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.
Learn how UNH partersnhips are supporting NH's COVID-19 response, and find helpful resources from UNH Extension for families, communities, businesses and educators.
In response to a growing demand from across New Hampshire, UNH has expanded its state-of-the-art COVID-19 testing lab services beyond its campuses. In fall 2021, the lab was conducting tests for 45 long-term care facilities. The lab has also begun to handle tests for some K-12 schools, inlcuding Oyster River. See our COVID-19 lab at work.
Gov. Chris Sununu joined UNH President Jim Dean and university leaders to open the new Health Sciences Simulation Center in November. With major support from the state, the $9 million state-of-the-art facility will allow UNH to double the number of graduates in nursing and other clinical disciplines, filling critical needs in communities throughout the state.
Doubling our competitive research funding to a record $260 million, honoring our 2020 and 2021 graduates in-person and celebrating our partnerships with the state of New Hampshire to open the Health Sciences Simulation Center were just a few highlights from 2021.
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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Andres Mejia, MCD Graduate and NH Listens Fellow
A longtime University of New Hampshire employee was recently named the first Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) for a New Hampshire K-12 public school district.
Andres Mejia, who most recently served as a program manager with the Carsey School of Public Policy’s New Hampshire Listens, began his new role as Director of DEIJ with the Exeter Regional Cooperative School District on Aug. 2. He continues to serve as a Fellow with NH Listens and will provide guidance to the civic engagement group on its school- and youth-based programs. Mejia is also a 2018 graduate from the Carsey School’s Master in Community Development program.
UNH researchers Jeff Garnas, associate professor of forest ecosystem health, and Ph.D. student Caroline Kanaskie discovered the damaging southern pine beetle in New Hampshire and Maine.
Interested in becoming involved in advocacy, outreach, and/or community service? The Carsey School offers three graduate degrees that can prepare you for a fulfilling career in education, outreach, advocacy, and/or community work. This recent blog article examines why advocacy matters and includes perspective from some of the School's students and alum on their experiences in Carsey's three degree programs: the Master of Public Administration, Master in Public Policy, and Master in Community Development.
