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Eleven Ways UNH is Helping Communities be Environmentally Friendly

UNH researchers are partnering with local communities, farmers and residents to make the Earth a better place, often using participatory science to directly involve the public in the process. As Earth Day approaches on April 22, here are 10 ways UNH — home to the country’s first endowed... Read More

Recent Stories

  • Vine full of kiwiberries
    - Fingerprinting Kiwiberries
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  • Hazy image of a landscape with faint sun
    - Fire and Ice
    New UNH research finds that wildfires in the Siberian Arctic can alter the chemistry of streams and other waterways, with implications for human health and livelihood. Read More
  • Grace Stott '20
    - The Journey From Farm to Fork
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    - Seeing STARS for Waste Reduction and Recycling
    When Jonathan Gagne ‘19 began his undergraduate degree, he was interested in business and nature. He stumbled upon a degree in environmental and resource economicsÌıand knew this... Read More
  • Close-up image of North American carpenter bee on black background
    - What’s the Buzz?
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  • Dan Birhstihl ’178with Extension field specialists Jeremy DeLisle and Elaina Enzien.
    - Seeing The Big Picture
    Husband and wife team Dan Lagueux and Valerie Vanasse opened New England’s Tap House Grille in 2013 to serve from-scratch meals and local craft beer. After just a few years of... Read More
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    Professor Meghan Howey discusses sea level rise and disappearing NH history.
  • Alley Leach and Jenn Andrews from UNH Sustainability Institute hold their UNH Innovator of the Year trophy
    - Innovating Campus Sustainability
    Jennifer Andrews ’02, ’08G and Allison Leach ’18G of theÌıUNH Sustainaibility InstituteÌı(UNHSI) have been named the 2019 J. Brent Loy Innovators of the Year. Read More
  • Snowy trail in a northern forest
    - Winter Is Coming. Or Is It?
    “Winter is coming,†the saying goes. But is it? New research from UNH has found clear signs of a decline in frost days, snow covered days and other indicators of winter that could... Read More
  • UNH's Nancy Kinner
    - Coming Full Circle
    "Neither of my parents went to college, but they were insistent on two things: You were going to go to college ... You better like what you do...†Read More