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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 matters, highlighting the importance of multiple social connections later in life. Read More

Recent Stories

  • Side by side headshots of two female professors
    - Helping Teens Do No Harm
    With a major new grant from the National Institutes of Health, UNH researchers will study the effects of self-directed violence among teens on bystanders. Read More
  • UNH exercise science researcher Deborah Feairheller stands behind a fire truck, dressed in turnout gear
    - Sounding the Alarm for Firefighter Hypertension
    New research from UNH found that firefighters' blood pressure — already higher than average — jumps during emergency calls, putting them at elevated risk for heart attacks and... Read More
  • Cone snail shell on a black background.
    - Treating Diabetes with Snail Venom?
    The venom of the cone snail is a possible, if unlikely, source for a treatment for diabetes, UNH researchers have found. Read More
  • Student researcher stands at edge of stream in Arctic Sweden.
    - Transforming Students Into Climate Leaders
    Three National Science Foundation grants provide international climate change research opportunities for students. Read More
  • A Healthy Partnership
    - A Healthy Partnership
    Calling it a successful model for how the state can invest in solutions to address challenges in the Granite State, Gov. Chris Sununu and others cut the ribbon for the grand... Read More
  • Building an Idea into a Business
    - Building an Idea into a Business
    Joel Nkounkou ’18 turned an idea into a new business venture with the help of UNH's Peter T. Paul Entrepreneurship Center, and he now proudly calls several of his former... Read More
  • In Living Color
    - In Living Color
    Fall is always one of the most beautiful times of year to experience life on campus at the University of New Hampshire. Read More
  • RMP graduate student Alex Caraynoff in the Green Mountain National Forest
    - Student Research Spotlight: Alex Caraynoff
    Alex Caraynoff ‘22G is a master of science student in recreation management and policy. He spent the summer in Vermont's Green Mountain National Forest researching the expansion... Read More
  • Powered by the Sea
    - Powered by the Sea
    UNH will lead the new Atlantic Marine  Energy Center, focusing on research to address renewable ocean energy, with a  nearly $10M award from the Department of Energy. Read More
  • Women studying biotechnology in the UNH Manchester biotechnology innovation center
    - Be Inspired by Women in STEM, Nov. 9
    Women make up nearly half of the U.S. workforce, but only 27% of the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) workforce. Women are vastly underrepresented in STEM—and at... Read More