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Unh Hosts “Sandpit” To Encourage Collaboration With Industry In The State, Erika Mantz

Media Relations

No abstract provided.

Unh’S Leitzel Center Launches Biofab Educational Workforce Development Project, Erika Mantz

Media Relations

No abstract provided.

Unh One Of Five Institutions Tasked With Exploration Of 3 Billion Acres Of U.S. Ocean, Erika Mantz

Media Relations

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2019 Downtowns And Trails Information Brief, Shannon Rogers, Molly Donovan, Casey Porter

UNH Cooperative Extension

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2019 Bristol Downtowns And Trails Final Report, Shannon Rogers

UNH Cooperative Extension

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Digital Badging, Information Literacy, And Business School Curriculum: Preparing Students For The Workplace Through Micro-Credentials, Wendy G. Pothier

University Library Scholarship

As digital badging expands its reach into higher education, the merits of using badges in information literacy instruction grow more compelling. Badging allows students to demonstrate acquired skills to future employers in areas such as library research by showing earned competencies, which are shareable on platforms such as LinkedIn. Badges also familiarize students with the concept of micro-credentials, which they are likely to encounter in their careers.

Over the last two years, librarians at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) have developed an information literacy game and digital badge that are embedded into the Peter T. Paul School of Business …

Unh Researchers Discover New Strain Of Canine Distemper In Wild Animals In Nh, Vt, Lori Tyler Gula

Media Relations

No abstract provided.

Unh Moves To Test-Optional Admissions Policy, Erika Mantz

Media Relations

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Increasing Unh’S Impact, Beth Potier

UNH Today Archive

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The New Hampshire, Vol. 108 [109], No. 27 (May 2, 2019), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 108, but it is the 109th volume in the series.

Excavating Visual Texts: Information Literacy, Critical Thinking, And The Graphic Novel In The Crime Fiction Classroom, Susanne F. Paterson, Carolyn White Gamtso

Library Community Scholarship

Comics as the textual basis of information literacy (IL) instruction provide distinct pedagogical advantages at the same time as they throw up obstacles to that pedagogy. This chapter explores how students’ facility in decoding visual texts challenges instructors’ and librarians’ ability to provide the interpretive scaffold upon which students critically engage with visual primary materials. The authors, an English faculty member and an instruction librarian at the urban commuter campus of a state university, collaborated on an instruction unit which focused on Alan Moore’s graphic novel From Hell, as well as visual and textual contemporary sources exploring the comic’s …

Comm-Entary, Spring 2019 - Full Issue

Comm-entary

In this issue:

We Are the Crystal Gems: Themes of Identity in Steven Universe by Hannah Baum

A Media Analysis of ‘Nikes’ by Frank Ocean by Emily Bourne

Street Art: A Crime or a Movement by Taylor Chieffalo

Sorry (Not Sorry): Who Carries the Weight of Digital Public Shaming? by Eva Ford

Directed Versus Reflective Gestures by Jordan Kafka

How a Generation is Changing a Century-Long Stigma by Kristiana Osbourne

David Koresh: Irreverently Divine by Kieran Reardon

It’s Like, A Highlighter: A focus on responses to the ‘Focalizer Like’ by Matthew Santangelo

#Aerie Man: An Analysis by Grace Smith

Living …

Infiltration Characteristics Of Subsurface Gravel Filtration Systems For Stormwater Management, Ethan Ely

Master's Theses and Capstones

Increased stormwater runoff due to the construction of impervious surfaces is a major issue in urban environments, causing combined sewer overflows, erosion in natural waterways, and damage to infrastructure. Subsurface gravel filter (SGF) system, a type of Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI), can effectively reduce stormwater runoff volumes and peak flows by infiltrating runoff. Current GSI design guidelines require that these systems be statically sized to store the 24-hour storm depth equaled or not exceeded approximately 90% of the days with rainfall. Across the United States, this design depth is roughly equal to 2.5 centimeters (1 inch) of rainfall. This sizing …

Acoustic Detection And Quantification Of Crude Oil, Scott Christopher Loranger

Doctoral Dissertations

The fate and transport of oil droplets from natural and anthropogenic sources is key to understanding the impact of spills and the resilience of marine communities. Without knowledge of natural background levels, it is difficult to determine the response of the marine environment to large influxes of oil. Current estimates of global flux of oil from natural seeps varies by an order of magnitude, and the wide range of estimates is due in part to the lack of sufficient in-situ quantification techniques for oil droplets in the water column. This work is focused on the feasibility of employing broadband acoustics …

Fungal Community And Soil Responses To Invasive Alliaria Petiolata (Garlic Mustard), Soil Warming, And Nitrogen Deposition, Mark Alan Anthony

Doctoral Dissertations

Non-native, invasive plants can fundamentally alter soil fungal communities and edaphic properties. In this dissertation, I first measured fungal and edaphic responses and recovery to invasive, Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard; Brassicaceae) eradication across Southern New England. I conducted an experimental eradication and tracked fungal communities and soil properties for three years in relation to reference uninvaded plots and actively invaded plots. Neither the fungal community nor soil properties recovered (i.e. became similar to reference uninvaded plots) following eradication, and I discuss how altered soil properties likely prevented fungal communities from recovering via environmental filtering. I also measured fungal and edaphic …

Workplace Creativity And Motivation Among Counselors In A Residential Summer Camp Setting, Myles L. Lynch

Doctoral Dissertations

The following dissertation includes an overarching introduction and three conceptually linked articles described below. First, the introduction describes the educational and programmatic components of summer camp, a non-formal educational setting, based on the foundational writing of educational philosopher John Dewey. The introduction also identifies key definitions, concepts, and theoretical frameworks related to outdoor education, creativity, and motivation. The three articles, briefly described below, are self-contained and include distinct introductions, discussions, and implications for future research. Article 1. Summer camp is often anecdotally described as a context which may support creativity due to its unique programmatic features. For instance, residential summer …

Bioinformatic Analysis Of Streptomyces To Enable Improved Drug Discovery, Kaitlyn Christina Belknap

Master's Theses and Capstones

Biotransformation is the use of an organism’s metabolic system to process compounds of interest and induce chemical modifications. Natural products, including those that have antitumor properties, can be biotransformed in an effort to increase the potency of the synthesized bioactive chemicals. This study investigated the potential of a bacterial isolate of the Streptomyces genus to biotransform ursolic acid (UA). Ursolic acid (UA) is an antileukemic compound derived from the ethnobotanical Northern Labrador Tea. Streptomyces derived natural products have been developed into chemotherapeutics including Daunorubicin and Doxorubicin, among others. The collection, isolation, purification, sequencing, and identification of a Streptomyces species from …

Media In Crisis: Journalistic Norms In Natural Disaster Coverage, Lindsey Hall

Comm-entary

An honors thesis.

Advised by: Dr. Kate Zambon

Nearing the end of 2017, the United States and the Caribbean were struck with back-to- back natural disasters that left the country in shock and turmoil. Among the three hurricanes that struck sequentially, Hurricane Harvey landed in Texas approximately on August 25th, 2017 and Hurricane Maria hit the Caribbean and Puerto Rico around September 20th, 2017. These disasters were a test for the new presidential cabinet of how they would handle their first natural disaster. Hurricane Maria and Hurricane Harvey caused similar levels of destruction, with Maria being a category five storm …

The Anti-Internet Crusade: A Rhetorical Analysis, Kelsey Flannery

Comm-entary

Honors Research Project.

Advised by Michelle Gibbons.

The purpose of this analysis is to understand the successful uses of rhetorical strategies in “tech backlash” discourse, taking Tristan Harris’s TEDTalk “How a Handful of Tech Companies Control Billions of Minds Every Day” and the website Center For Humane Technology as examples. Harris is one of the few speaking out on the necessity for a “tech backlash.” The tech back lash is a term created to explain the current reaction to increased technology use and internet dependence. I will introduce research completed on the creation of the digital society over the last …

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Comm-entary

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Ag Census Reveals First Reports Of Kiwiberry Production In The Northeast; Unh Leader In Research And Breeding, Lori Tyler Gula

Media Relations

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The New Hampshire, Vol. 108 [109], No. 26 (Apr. 25, 2019), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 108, but it is the 109th volume in the series.

Consumer Confidence In Nh Still High But May Have Peaked 4/25/2019, Unh Survey Center

All UNH Survey Center Polls

Confidence in New Hampshire businesses is still high but has declined for the 2nd consecutive quarter. The NH economy has been strong for several years and unemployment is at record lows, but there are still signs of slippage.

Unh Announces 2019 Granite State Award And Honorary Degree Recipients, Erika Mantz

Media Relations

No abstract provided.

Shaheen Viewed Favorably By Half Of Granite Staters In Run-Up To 2020 Reelection Campaign 4/24/2019, Unh Survey Center

All UNH Survey Center Polls

In the run-up to the 2020 elections, New Hampshire's senior senator Jeanne Shaheen continues to have high favorability. Shaheen's colleague in the Senate, Maggie Hassan, is slightly less popular, while Representative Annie Kuster is only somewhat popular in NH's Second District. Just over half of NH First District residents are neutral or aren't sure of their opinion of newly-elected Representative Chris Pappas.

Unh Scientists Find Auroral "Speed Bumps" Are More Complicated, Robbin Ray

Media Relations

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Sununu's Job Approval Falls From All-Time High; Bipartisan Optimism About Nh Overall 4/23/2019, Unh Survey Center

All UNH Survey Center Polls

Governor Chris Sununu's job approval has declined from an all-time high in February, but his approval mirrors that of his predecessor Maggie Hassan at the same point in her governorship. Only four in ten Democrats approve of Sununu's performance as Governor, but they are just as likely as Republicans to say the state is headed in the right direction. The percentage of Granite Staters who cite the drug crisis as the most important problem facing the state has fallen by nearly 20% over the past year.

New Unh Speaker Series Explores Business As A Force For Good, Erika Mantz

Media Relations

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Sanders Increases Lead Over Biden As Buttigieg Vaults Into Top 3; Little Support For Potential Challengers To Trump 4/22/2019, Unh Survey Center

All UNH Survey Center Polls

Bernie Sanders continues to lead the Democratic field in New Hampshire and a plurality of likely Democratic voters say he is the most progressive candidate and has the best chance to win the general election. Support for South Bend (IN) Mayor Pete Buttigieg has increased markedly since February and nearly equals support for Joe Biden. Half of likely Democratic voters express concern over how nominating a candidate over 70 will affect the general election; fewer are worried about nominating an openly gay or female candidate. Likely Republican primary voters express little support for potential challengers to Donald Trump.

Approval Of Trump Stable, Increases Among Core Constituencies 4/19/2019, Unh Survey Center

All UNH Survey Center Polls

Four in ten New Hampshire residents approve of Donald Trump's performance as President, largely unchanged over the past year. Approval of Trump has increased over the past year among core groups of supporters such as conservative radio listeners and self-described conservatives. Granite Staters continue to give Trump higher marks for his handling of the economy than his handling of foreign affairs, approval of which is at its lowest point since February 2018.