University of New Hampshire
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University of New Hampshire University of New Hampshire |
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| founding | 1866 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | Durham , and Manchester , New Hampshire , USA |
| President | Mark Huddleston |
| Students | 14,204, including 2,359 graduates (2008, Durham only) |
| Employee | 976 |
| Annual budget | $ 481.9 million |
| Foundation assets | US $ 230.4 million |
| Website | www.unh.edu |
The University of New Hampshire (also UNH ) is a public university with the main campus in Durham and a college in Manchester . With 15,000 students, the UNH is the largest university in the US state of New Hampshire .
history
In 1866 the university was founded as the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts in Hanover . After a donation of land, the university moved to Durham in 1893. In 1923 the name was finally changed to University of New Hampshire .
organization
The university consists of seven colleges and schools:
- College of Engineering and Physical Sciences (CEPS)
- College of Liberal Arts (COLA)
- College of Life Sciences and Agriculture (COLSA)
- College of Health and Human Services (CHHS)
- Whittemore School of Business and Economics (WSBE)
- University of New Hampshire at Manchester (UNHM)
- Thompson School of Applied Science
- The Graduate School
- University of New Hampshire School of Law (UNHLaw)
Sports
The UNH sports teams call themselves the Wildcats . The university is a member of the America East Conference .
Well-known graduates
- Michael D'Antonio - journalist, non-fiction and screenwriter
- Casey DeSmith - ice hockey goalkeeper
- Warren Foegele - ice hockey player
- John Irving - novelist
- Jason Krog - ice hockey player
- Rod Langway - ice hockey player and coach
- John Lynch - former New Hampshire Governor
- Brett Pesce - ice hockey player
- James van Riemsdyk - ice hockey player
- Trevor van Riemsdyk - ice hockey player
Well-known university professors
- Zhang Yitang , mathematician, had a breakthrough in the twin prime conjecture in 2013
- Kenneth Appel , mathematician, proved the four-color theorem with Wolfgang Haken in 1977
Web links
Commons : University of New Hampshire - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files
Individual evidence
- ^ Office of the President
- ↑ a b c d About UNH ( Memento of the original dated February 9, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 43 ° 8 ′ 10 ″ N , 70 ° 56 ′ 3.9 ″ W.