Health
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 school-based mental health professionals. The program trains social workers to support student well-being and collaborate with educators through trauma-... Read More-
11/20/25
UNH’s Dementia Care Robot Project Enters Home Testing
UNH researchers have begun real-world testing of AI-enabled robotÌýin the homes of families caring for loved ones with dementia, exploring how the... -
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... -
11/18/25
A New Model for Care: IOD Program Grad Takes Innovative Approach to Disability and Health
A graduate of a neurodevelopmental leadership education program at UNH’s Institute on Disability (IOD) is blazing a new trail in primary care for New... -
10/28/25
Keeping New Hampshire’s Outdoors Open and Accessible
UNH alum Ladd Raine ’06 is helping keep New Hampshire’s outdoors open, safe, and sustainable. As president of the Rumney Climbers Association, he...
Recent Stories
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06/28/20 - CIBBR Announces New GrantsThe UNH Center for Integrated Biomedical and Bioengineering Research (CIBBR) recently announced funding for research studying important human diseases that currently lack adequate... Read More
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06/17/20 -According to a report published by the Carsey School, studies over the past 50 years have shown that higher poverty rates in rural areas are linked to U.S. Census undercounts....
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06/16/20 -Kenneth Johnson, professor of sociology and the senior demographer at the Carsey School, recently joined Ken Gallager, principle planner and coordinator for the State Data Center...
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06/05/20 - Exploring the Impact of NH's Medicaid Work and Community Engagement RequirementsUNH's Institute for Health Policy and Practice and Franklin Pierce School of Law has released a new report assessing New Hampshire’s Medicaid Work and Community Engagement... Read More
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05/28/20 - Online Self-Compassion ClassDawn Zitney, wellness educator/counselor with Health & Wellness, is offering a free course on well-being. Running Wednesdays through June 24, from noon to 1:30 p.m., the class... Read More
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05/28/20 -A recent poll conducted by researchers at the Carsey School of Public Policy found that around 70 to 80 percent of New Hampshire residents' said that they trusted advice from...
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05/27/20 - The Journey From Farm to ForkGrace Stott’s interest in nutrition started in middle school. That’s when she knew she wanted her future to be in food. She thought that meant she’d be in the culinary world,... Read More
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05/26/20 -A recent poll conducted by the Carsey School shows that New Hampshire residents' trust in science and in the government has not changed, even as coronavirus continues to spread....
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05/26/20 -According to Kenneth Johnson, senior demographer at the Carsey School, an older population,Ìýgreater incidence of obesity, and chronic health problems in rural areas are likely to...
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05/20/20 - Energy-Health NexusJeannie Sowers will study the health impacts of infrastructure destruction in the Middle East. Read More


















































