In The News 2009

November

    
11/02/09 Diapers to detergents offer huge market: Itaconix receives grant to produce 'green' polymers from wood Foster’s, The Citizen
11/01/09 2009 It List NH Magazine
     

October

    
10/30/09 UNH's New England Center named to 'Seven to Save' list Foster’s
10/26/09 Granite State College president to retire NH Business Review
10/23/09 Stay Work Play effort still taking shape in N.H. NH Business Review
10/22/09 PSU Creates College of Business Administration PSU News
10/21/09 Institute on Disability at UNH receives $319,000 to launch national inclusive education initiative for students with autism, related disabilities Foster’s The Citizen
10/20/09 A sensible ban: UNH and the flag
 Union Leader Editorial
10/19/09 Zipcar sharing service arrives at UNH
 Union Leader
10/18/09 PSU honors seven alumni The Citizen, Foster’s
10/16/09 UNH tops College Sustainability Report Foster’s, The Citizen
10/16/09 College immunity: Lynch ignores big pot of money Union Leader
10/14/09 Forging better town-gown relations The Citizen Editorial
10/12/09 2009 NHBR Business Excellence Award Winner Profiles
 NH Business Review
10/12/09 Durham-UNH agreement is a win-win for all Foster’s editorial
10/07/09 UNH, town near approval of $2m pact for services
 Foster’s Daily Democrat, Laconia Citizen
10/07/09 Despite Hard Times, Colleges Are Still Going Green The New York Times, Manchester Union Leader, Foster’s Daily Democrat, Portsmouth Herald, Laconia Citizen, Nashua Telegraph, Boston Globe & television
10/06/09 Shea-Porter Announces Nearly $300,000 to Combat Violence Against Women at UNH
 NH Insider
10/04/09 College enrollment high for low-income Concord Monitor
10/02/09 PSU offers free flu shots to students
Foster’s Daily Democrat, Laconia Citizen
10/01/09 UNH students offer gourmet dining experience
 Foster’s Daily Democrat
     

September

    
09/29/09 UNH Chronicles its Journey to Sustainability in New Book
 BusinessNH Magazine
09/29/09 Big changes in store for face of downtown Durham
 Foster’s Daily Democrat, Laconia Citizen
09/28/09 Habib's Film About Inclusion Airs Nationwide On PBS
 National Press Photographers Association
09/28/09 Project is tracking economy in NH's North Country

 MSN Money Central (NAT), Associated Press, Manchester Union Leader, CNBC (NAT), Laconia Citizen, Vermont television, The Business Insider (NAT)
09/26/09 Shea-Porter Announces More Than $245,000 for Aging and Disability Resource Center
 NH Insider
09/24/09 UNH Chronicles Quest For Sustainability In New Book
 UNH News
09/24/09 UNH hosting H1N1 forum
 Manchester Union Leader
09/23/09 UNH Hospitality Management Student Awarded Prestigious National Scholarship
 UNH News
09/22/09 USNH takes the difficult steps that are needed in difficult times
 Foster’s Daily Democrat, Laconia Citizen
09/22/09 Ed MacKay on Enrollment Realities
 NACUBO Business Officer Magazine
09/21/09 UNH details ambitious plan to cut greenhouse gases
 Foster’s Daily Democrat, Laconia Citizen
09/17/09 Fiberoptic research link wins $1.2m grant
 NH Business Review
09/15/09 UNH, other area firms in line to reap military funds
 Foster’s Daily Democrat, Laconia Citizen
09/13/09 N.H. jobs study shows state strength, worker strain
 Foster’s Daily Democrat, Laconia Citizen
09/10/09 Manchester earns high marks for college atmosphere
 Manchester Union Leader
09/09/09 NH Stands for Sustainability
 Environmental Protection Magazine (NAT)
09/09/09 PSU Music Professor Jonathan Santore Named a 2010 Individual Artist Fellow by the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts; Honor Awarded Annually
 PSU News
09/08/09 Jan Nisbet named UNH senior vice provost for research
 Foster’s Daily Democrat, Laconia Citizen
09/07/09 'Eco House' combines living with learning
 Foster’s Daily Democrat, Laconia Citizen, Now! New Hampshire
09/04/09 PSU Begins English as Second Language Program
Will Encourage More Foreign Students to Attend PSU
 PSU News
09/03/09 UNH Crimes Against Children Research Center Receives More Than $1.8M in Grants
 Newswise (NAT)
9/03/09 Innovation 101
 BusinessNH Magazine
09/02/09 For scientist, conservation is not a matter of either-or, but both
Foster’s Daily Democrat, Laconia Citizen
     

August

    
08/30/09 SENTINEL EDITORIAL: There’s promise in controlling off-campus rowdiness in Keene
 Keene Sentinel
08/28/09 Colleges ready to battle flu bug
 Keene Sentinel
08/27/09 U.S. News & World Report Lists Keene State Among the Best Colleges
 U.S. News & World Report
08/26/09 UNH to help develop nanotechnology with National Science Foundation grant
 Seacoast Online, NH Business Review, Foster’s Daily Democrat, Laconia Citizen, Lowell Sun, Boston Business Journal
08/26/09 Keene State's science center is named for David Putnam
 Keene Sentinel
08/10/09 PSU weather center joins national data collection effort Foster’s Daily Democrat, Laconia Citizen, Nashua Telegraph
08/07/09 UNH energy programs get $953K from state

 Portsmouth Herald, Foster’s Daily Democrat, Nashua Telegraph, Laconia Citizen, WMUR-TV ABC 9 Manchester, Vermont TV
08/06/09 Keene State’s New Plant to Produce Smaller Carbon Footprint

 Business NH Magazine, Boston Globe, Boston.com, Boston & VT television, Brattleboro Reformer (VT)
08/04/09 UNH official gets best deal for vets going to college under new GI Bill
Foster’s Daily Democrat, Laconia Citizen
     

July

    
07/28/09 UNH makes list of top 15 'green' colleges
 Seacoast Online
07/13/09 Gov. Lynch, Young Workers Task Force Release Report Governor’s Office Press Release, Nashua Telegraph, Laconia Citizen, WBZ-TV CBS 4 Boston
07/12/09 Entrepreneurial internship program connects businesses to UNH students
 Seacoast Online, Portsmouth Herald
07/09/09 UNH wins $3m in stimulus research grants
 NH Business Review, Foster’s Daily Democrat, Laconia Citizen
07/02/09 DES and PSU sign Partnership Agreement PSU News
     

June

    
06/30/09 Dupont has served well
Foster’s Daily Democrat, Laconia Citizen
06/30/09 Pakistani Educational Leadership Institute Prepares for Sixth Year at PSU PSU News
06/30/09 Dupont has served well Foster's Daily Democrat
06/29/09 Tuition hikes must see more aid for students Foster’s Daily Democrat, Laconia Citizen
06/26/09 USNH passes 2010 budget; keeps student costs down Foster’s Daily Democrat, Laconia Citizen, WMUR-TV ABC 9 Manchester, Keene Sentinel, Nashua Telegraph, Boston media, Lawrence Eagle Tribune (MA), VT media
06/23/09 Entrepreneurial Internship Program Connects Businesses to UNH Students UNH News
06/22/09 At Keene State, Tuition aid gets a boost; Fundraising, scholarships to help struggling students Keene Sentinel, Foster’s Daily Democrat, Laconia Citizen, Boston Globe, WMUR-TV ABC 9 Manchester, CBS and Fox (VT)
06/18/09 UNH researcher receives presidential environmental award Genetic Engineering News (NAT)
06/14/09 Professor named Fulbright Scholar
 Foster’s Daily Democrat, Laconia Citizen, Boston Globe
06/13/09 Federal stimulus dollars fueling Wildcat Transit
 Foster’s Daily Democrat, Laconia Citizen, Seacoast Online, NH Insider, Boston Globe
06/10/09 UNH uses garbage to go green
Boston Globe, Boston.com
06/10/09 College: Building of PSU ice arena underway
 Foster’s Daily Democrat, Laconia Citizen
06/09/09 UNH report says proposed fuel standards carry $10 billion economic benefit for region
 Foster’s Daily Democrat, Portsmouth Herald, Seacoast Online, Laconia Citizen, WMUR-TV ABC 9 Manchester, Foster’s Daily Democrat, Boston media
     

May

    
05/25/09 College grads are moving back home with Mom and Dad

 MSN Money Central (NAT)
05/24/09 Green the theme at UNH commencement
 Manchester Union Leader, WMUR-TV ABC 9 Manchester, Boston, CNBC, Forbes, wide-spread national media
05/22/09 It's a gas! UNH graduation ceremony features intro of renewable energy source
Foster’s Daily Democrat, Laconia Citizen
05/17/09 'Expect the unexpected' PSU class told
 Laconia Citizen, Foster’s Daily Democrat, WMUR-TV ABC 9 Manchester, Boston media
05/14/09 UNH Sustainable Commencement May 23 to be Powered by Landfill Gas UNH News, Portsmouth Herald, Seacoast Online
     

April

    
04/27/09 PSU Launches Online MBA with Certificate in International Business Partnership with Romanian University Offers Learning Opportunities for Future Leaders in Global Marketplace PSU News
04/27/09 Whittemore School offering scholarships for Executive MBA Foster’s Daily Democrat, Laconia Citizen, Seacoast Online
04/24/09 55% Initiative aims to keep grads in-state The New Hampshire (UNH)
04/23/09 Celebration honors 100 years of higher education
 The Equinox (KSC)
04/17/09 Keene State: Celebrating 100 Years
 Keene Sentinel, Nashua Telegraph
04/17/09 Shaheen hears from SBI members
 Foster’s Daily Democrat, Laconia Citizen, NECN (MA)
04/16/09 KSC considers options regarding budget
 Equinox (KSC)
04/15/09 UNH report: Wind project would create 550 jobs
 Foster’s Daily Democrat, Laconia Citizen, Concord Monitor, Keene Sentinel, Portsmouth Herald, Seacoast Online, WMUR-TV ABC 9 Manchester, Boston Globe & TV
04/14/09 UNH instrument on spacecraft aids solar storm research
Seacoast Online, NASA (NAT)
04/10/09 Despite economy, no plans to change need-blind policy
 The New Hampshire (UNH)
04/09/09 10th UNH Undergraduate Research Conference Features More Than 850 Students
 UNH News, Foster’s Daily Democrat, NH.com, Boston Globe
04/05/09 UNH still pursuing diversity Manchester Union Leader
04/04/09 UNH freezes many raises, furloughs possible
 Manchester Union Leader
04/04/09 PSU to add scholarships, new ice arena to community
 Manchester Union Leader
04/03/09 100th birthday party for Keene State Letter for the Concord Monitor from Helen Giles-Gee, Keene
04/02/09 Keene, Portsmouth set for energy efficiency challenge Foster’s Daily Democrat
4/1/09 UNH student fights lawsuit over music downloads
 Manchester Union Leader

March

    
03/31/09 Honeybees, Harry Potter among KSC student projects
 Keene Sentinel
03/31/09 UNH students get serious at spring job fair
 Manchester Union Leader
03/30/09 UNH expands nutritional sciences program Seacoast Online, Boston Globe
03/29/09 New England Center celebrates 40th anniversary: History, memories celebrated Seacoast Online
03/26/09 PSU president says impact of economic downturn limited Foster's Daily Democrat, Laconia Citizen
03/26/09 UNH Scientists: N.H. climate plan key link to regional carbon reduction Seacoast Online
03/24/09 Keene State College Honors New Hampshire's Outstanding Women Keene Sentinel
  Plymouth State Skiers Win National Title WMUR-TV
03/14/09 Timberland, Bartlett to be honored at UNH commencement Foster's Daily Democrat
  New Hampshire Appropriations In $410 Billion Budget WMUR-TV
03/11/09 UNH Students Head to Big Easy for Lesson on Complex Culture of New Orleans UNH
03/09/09 Study: UNH contributes $1.3b to state's economy Foster's Daily Democrat
03/02/09 UNH researchers testing the tides Foster's Daily Democrat
03/01/09 New Hampshire Program Would Ease Student Debt and Counter a Brain Drain Chronicle of Higher Education
03/01/09 Push on to keep graduates in NH Manchester Union Leader
     

February

    
02/26/09 News & Events KSC
02/26/09 Stonyfield Yogurt CE-Yo 2009 Commencement Speaker UNH
02/25/09 KSC Faculty And Students Honored At Theatre Festival NH.com
02/24/09 PSU's Best Students Recognized Feb. 16 PSU
02/23/09 Sen. Gregg's undeniable impact on Seacoast conservation, marine science Portsmouth Herald
02/20/09 GSC’s OLLI program is a stimulus package for the mind Berlin Reporter
02/18/09 PSU Named to Presidential Honor Roll For Community Service PSU
02/17/09 NH Public Television Makes Transition To Digital WMUR-TV
02/17/09 At UNH, satisfied appetites Manchester Union Leader
02/16/09 UNH receives CDC grant for sexual violence prevention program Seacoast Online
02/16/09 PELI Graduate Named Alumni of the Month by U.S. State Department PSU
02/12/09 UNH Professor recognized for distinguished achievement Seacoast Online
02/12/09 Judges 'hold court' at PSU gathering Foster's Daily Democrat
02/10/09 Plymouth State University cites savings after going trayless Foster's Daily Democrat
02/10/09 UNH President Announces New Advancement Model; Names Mark Rubinstein To Lead The Effort UNH
02/02/09 Planning Board to hear about 'green' building technology Fosters Daily Democrat
02/01/09 UNH takes lead in using methane from landfills for alternative energy Nh.com
02/01/09 Keene expo center awaiting tax credits Keene Sentinel
02/01/09 KSC president: Were doing okay Keene Sentinel

January

    
01/31/09 1960s civil rights icon speaks at UNH Portsmouth Herald
01/30/09 PSU Announces Dr. Dennise Maslakowski Scholarship PSU
01/30/09 Scientists Put Climate Change Research in Kids' Hands UNH
01/30/09 UNH gets $40K grant from donut family foundation Portsmouth Herald
01/30/09 Home for new biodiesel plant sought on Ralston St. in Keene Keene Sentinel
01/27/09 UNH recognized as 'Community engaged' by Carnegie Foundation Seacoast Online
01/27/09 UNH president: Salaries, benefits targeted Manchester Union Leader
01/26/09 Business professor warns of post-downsizing stress syndrome Fosters Daily Democrat
01/26/09 Transferring college credits made easier Citizen Online
01/23/09 SPOTLIGHT: Keene State College play 'The Matchmaker' competes for national honors Keene Sentinel
01/23/09 Karl Drerup painting donated to PSU Citizen Online
01/22/09 Pursuing higher education in an economic downturn NECN
01/22/09 Alum Keep UNH Peace Corps Ranking in Top 25 UNH
01/22/09 UNH student from Merrimack chosen to attend inaugural events Cabinet Newspapers
01/22/09 Keene State College drama students compete in national play competition Updated Jan. 21, 10 p.m. Keene Sentinel
01/20/09 UNH CEO Forum to Highlight BAE Systems at Jan. 29 Event UNH
01/20/09 PSU Names Interim Directors for Bagley Center, University Studies PSU