campus and beyond.

50 Years and Counting

Because she did not stop, we are unstoppable. Join us in celebrating 50 years and counting of Title IX – and the athletes who showed up for nothing less than the next generation of Wildcats at the...

Pops of Color

There may be no more beautiful time of year at UNH than fall, when vibrant colors explode in all corners of campus. As the leaves begin to drop,  join us for a look at some of the scenic highlights...

2022 Homecoming Highlights

UNH celebrated Homecoming Weekend 2022 on Oct.7-9, welcoming alumni and families back to campus to join students in the festivities, which included three days of events and activities for Wildcats of...

Seeking to Stem the Tide

Adrienne Kovach, associate professor of natural resources and the environment, and her research team at the University of New Hampshire aim to protect tidal marsh sparrows.

Celebrating UDay 2022

UNH hosted its annual University Day (Uday) celebration Wednesday, Sept. 7, bringing students, staff, faculty and Durham community members together to celebrate.

Welcome, New Wildcats

Campus officially came back to life after the summer break with the arrival of the Class of 2026 for move-in day on Friday, Aug. 26.

Ready to Ride

“Ding! Ding!” The bright chiming of a bicycle bell never sounded so cheerful to Steve Pesci, special projects director for UNH Facilities. Over 20 years, Pesci has worked with groups that dreamed of...

Changed for the Better

Hannah Donahue ’22 may not, by her own admission,  have been quite ready to say goodbye to UNH in the days leading up to graduation this spring, but thanks to her time on campus she was more than...

A Wildcat Welcome

UNH began welcoming members of its largest incoming undergraduate class since 2018 to campus with a host of orientation events throughout the month of June.

Celebrating Reunion Weekend 2022

UNH celebrated the largest reunion in its history during the weekend of June 2-5, welcoming Wildcats from 21 classes and a variety of affinity groups back to campus for the first in-person reunion...

It's Time For The (603) Challenge

The (603) Challenge is back and bigger than it’s ever been – so make sure you don’t miss the excitement April 8 through April 12.

Making the Most of Research Opportunities

From the time he was a freshman, biotechnology major Ethan Edwards '23 has taken advantage of all the hands-on experiences UNH Manchester could provide, from conducting and presenting research to...

Success in the Psych Field

Audrey Beaudoin '17 graduated with a B.A. in psychology in 2018 and quickly secured a job with Easterseals as a registered behavior technician in their Autism Services program.

A Groundbreaking Achievement

Abrita Kuthumi ’21, the first Marshall Scholar in UNH's history, discusses the path she took to arrive at UNH and ultimately earn the prestigious distinction.

So Much To Celebrate

There was no shortage of great moments to celebrate at UNH in 2021. Join us in taking a look back at some of the most memorable highlights from an outstanding year.

Off and Running

Many of the things Nathaniel Hunt ’22 learned as a philosophy major proved beneficial when he conceived a business idea, and his partnership with the Peter T. Paul Entrepreneurship Center helped take...

In Living Color

Fall is always one of the most beautiful times of year to experience life on campus at the University of New Hampshire.

Addressing the Impacts of COVID-19 on Rural Communities

The Institute for Health Policy and Practice is one of the partners of a five-year, $2.37 million grant that will help health care providers and communities address the impacts of COVID-19 in...

Fall Open House, October 16

The University of New Hampshire at Manchester is hosting an Open House on Saturday, October 16 from 9 a.m. to noon. At Open House, high school juniors and seniors as well as transfer students and...

Hidden Gem

UNH Manchester has been named a 2022 “Hidden Gem in New England” by College Raptor, a leading college planning platform.

In Our Own Voices: Carlo Capuz '21

Carlo Capuz '21, a computer information systems major, shares his experience immigrating to the U.S. as part of our "In Our Own Voices" series.

Celebrating UNH Manchester Class of 2021

Howard Brodsky, co-founder, chairman and CEO of CCA Global Partners – one of the largest privately held in the United States delivered the keynote address to the Class of 2021 during Sunday’s...

Celebrating UNH Manchester Class of 2020

Motivational speaker, author and UNH alum Randy Pierce delivered the keynote address to the Class of 2020 during Sunday’s ceremony.