UNH Today

Oysters as Nitrogen Bioextractors

Oysters filter particles that contain nitrogen (and carbon) from the water. Wild oysters cycle small amounts of that nitrogen back into the environment, however farmed oysters, once harvested from the estuary, directly remove the nitrogen from the aquatic ecosystem., which NHAES scientists contributed to, states that a combination of oyster aquaculture and reef restoration will complement land-based efforts to reduce nitrogen flowing into the Great Bay estuary.

Sweet Relief

Krista Maltais '06 is the founder and director of ReliefÌıParenting Respite and Resource Center in Hampton, N.H. She graduated from UNH with a degree in human development and family studies.Ìı

Wave Power

An interdisciplinary team of UNH students took a top prize in the national Marine Energy Collegiate Competition hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy.

Pushing Beyond His Comfort Zone

Mel Nagashima ’22 worked with immigrant families through the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center during his time in theÌıSemester-in-the-City program, and that ultimately pushed him to pursue work in theÌıfield of nonprofit communications, where he landed a full-time job after graduation with the Boston Foundation.