The University of New Hampshire at Manchester’s Office of Student Activities will host the 4th Annual Spring Winter Benefit Concert on Friday, December 7, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in the college’s third floor auditorium.

Eleven students from this fall’s Introduction to Community Leadership course, taught by Ginger Lever, saw their collaboration with 25 community partners generate well over 3,000 items from the on-campus Warmth from the Millyard (WFMY) clothing drive.

On Nov. 27, 2012, New Hampshire’s top educators and business leaders met in Manchester to discuss the importance of increasing STEM graduates.

History faculty at the University of New Hampshire at Manchester want students to understand the many practical skills the study of history develops -- highly marketable skills, as it turns out, in the “information economy” students will enter upon graduation.

First year students at UNH Manchester will be displaying their seminar projects at the upcoming First Year Seminar Showcase on Thursday, December 6. Projects range from artistic representations to technological displays and more.

Local high school kids will have a chance to catch a glimpse of some of the innovating that goes on in the classroom at the upcoming Innovation Exchange on Saturday, Dec. 8. Created specifically for high school juniors and seniors interested in science, technology, engineering and math, the Innovation Exchange will give these students a chance to collaborate with UNH Manchester students and professors through hands on workshops.

While it's true that Political Science for decades has been the most popular major nationwide for students headed to law school, that isn't the only end game for Politics and Society students. Today's Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics and Society is an interdisciplinary study of politics that takes into account the way politics both shapes and is shaped by social, cultural, economic and historical context.

"In the world of vision research," says John E. Sparrow, associate professor of psychology at UNH Manchester, "Visual illusions often represent a fascinating source of material for experimental investigation. Some illusions can be explained by referencing the physiological makeup of the visual pathway, some can be explained by virtue of our perceptual learning, and some can't be explained at all."

Manchester has become a mecca for New Hampshire slam poets. Competitions and open mics are increasing in popularity in our own backyard at places like Milly’s Tavern and Bridge Café. Bruce heard from an associate that UNH Manchester had hosted open mics, and he generously offered to conduct a free public event.

Kevin Short, professor of mathematics at the University of New Hampshire, will speak at an event held by the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers on Nov. 13.