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UNH to Offer Real-Time Acceptance and Scholarships via Direct Admissions Pilot Program

A pilot program with Niche Direct Admissions for the 2024-25 admissions year will allow high school seniors who meet certain criteria for admission and merit scholarships to receive immediate acceptance to the University of New Hampshire based solely on their Niche profile.

Direct admissions programs like the partnership with Niche have expanded rapidly over the past five years as universities seek to broaden access, boost enrollment and change the narrative of higher education from one of scarcity to one of opportunity.

Color, Color Everywhere: Mother Nature Shares a Mosaic of Bright Colors This Fall

Cool, crisp weather can trigger the urge to get out and go leaf peeping and this year could be a particularly good year to hit the road and admire New England’s spectacular foliage season. According to Steve Roberge, Extension forestry specialist and professor of natural resources at the University of New Hampshire, we should expect to see Mother Nature put on a brightly colored show this fall.

Student Interns Experience the Full Operation at the Mount Washington Cog Railway

UNH Engineering interns Will Callery ’25 and Tatum Vansicklen ’25 gained practical experience and got an up-close look at the inner workings of the Mount Washington Cog Railway in New Hampshire’s White Mountains, the world’s first mountain climbing cog railway. They were able to work in a hands-on environment and performed a diverse variety of tasks at the site where all of the cog railway’s locomotives are designed, built and maintained, honing skills that will set them up for success as they venture out into their careers.

Ecuadorian Researchers and Students Visit UNH as Part of Ongoing Partnership

UNH’s College of Life Sciences and Agriculture (COLSA) recently welcomed a contingent of faculty and students from two universities in Ecuador for a visit to Durham as part of an ongoing collaboration between the institutions, a partnership designed to share research experiences and approaches, particularly around watershed sustainability and socioeconomic issues.