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Marine Oil Snow Settling Rates In Cold Water Environments, Quinn Richard Wilkins

Master's Theses and Capstones

Naturally forming marine snow has long been studied as a primary transport mechanism of organic carbon from the surface of the ocean to the benthic environments. Before the Deep Water Horizon oil spill, marine snow was not considered a significant transport mechanism for oil spilled at the surface. Interactions between sediment and oil have been studied in the past, however the study of Marine Oil Snow (MOS) is an emerging research topic to better understand the fate of spilled oil. A previous UNH graduate student, Jesse Ross, investigated the potential for spilled oil to interact with marine snow via field …

Interpretive Rules Are The New Regulations: Agency Guidance After Loper Bright, Gwendolyn Savitz

The University of New Hampshire Law Review

The Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright to end formal deference under Chevron to administrative agencies’ interpretations of ambiguous statutes forces agencies into an unprecedented situation. Courts had deferred to agencies’ interpretations of binding rules since before the Administrative Procedure Act was passed. Now, for the first time, agencies are functionally unable to create new regulations with any confidence they will be upheld. This understanding is reinforced by the Court’s pivot to Skidmore deference. The Skidmore case, and Skidmore deference, only arose because the agency at issue in Skidmore had not been given the authority to create binding regulations by …

The Loper Bright Two-Step: A Reply And Comment To Professor Savitz, Darren Bush

The University of New Hampshire Law Review

No abstract provided.

A Remote Sensing Analysis Of Eastern Hemlock Decline In Hemlock Woolly Adelgid-Infested Stands In New Hampshire From 2000 – 2022, Molly Cahill

Master's Theses and Capstones

Eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) is an ecologically-important tree species in the forests of eastern North America. This species is currently declining throughout much of its range due to the invasive insect species hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae) and elongate hemlock scale (Fiorinia externa). The introduction of these insects in the region, in addition to drought, development, and native insect species, threatens the persistence of eastern hemlock on the eastern landscape. This study endeavored to use satellite remote sensing to assess eastern hemlock decline in New Hampshire currently and over time from 2000 to 2022. Several classifications were performed in order …

Design And Development Of Systems For Wave-Soil-Structure Interaction Modelling In A Geotechnical Centrifuge, Mark Justin Adler

Master's Theses and Capstones

As hurricanes, and therefore storm surges, become stronger on average, civil engineering research has increasingly focused on the impact of flooding on coastal communities. While hurricane-induced flood scour has been understood to be a mechanism of structural failure for decades, there is still not a complete model for scour in the near-coast environment. To build on the current body of scour research, an apparatus for the physical modelling of wave-soil-structure interactions has been developed for the University of New Hampshire geotechnical centrifuge laboratory. The new model container design is capable of wave generation, wave absorption, and the real-time measurement of …

Bridge To Real World Communication: Evaluating The Ecological Validity Of Narrative Performance Measures In People With Aphasia, Abigail L. Rowe

Master's Theses and Capstones

Purpose: Standardized aphasia assessments focus on diagnosing and measuring language impairments, but do not capture how well individuals with aphasia (PWA) communicate in everyday contexts. Thus, there is a mismatch between the clinical measures used to quantify aphasia severity and real-world communication. This study aims to bridge that gap by employing naïve listeners’ in an effort toward social validity of a measure of lexical typicality (CoreLexicon) by establishing its relationship with aphasia severity and communicative successMethods: Audio samples of picture descriptions from twenty-four people with aphasia were gathered from existing data at two timepoints (mean between testing = 15.4 months) …

Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances In A Suburbanizing Watershed, Bailey Mullins

Master's Theses and Capstones

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are persistent man-made chemicals that accumulate in aquatic environments due to their widespread industrial and commercial use and resistance to degradation. Understanding their spatial distribution and relative abundance in streams draining suburbanizing watersheds is crucial for effective watershed and water quality management. This study investigates how the concentrations and composition of PFAS in surface water and sediment are impacted by urbanization. PFAS were quantified in the Lamprey River watershed, a coastal watershed in southeastern New Hampshire that is experiencing ongoing suburbanization. Sampling sites include tributaries, mainstem, and estuarine areas. Surface water, sediment, and well water …

Mainers Divided In Assessment Of Mills, But Is Preferred Challenger To Unpopular Collins In 2026 Senate Race 4/24/2025, Unh Survey Center

All UNH Survey Center Polls

Mainers are divided in their assessment of Governor Janet Mills. A majority of Mainers approve of Mills' performance as governor, but the partisan gap is wide: nearly all Democrats approve of her while almost all Republicans disapprove. More than two-thirds of Mainers believe incumbent Senator Susan Collins does not deserve to be re-elected in 2026, including a majority of Republicans. Mainers generally oppose state prison policy concerning transgender inmates and oppose two bills being considered by the legislature to loosen vaccines requirements in Maine schools.

Next Nasa Artemis Launch To Send Components Built By Carabello ’11 Into Space, Keith Testa

UNH Today Archive

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University Of New Hampshire 2024-2025 Faculty Senate Xxix - April 21, 2025 Minutes Summary, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Agendas & Minutes

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University Of New Hampshire 2024-2025 Faculty Senate Xxix - April 7, 2025 Minutes Summary, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Agendas & Minutes

No abstract provided.

A Relational Approach To Workplace Leadership, Nathaniel J. Hunt

M.S. in Leadership

This research project examines relational leadership as an ethical and strategic foundation for fostering effective workplaces. Motivated by the growing importance of human connection in leadership, the study integrates philosophical insights, particularly Emmanuel Levinas’s ethics of the face of the Other, with empirical evidence on workplace relationship-building. A mixed-methods approach was used, combining a structured survey of 32 professionals with thematic analysis of qualitative responses. Results confirmed that strategies such as encouraging knowledge-sharing and cultivating positive relational climates significantly enhance employee well-being, psychological safety, and organizational performance. Knowledge-sharing emerged as the most effective strategy, while relationship-building was found to be …

An Analysis Of Burnout In Owner-Operated Businesses, Leslie Madison

M.S. in Leadership

This project explores what professional burnout is in the context of owner-operated businesses. The topic was selected based on my own experiences of burnout in my business. After just a few years of working without boundaries, I began to feel the lingering symptoms of stress. Pushing through the stress of running a creative business on my own eventually led to a state of debilitating burnout that caused me to stop all operations and allow my business to run on auto-pilot. Results of this study show a potential beginning of modern-day professional exhaustion which dates to the 17^th century when …

Low-Cost Lidar Lens Autofocus System For Cinema Cameras, Nolan Juneau

Inquiry Journal Spring 2025

In the motion picture industry, one of a cinematographer’s jobs is to move the plane of focus of the camera’s lens to line up with a subject so that it is sharp and “in focus.” This job is usually fulfilled manually by an assistant cameraperson (or “focus puller”), but sometimes, manual focus pulling is impractical. This is especially true for extremely technical shots on high-end shoots or for lower-budget shoots that cannot afford extra crew members. In recent years, systems have been created to pull focus automatically (known as “autofocus”), but many of the technologies that exist for cinema equipment …

The Two Men Named Perez Andrews Of Oxford County, Maine, Kathrine C. Aydelott

Faculty Publications

This article resolves a long-standing genealogical confusion between two men named Perez (or Peres) Andrews, whose overlapping names, lifespans, and locations in 19th-century Maine have led to persistent misidentification in published genealogies and family trees. Drawing on extensive primary source research—including land records, censuses, court cases, and vital records—this study reconstructs the distinct lives of Perez Andrews (b. ca. 1767) of Bakerstown, Minot, Buckfield, and Bradford, Maine; and Peres Andrews (b. 1797) of No. 2 Plantation and Sumner. The paper not only separates their identities and lineages but also probes possible familial connections among the Andrews families of western Maine. …

Adapting To Ai: The Evolving Role Of Faculty In Higher Education, Ronald R. Danault

Faculty Publications

Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the face of higher education, and there are important issues regarding the future of the faculty (Stoerger, 2024). Although there are concerns about the impact of AI on the conventional faculty roles in teaching, assessment, and administration, these tools are now being adopted in learning processes. Rather than dismissing AI as a threat, it acts as a catalyst for reshaping the way faculty members teach with the help of AI and, hence, become facilitators of the learning process (Haoyang & Towne, 2025).

This paper aims to discuss the integration of AI in the higher education …

Teaching Archival Silences With The New Hampshire Maps Collection, Kai H. Uchida

Faculty Publications

This conference presentation was given at the Annual Spring 2025 Meeting for New England Archivists.

For the past two years, the University Archivist at Milne Special Collections and Archives at the University of New Hampshire has partnered with an instructor in the Natural Resources and Environmental Studies Department to teach about its historic map collections. This presentation will discuss the planning, execution, and lessons learned from using a historic state maps collection to educate students on the concept of "archival silence," and to advocate for the use of historical map collections to develop critical archival and data literacies.

Fence Talk Score Sheet, Christine Whiting

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.

Standing To Enforce The Future: Citizen Suits And Climate Change, Jordan Budd, Margaret Sova Mccabe

Law Faculty Scholarship

This Article takes as its starting point the premise that Congress, facing an existential climate catastrophe, might choose to impose direct and significant restrictions on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Were it to do so, federal policy would require powerful enforcement mechanisms to reach the myriad emission sources fueling the nation’s vast contribution to global warming.

Among the most potent and far-reaching enforcement tools available to Congress are citizen suits—actions brought by private litigants to enforce federal regulations and to hold agencies accountable for related inaction. Private enforcement in the context of climate change, however, faces a nearly insurmountable barrier—Article III …

Calculating 3d Rugosity Maps For Complex Habitat Scans, Kindrat Beregovyi, Jennifer A. Dijkstra, Thomas Butkiewicz

Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping

Advances in 3D scanning and reconstruction techniques, such as structure-from-motion, have resulted in an abundance of increasingly-detailed 3D habitat models. However, many existing methods for calculating structural complexity of these models use 2.5D techniques that fail to capture the details of truly 3D models with overlapping features. This paper presents novel algorithms that extend traditional rugosity metrics to generate multi-scale rugosity maps for complex 3D models. Models are repeatedly subdivided for local analysis using multiple 3D grids, which are jittered to smooth results and suppress extreme values from edge cases and poorly-fit reference planes. A rugosity-minimizing technique is introduced to …

Changes In Foliar Chemistry And Nutrient Resorption In Northern Hardwood Forests In Response To Long-Term Experimental Nitrogen And Phosphorus Addition, Jenna M. Zukswert, Timothy J. Fahey, Matthew A. Vadeboncoeur, Daniel S. Hong, Ruth D. Yanai

Faculty Publications

Northern hardwood forests have long been assumed to be primarily nitrogen limited, but may often be co-limited by multiple elements. Nutrient limitation can be inferred through responses of foliar and litter chemistry to nutrient addition over time. We compared community-level foliar and litter chemistry and resorption efficiency in a long-term, factorial nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) fertilization study across 10 forest stands at three sites in New Hampshire, where N and P were added annually. We measured N, P, calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), and potassium (K) in foliage from codominant trees and in fresh litter in 2008–2010 (pretreatment) and again …

Majority In Vermont See Grim Future For Personal Finances, Fear Effect Of Tariffs 2/21/2025, Unh Survey Center

All UNH Survey Center Polls

More than half of Vermont residents expect to be worse off financially in a year, with many anticipating rising prices, inflation, or poor economic stewardship by the Trump administration. Nine in ten expect that tariffs will raise the cost of goods and two-thirds think they will have a negative effect on the overall economy. Few Vermonters expect good times for businesses in Vermont or the country at large over the next twelve months and few believe now is a good time to purchase a major household item.

Republicans In Maine Optimistic About National Economy, Downbeat On State; Democrats Pessimistic On Both 2/21/2025, Unh Survey Center

All UNH Survey Center Polls

Mainers are more likely to expect good business conditions in the country than in Maine over the next year. This is largely because Republicans in the state are optimistic about the national and pessimistic about the state economy, while Democrats are pessimistic on the prospects for both the state and national economies. Half of Mainers think Trump’s tariffs will harm the national economy and most expect that tariffs will raise the cost of goods.

Nh Residents Ambivalent On Economy, Wary Of Potential Tariffs 2/21/2025, Unh Survey Center

All UNH Survey Center Polls

New Hampshire residents are divided about expectations for their household finances in the coming year. Granite Staters also have mixed expectations for the state and national economies but are somewhat more optimistic about the state economy. Most state residents do not understand how tariffs work but many expect that tariffs will increase prices and harm the overall economy.

Waste Audit Assesses Recycling Habits To Inform Education To Peers On Campus, Erin Classey

Sustainability Institute Blog

No abstract provided.

Grafton County 4-H Presents 2025, Extension

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.

Transhumanism And Artificial Personality, John D. Mayer

UNH Personality Lab

No abstract provided.

Sullivan County Demonstration Guide, Extension

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.

University Of New Hampshire 2024-2025 Faculty Senate Xxix - January 27, 2025 Minutes Summary, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Agendas & Minutes

No abstract provided.

Preference For Deference: Navigating The Circuit Split On Judicial Deference To The U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Commentary, Rachel Janis

The University of New Hampshire Law Review

The United States Sentencing Commission provides commentary to its Guidelines in the form of application notes, background information, and conclusions. Federal judges utilize the United States Sentencing Guidelines and commentary to deliver a sentence that is sufficient but not more than necessary to deter citizens from committing crimes. In 1993, the Supreme Court held in Stinson v. United States that the commentary should be given substantial deference in all cases, including those where the relevant guideline is unambiguous. The Stinson Court reached its opinion after analogizing the Guidelines and commentary with administrative law and an executive agency’s interpretation of its …