Research News
UNH Prof Receives Nearly $500,000 to Research Environmentally Significant Plants
DURHAM, N.H. – University of New Hampshire microbiologist Louis Tisa has received two grants totaling $498,115 to advance understanding of the actinorhizal plants, widespread woody plants with potential to enrich nutrient-poor and contaminated soils. More.
IROP and CIE grants helped assistant professor Wheeler Ruml and senior Kevin Rose travel to Ireland to collaborate with the Cork Constraint Computation Center. Learn more.
Graduate students Ben Tupper and Annie Schulzinger studied the residents of old stone walls as part of their Summer Institute in Environmental Education research project. Learn more.
This summer, undergraduate Uyen-Mai Doan embarked on her third research project as an undergraduate student, a ten-week biology research internship in San Francisco. A McNair Summer Research Fellowship funded the project. Learn more.
UNH recently received a three-year $1.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support the advancement and leadership of women faculty in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Learn more.
Volunteer monitors Mike McDonnell and Bob Garnett perform tests and gather data on Northeast Pond in Milton N.H., as part of UNH’s community-engaged Lakes Lay Monitoring Program. Learn more.
Professor Serita Frey spent part of this academic year in Costa Rica to work on a number of projects related to her research. Learn more.
With the help of an International Research Opportunities Program (IROP) grant, Anna Bruning, a senior majoring in communication, spent last summer in Spain filming a documentary on Basque identity. Learn more.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Stimulus Bill)
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) was signed by President Obama on February 19, 2009. It contains exciting opportunities for the advancement of research and education, including $21.5 billion to be invested in Federally supported research and development over the next two years.
Details about agency investment priorities and application processes are emerging rapidly and will be reported on this page as they become available. If you discover information regarding stimulus-related opportunities that is particularly relevant to UNH, please contact Lynnette Hentges.
Learn more about the stimulus bill at UNH.
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Learn more about the stimulus bill in NH.
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