Making Her Own Play
Julia Hird ‘16 has been playing ice hockey since she was 7 years old. When she started it was a way to do something that her twin sister, Caroline, was not. Let her have gymnastics, she said. So, she...
View ArticleUnder Construction
That ringing in your ears is not imaginary. It’s the sound of construction taking place all across campus. Even before the last cars rolled out of Durham packed to the gills with remnants of dorm...
View ArticleCrew Boss Rachel Rawlinson Named Northeast Region Coach of the Year
Rachel Rawlinson '99, head coach of UNH Rowing, was named the Northeast Region Coach of the Year by the American Collegiate Rowing Association at its national championship regatta May 23 -24 in...
View ArticleOne to Watch
If you were anywhere near Durham the day of commencement in May, you may have heard some loud chanting among the speeches and applause of the joyous occasion. That was Peter Wilkinson, leading the...
View ArticleBreaking Ground
It was a gorgeous night for a groundbreaking. That’s what UNH President Mark Huddleston said in the east end zone of Cowell Stadium Friday evening to a group of special friends of UNH who gathered to...
View ArticleReaching the Unreachable
When Job Heintz ’90 looks back on his time at UNH, one lesson in particular stands out. He had walked onto the varsity hockey team after a successful high school career, with high hopes that gradually...
View ArticleOne to Watch: Q & A with Peter Wilkinson '15
Why did you decide to come to UNH? Originally I wanted to go to school for engineering, so I was looking at MIT. Math and science were the name of the game for me. But when I visited here, the UNH...
View ArticleMarathon Runners: Patient Partner
Steve Davis ’69 ran the Boston Marathon for the fourth time this year. A member of the Massachusetts General Hospital Pediatric Oncology marathon team, for the past three years, he’s run “with” his...
View ArticleAll Star
It was a Friday evening in early November 2013, and Michael McCann was at a swanky steakhouse in Concord, N.H. The University of New Hampshire’s School of Law had just hosted the first day of its...
View ArticleOn the Rebound
It may have ended with a loss, but the 2014-15 season was one big win for the men’s basketball program. The team finished the year with a 19–13 overall record, matching a program-best set 20 years...
View ArticleMarathon Runners: A Perfect Fit
Amanda Rich McMeniman ’99 thinks everything happens for a reason. At UNH, she was on the indoor/outdoor track team, and she’s remained an avid runner, even qualifying for and running the Boston...
View ArticleMarathon Runners: From Hammock to Heartbreak Hill
So dedicated to the art of relaxation is Theresa Conn ’14 ’15G that as a UNH undergrad she cofounded a club dedicated it. Still going strong, it’s not uncommon to come across members of the Hammock...
View ArticleSport and Support
With teams that perennially perform at or near the top of numerous national measures of academic success, UNH has long emphasized the student in student-athlete. And now, there’s a dedicated space on...
View ArticleRunning RN
Running the Boston Marathon is a mental and physical challenge — but for Jennifer Anstead ’97, who ran it for the fifth time this year, there are others facing bigger challenges. She ran for the...
View ArticleScore!
It happens to even the most devoted Wildcat hockey fan: You head to the concession stand at just the wrong moment and miss the go-ahead goal or the brilliant defensive move that ends with the puck...
View ArticleSimmer, Stir, Lower Tailgate and Serve
The leaves are beginning to change, footballs are flying and you've begun wearing socks again: It must be tailgating season. Since food is the main attraction at most tailgates, UNH Today asked...
View ArticleKing Among Students
Sports Illustrated national football writer Peter King — described by professor Michael McCann of the UNH School of Law as perhaps the most influential football writer in the country — is used to...
View ArticleCrews, Cranes and Concrete: An Update on Campus Construction
It seems as though one can't go anywhere on campus without running into construction. Every morning, crews of electricians, plumbers and other tradesmen arrive in Durham ready to continue work on the...
View ArticleMultiply by Two
The Wildcat football team just finished an inspiring season, overcoming a sluggish start to finish with an NCAA playoff berth. Last week, while classmates headed home for the Thanksgiving holiday and...
View ArticleOnce a Wildcat...
Cool temps and overcast skies couldn’t keep away thousands of UNH alumni, who returned to Durham the weekend of Oct. 2 to celebrate homecoming and fall reunions for the decade of the 70s and the class...
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