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 robotĚýin 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...
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02/09/12 - You are What You Eat…and Breathe…Michaela Barhite '12 wants her classmates' blood. But it’s okay: she's a senior nutrition major researching the correlation between environmental chemicals and weight gain among... Read More
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01/25/12 - State-of-the-heart Social WorkBeing a social worker at the New Hampshire Division for Children, Youth, and Families and Division for Juvenile Justice Services —the DCYF for short—offers challenges even in the... Read More
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01/25/12 - Operation Hat TrickSuch a simple concept really. They wanted hats and UNH gave them hats. It started with a radio station contest in the fall of 2007 and after just four years of distributing hats... Read More
















































