We’re passionate about New Hampshire
and tackling its biggest challenges.
We’re dedicated to creating great opportunities across New Hampshire – and we’re incredibly proud of our partnerships with the state to overcome its biggest challenges, including COVID-19. Learn about our contributions to New Hampshire’s efforts and find helpful resources from UNH Extension for families, communities, businesses and educators.
Researchers at UNH will test positive cases of the COVID-19 virus to monitor for dangerous variants across New Hampshire. UNH received a $757,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to genetically sequence 12,000 specimens.
High school students at two New Hampshire career and technical education centers collaborated with UNH scientists to create an interactive exhibit about human in space at the Christa McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in Concord.
At McGregor Memorial EMS, which serves Durham and surrounding communities, student-volunteers comprise about half the staff and they contributed a record 40,000 hours in 2021, an increase of 5,000 hours from 2019.
We’re working more closely than ever with New Hampshire’s K-12 schools to help them prepare students for college, successful careers and great futures in communities all across our state. See how UNH leaders, faculty, staff and students are working with K-12 schools to share resources, bring innovative research into the classroom and inspire the next generation of New Hampshire leaders.
Hands-on education, research and internships prepare UNH students for great jobs across New Hampshire in every industry. Better yet? By working one-on-one with more than 5,000 New Hampshire businesses each year, we’re helping to ensure that they can thrive, grow and create even more opportunities for our graduates.
UNH is bringing together a unique mix of faculty researchers, cutting-edge research facilities, public policy experts, public health officials, and frontline workers to create a more affordable, effective healthcare system that serves everyone in the Granite State. See how UNH is working to make New Hampshire one of the healthiest states in the nation.
Our research faculty and outreach partners are working hard to encourage the development of clean, efficient energy to power the economy and to protect the natural resources that define New Hampshire’s character and great quality of life. From innovative techniques that help farmers grow healthy food locally to harnessing energy from ocean waves and tidal currents, see how UNH is working for New Hampshire’s future.
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Recent research conducted by the University of New Hampshire's Michael Kurtz, Karen Conway, and Robert Mohr and published by the Carsey School of Public Policy found that 'Backpack' food programs for children result in higher math and reading test scores. The Conway Daily Sun noted this data and how a local non-profit, End 68 Hours of Hunger, works to support children with food especially over the weekends.
The UNH COVID-19 lab has gone from testing only UNH students at the outset to becoming one of the most powerful tools the Granite State has in the battle against COVID-19.
Many rural communities have been struggling with the migration patterns increasing population prices and the COVID-19 pandemic has only increased the issue of affordable housing. The Sentinel Source discussed several different researchers who had seen this problem across the U.S., including Jess Carson, Carsey School of Public Policy researcher. Carson explained how many people hadn't recovered from the 2008 recession before being hit again with the challenges of the pandemic and the variables allowing communities to rebuild. 
