EPSCoR news

  • May 16 2012

    New Hampshire colleges push for high-tech grads
    Employers look for 'skilled individuals'

    New Hampshire's community colleges and four-year campuses are working together to turn out more high-tech graduates, promising to double the number in the next 13 years.  Last year, the four University System of New Hampshire schools and the 11 community colleges awarded about 8,200 degrees and certificates, including 1,100 degrees in science, technology, engineering or math. Under an agreement signed yesterday, the latter number would increase by 50 percent by 2020 and double by 2025.

  • Apr 16 2012

    Gulf Coast Residents Say BP Oil Spill Changed Their Environmental Views, UNH Research Finds

    University of New Hampshire researchers have found that residents of Louisiana and Florida most acutely and directly affected by the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster -- the largest marine oil spill in U.S. history -- said they have changed their views on other environmental issues as a result of the spill.

  • Apr 12 2012

    Drinking Water for the Children of Cumayasa, Dominican Republic

    Over spring break in March, five senior civil engineering students put their learning into action in the Dominican Republic. There, working with the UNH chapter of Students Without Borders, they implemented a water filtration system they designed back in Durham in schools in Cumayasa, bringing much-needed clean water to 1,200 students there.

  • Apr 12 2012

    NH Listens- Bringing people together for engaged conversations and informed community solutions

    New Hampshire Listens works at the local and state level to facilitate and support civil, public deliberation of complex, polarizing issues. We share resources on dialogue design, train facilitators, and work with local and state leaders to create opportunities for informed conversation on social, economic, and policy matters.

  • Mar 19 2012

    Health and Ecosystem Issues Found with Popular Sealcoat

    Alison Watts, research assistant professor of civil engineering at UNH, is a co-author of the article "Coal-Tar-Based Pavement Sealcoat and PAHs: Implications for the Environment, Human Health, and Stormwater Management."

  • Mar 7 2012

    ADVANCE Program Makes Awards to Women Faculty in the Sciences

    Serita Frey, professor of natural resources and the environment, and Lynn Kistler, professor in the Space Science Center of the Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space (EOS) and department of physics, are recipients of recent Karen Von Damm Leadership Development Grants from the UNH ADVANCE program.

  • Feb 22 2012

    Launching a Rocket into the Northern Lights

    The 46-foot NASA rocket launched into the Aurora Borealis carried instruments developed by a 60-member team of scientists and engineers, including Marc Lessard of the University of New Hampshire and Kristina Lynch of Dartmouth College.

  • Feb 13 2012

    NSF recognizes NH EPSCoR student project

    A highlight from the NH EPSCoR program - "Wind Tunnel Gives Students Hands-on Design Experience" - was cited in the overview of the National Science Foundation's FY 2013 Budget Request to Congress on February 13, 2012. Read the story on Research.gov.

  • Dec 14 2011

    Understanding Of Climate Change Depends On Politics

    Most Americans say they understand climate change issues and believe climate change is happening now, but their understanding and perceptions of science are influenced by political views, according to new research from the Carsey Institute.

  • Nov 30 2011

    Scientists Provide Sea Level Rise Data For Next IPCC Report

    Scientists at UNH have been funded by NASA provide data on the melting of mountain glaciers around the globe and how that will contribute to sea level rise. The data will be a critical new element in the next assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.