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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.
When it opened the Brewery Science Lab, UNH tapped into a burgeoning market that is eager to hire graduates who can make a career out of beer. See who’s hiring and find out about UNH’s new partnership with Smuttynose Brewing to brew Wildcat Tracks lager.
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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NH Listens Fellow and former NH Listens program manager Andres Mejia Jr. has been named the new Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice for the Exeter Region Cooperative School District in Southern New Hampshire. A graduate of the Carsey School's Master in Community Development program, Mejia has worked at UNH as a social justice educator for several years.
The Valley News recently reported on findings that a lack of child care Norwich and surrounding towns has resulted in parents cutting back on work to stay home with children. The findings cited a 2018 report from Vulnerable Families research team at the Carsey School of Public Policy.
The latest results from the monthly Granite State Poll, conducted by the UNH Survey Center, are in. This month's topics cover political opinion, from approval ratings of Governor Sununu to the NH Senate race to President Biden's reelection support, as well as the quality of life in the Granite State.
Among the Poll findings are:
