UNH Today

How Low Can You Mow?

Not a fan of mowing the lawn? Good news: Cutting the grass less may be better for the environment. Trimming the number of times you run the mower around the yard, known as “low mowâ€, can help reduce carbon emissions, build soil organic matter and even enhance pollinating habitats for bees.

“Taking important small steps, like not mowing as often, can have a big impact on things like carbon storage and carbon emissions which can influence climate change.â€

Listening to Marine Life

still vividly recalls one of the first times she listened to humpback whales as a researcher. She was sitting in a small, 10-foot inflatable raft, bobbing on the ocean waves just off the coast of her field station at Five Finger Islands Lighthouse in Alaska, and it was raining hard. The din of the rain hitting the water’s surface made it more difficult to hear the sounds coming into her headphones from the hydrophone (an underwater microphone) lowered 25 meters into the water below her.

Fulbright Grantees Selected

Four UNH students received Fulbright grants this spring to teach, study or conduct research abroad, with two more earning alternate recognition.

Nine of the 20 applicants from UNH advanced as far as the semifinal stage. Those receiving offers were Angelica Beltran Franco ’19, Brian Lundgren ’21, Gwyn Norris ’21 and Valerie Pascetta ’22. Daniel Frehner ’21 and James Silveria ’22 were chosen as alternates.

True Colors

It was purple hair that first prompted Camryn Berry to feel she’d found a home at UNH as a woman in STEM. It was a pink lab coat that opened the door for thousands to share in her story.

Berry attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) as an undergrad and quickly discovered the vibe at the engineering school – overwhelmingly male, some of whom were unapologetically boastful about the demographics – wasn’t a good fit. She enrolled at UNH to pursue her Ph.D. in part because she found precisely the opposite environment, a highly inclusive space supportive of women in STEM.