University of New Hampshire

A New Hampshire law school bearing the name of the state’s only president, Franklin Pierce, is thinking about removing him from its title as part of the national conversation about systemic racism because he opposed taking steps to stop slavery. Pierce, the country’s 14th president, served from 1853 to 1857. He was an accomplished attorney and brigadier general in the…

For the first time in more than 150 years, and only the second time in history, the New Hampshire House of Representatives met outside of the state house Thursday. After a three-month hiatus because of the pandemic, members reconvened inside the Whittemore Center at the University of New Hampshire to allow space for social distancing. As people approached the ice…

The only way to get college students back on campus this fall is through robust virus testing, the head of the University System of New Hampshire said Friday.

The University of New Hampshire joins a growing list of schools across the nation that have decided to delay commencement ceremonies amid the coronavirus pandemic. James W. Dean, the school’s president, announced in an email Wednesday night the university would be unable to hold its honors convocation and commencement ceremonies as scheduled on May 15 and 16. This comes after…

Several students at the University of New Hampshire have been diagnosed with mumps, according to school officials. Officials at the Durham campus said within the last two weeks, there have been six confirmed or probable mumps infections. “At this time, these cases are limited to individuals who have had close contact with one another. We are working closely with the…

Peering over the side of his skiff anchored in the middle of New Hampshire’s Great Bay, Fred Short liked what he saw.

Dartmouth College will have to replace a microscope valued at more than $1.4 million after water from a storm damaged it. A college official said Wednesday that the electron microscope was damaged during a Sept. 24 storm and that Dartmouth was working with its insurer. It is hoping the microscope, which was housed at the Electron Microscope Facility, can be replaced soon.

University of New Hampshire researchers have shown it’s possible to grow strawberries in the state from early summer through late fall. The New Hampshire Agriculture Experiment Station researchers said Monday that the key is growing specific varieties of fruit in specific conditions.

Two University of New Hampshire students have been accused of using stolen credit cards to pay for tuition. Foster’s.com reports one student, 20-year-old Chunyang Li, allegedly sought to pay the university over $56,000 for services using credit cards from nine people. Each was charged the same amount, a little over $6,200. Police said the credit card owners were from Texas,...

Starting next fall, students applying to the University of New Hampshire will no longer be required to submit standardized test scores with their application in a three-year pilot program starting with incoming freshmen in 2020. Admissions director Rob McGann says data shows that grades earned in high school over four years bear a much greater relationship to how well a...

Police at the University of New Hampshire are investigating reports that a male recorded people while they were showering at dormitories. UNH Police said they received multiple reports around noon on Friday that residents had seen a college-aged male using a cellphone to take pictures or videos of people in showers.

A new University of New Hampshire poll released Monday shows Bernie Sanders widening his lead over the field of 2020 Democratic presidential contenders. The Granite State Poll has the Vermont senator leading former Vice President Joe Biden by a double-digit margin, 30% to 18%. Right behind Biden is Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, who has been generating...

More than a dozen wild bee species critical to pollinizing everything from blueberries to apples in New England are on the decline, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of New Hampshire wanted to understand if the documented declines hitting honeybees and bumblebees were also taking a toll on the lesser studied bee species in New Hampshire. So,...

A partnership between the experimental agriculture and beer brewing programs at the University of New Hampshire has produced another brew. Strawberry Milkman is the third beer to be developed as part of the partnership between the university’s brewing science program and the New Hampshire Agriculture Experiment Station. It’s described as a sweet, cloudy IPA, and is made using strawberries...

Presidential hopeful and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders will make his first New Hampshire visit this weekend since announcing his ambitions to run for the White House in 2020. Sanders is scheduled to host a rally at noon on Mar. 10 at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord. He announced he is running for office again on Vermont Public Radio last...

The latest poll by the University of New Hampshire shows Granite State voters so far favor Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden for the 2020 Democratic Presidential primary. The Granite State Poll’s results were released on Thursday and show the Vermont senator had the most support out of the Democrats who have announced themselves as 2020 candidates or are expected to...

America’s auto industry is bracing for a potential escalation in President Donald Trump’s tariff war with the world, one that could weaken the global auto industry and economy, inflate car prices and trigger a backlash in Congress. Late Sunday, the Commerce Department sent the White House a report on the results of an investigation Trump had ordered of whether imported...

Police say three University of New Hampshire football players are accused of assaulting people inside a fraternity house last weekend in Durham.

The University of New Hampshire is partnering with the Seacoast Science Center to help determine what is causing the deaths of seals and other marine mammals found along the northern New England seacoast.

A former University of New Hampshire researcher has pleaded guilty to misusing a credit card for federal research grant expenses to charge nearly $7,000 worth of merchandise online. Prosecutors say 46-year-old Jichun Zhang submitted fictitious receipts for the expenses. The university made payments on the card and obtained reimbursement from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, which provided the grant.