Local Leadership
A Path Forward for a New Hampshire Town
Walking trails can serve multiple purposes, including economic development. In Barrington, UNH Extension staff are working with the town to create a town center that incorporates many miles of existing trails. Read More-
12/18/25
Science Meets Shoreline
In New Hampshire, the wellness of freshwater bodies is largely managed by watershed associations. While those associations are often rich with... -
12/02/25
New UNH Certificate Prepares Social Workers to Support Student Mental Health
UNH is launching a new online Trauma-Informed School Social Work Graduate Certificate in spring 2026 to help address New Hampshire’s shortage of... -
11/18/25
For Older Adults Without Children, Friendship Can Be a Lifeline
UNH research finds older adults without children experience more loneliness, but strong friendships significantly reduce it. Marital status also... -
11/03/25
UNH Researchers Harness AI to Discover Magnetic Materials
Study authors Suman Itani, a PH.D. student in physics (left) and postdoctoral researcher Yibo Zhang. Photo by Jiadong Zang. Magnets are at the core...
Recent Stories
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07/08/21 - Research Snapshot: Eerie QuietStanley Ellis, a research engineer with UNH’s Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, tests a detector inside Morse Hall’s anechoic chamber, a room lined with pyramid... Read More
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07/08/21 - Research Snapshot: ASV BENIn June, UNH’s Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping/Joint Hydrographic Center’s autonomous surface vehicle Bathymetric Explorer and Navigator — ASV BEN — traveled Lake Huron,... Read More
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07/06/21 - No Boat NecessaryThe Appledore Island garden of 19th century poet Celia Thaxter blooms again at Prescott Park this summer. Read More
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07/01/21 - Rescue MissionCOLSA’s department of agriculture, nutrition, and food systems (ANFS), UNH Hospitality Services, and Gather, a food pantry and food distribution network based in Portsmouth, are... Read More
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07/01/21 - UNH Researchers Receive $1.2M Grant to Study Seasonal Soil Freeze and ThawThe frost heaves that turn New England roads and their drivers into a bumpy, grumpy mess are one of many consequences of the seasonal soil freeze and thaw cycle that impacts about... Read More
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06/28/21 - In Our Own Voices: Carlo Capuz '21Carlo Capuz '21, a computer information systems major, shares his experience immigrating to the U.S. as part of our "In Our Own Voices" series. Read More
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06/16/21 - UNH Researchers Receive Grants to Address Forestry Priorities of Granite StateThree researchers from the Âé¶¹app will receive grants for research that will address priority issues facing forest stakeholders in the Northern Forest region... Read More
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06/09/21 - Pomp and PandemicUNH leaders hooded New Hampshire public health leader Beth Daly '02, who received a DrPH from University of North Carolina, in a remote ceremony on campus. Read More
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06/03/21 - Black Bear, ProtectorBlack bears may shield smaller carnivores, including the gray fox, from predators such as coyotes, new UNH research finds. Read More
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06/02/21 - Improving Colostrum in Dairy Cows is Focus of UNH Dairy Research Field Day June 15Colostrum, the first milk calves drink, is essential to building the immune systems of the calves, and thus, their survival. Read More
























































