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Serving on Two Fronts: UNH Student Combines Firefighting and Nursing

It’s never too early to start serving the community — Alexa D’Onofrio ‘27 is proof of this. ÌýÌý

Now in her second year as a nursing student at UNH, D’Onofrio is experienced inÌýemergency response, having served as a firefighter and emergency medical technician (EMT) in her Connecticut hometown. She’s expanding that experience on campus through her nursing clinicals and as the newest member of the Durham Fire Department’s call force. Ìý

UNH Research Team Finds Concentrated PFAS in Watershed Foams

Researchers at the Âé¶¹app used a newly designed device called a skimmer to test samples of foam formed on the top of local waterways for the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. Preliminary findings show levels of the so-called forever chemicals were seven to seventy times higher in the foam than levels in the underlying surface water.