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  • UNH professor Larry Hamilton
    - Climate Change Cooperation
    Leaders from across the globe have convened in Paris for COP21, the United Nations’ climate summit, where they are working toward a “strong climate agreement.” Here at UNH,... Read More
  • Nutrition researcher Miriam Nelson
    - Nutrition Innovator Miriam Nelson Joins UNH Sustainability Institute
    Miriam Nelson, a leading researcher and author on nutrition and physical activity, will become the deputy chief sustainability officer and director of the Sustainability... Read More
  • Alex Casale
    - Courting Success
    In 2014, more than 300 people in New Hampshire died from drug overdoses due, in part, to a spike in heroin use. Last month, the White House announced the allocation of $2.5... Read More
  • UNH researcher and plant developer Brent Loy
    - The Menu Makers
    As New Englanders sit down to give thanks this week, their Thanksgiving tables may be filled with an abundant supply of delicious, locally grown foods thanks, in part, to... Read More
  • N.H. Rep. Patricia Lovejoy
    - (Not Quite) A Woman’s World
    When New Hampshire Rep. Janet Wall bought a house, it was her husband’s name that appeared on the mortgage. When she applied for a credit card after becoming the breadwinner of... Read More
  • TechWomen
    - TechWomen Offer "STEMspiration" to High School Girls
    More than 60 girls gathered at Manchester School of Technology for a morning of “STEMspiration” on Wednesday. As part of N.H. High Tech Council’s TechWomen | TechGirls initiative... Read More
  • Aaron Trudeau
    - The Search for a Better Life: One Marine’s Story
    On the morning of September 11, 2001, America was changed forever. The sound of the twin towers falling could be heard all around the country, and even in the small town of West... Read More
  • Veterans Day 2015
    - A Day for Veterans
    Michael Elliott (Photo: Sid Caesar) On this Veterans Day, we talk with Michael Elliott, a former U.S. Marine and Army Reservist who served in Japan and Afghanistan. Elliott is a... Read More
  • UNH alumna Erica Tamposi '14 making the film Extended Release
    - Art as a Weapon
    New Hampshire is dealing with a public health crisis of epic proportion. In 2014, 326 people died from drug overdoses, due in part to a spike in heroin and opioid use. The... Read More
  • Researchers and aerospace industry representatives at UNH
    - Not Rocket Science
    UNH’s first-ever Aerospace and Defense Technology Day on Nov. 4 was part open house, part show-and-tell, part speed dating — and, according to the organizers, full success. The... Read More