Six Students, Alumni Receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

Three UNH students and three alumni received National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, a record number for UNH.

Prescod-Weinstein Honored with Cottrell Scholar Award

UNH's Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is among 25 recipients of the prestigious Cottrell Scholar Award from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement.

Extreme Close-Up, Ant Edition

UNH's University Instrumentation Center imaged the head of a leafcutter ant using its scanning electron microscope.

Tracking Hidden STEM in NH's North Country

Is K-9 search-and-rescue a STEM skill? What about hunting, snowmobiling or cross-country skiing? That’s what Andrew Coppens, associate professor of education, and Jayson Seaman, associate professor...

Research Snapshot: Offshore Survival

The engineering tank in Chase Ocean Engineering Lab is no match for the chilly offshore waters of the Gulf of Maine, but it stood in ably for a recent offshore marine survival class hosted by the...

National Lab Day

. U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen welcomed participants to UNH's National Lab Day.

Testing a Fundamental Force

  UNH PhD candidate DAvid Ruth, lead author on a recent Nature Physics article. Photo by Sydney Staples.

Understanding the Nucleus, and Everything

Karl Slifer, professor of physics. PHoto by Sydney Stapes.

Excellence in Science Communication

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, assistant professor of physics and astronomy and core faculty of women’s and gender studies, is a top award winner of the inaugural Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for...

National Lab Honors

Chemistry Ph.D. candidate Nick Pollack has been selected for the U.S. Department of Energy's prestigious Graduate Student Research Program.

Funding for Forests

UNH Extension received two grants that will support their work in managing and protecting the state's forests.

Outreach That’s Not Overdue

  A new program connects UNH Extension with New Hampshire's public libraries.

Meeting Great Bay History

A prestigious National Endowment for the Humanities grant will extend the work of the Great Bay Archaeological Survey to 72 K-12 teachers.

Research Snapshot: Early Birds

UNH researchers study tidal marsh sparrows to understand how they're adapted to living in the harsh environment of salt marshes.

Fish Out of Cold Water?

Nathan Furey, assistant professor of biological sciences.

Wave Power

An interdisciplinary team of UNH students took a top prize in the national Marine Energy Collegiate Competition hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy.

Sequencing Variants

With new funding from the National Institutes of Health, UNH wilil continue its genomic surveillance of COVID-19 variants in New Hampshire.

CAREER Builders

Three UNH assistant professors have received prestigious Faculty Early Career Development Program, or CAREER, awards from the National Science Foundation. With the five-year grants, totaling $2.6...

Canadian Kudos

Larry Mayer, director of UNH’s Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, received the Canadian Hydrographic Association’s Sam Masry Award at the 2022 Canadian Hydrographic Conference.

Particle Physics Progress

UNH physics professor Chanda Prescod-Weinstein will serve on the National Academies' Committee on Elementary Particle Physics.

ECenter Honors

The Deshpande Foundation awarded UNH's ECenter its 2022 Excellence in Student Engagement in Entrepreneurship Award.

How Low Can You Mow?

Not a fan of mowing the lawn? Good news: Cutting the grass less may be better for the environment. Trimming the number of times you run the mower around the yard, known as “low mow”, can help reduce...

Innovation Inspiration

UNHInnovation honored its Innovators of the Year for 2020 and 2021.

Literary Luminary

The LA Times Book Prize in science and technology went to Chanda Prescod-Weinstein for "The Disordered Cosmos."

Genomic Time Machine

Looking at the microbiome of sponges, UNH researchers have developed a “genomic time machine” that could predict aspects of coral reef and ocean ecosystems through hundreds of millions of years of...

FOSTERing Building Safety

UNHInnovation's FOSTER training program helped NH company 2KR Systems secure a National Science Foundation grant.

Magnetism in Three Dimensions

New research from associate professor of physics Jiadong Zang has mapped magnetic fields in three dimensions for the first time.

From the Sea to the Stars

Researchers Atsushi Matsuoka and Fabian Kislet will explore carbon cycling in the ocean and X-rays in space with two National Science Foundation grants.

Outstanding Woman

NH Business Review recognizes Marian McCord, senior vice provost for research, economic engagement and outreach, with a 2022 Outstanding Women in Business Award.

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 strokes.

Transforming Students Into Climate Leaders

Three National Science Foundation grants provide international climate change research opportunities for students.

Giving Eelgrass an Edge

UNH researchers received a new NOAA grant that aims to improve the health of eelgrass in Great Bay.

Wound Healing Trailblazers

Two chemical engineering professors have received a National Institutes of Health “Trailblazer” award for a project that aims to improve chronic wound healing.

Research Snapshot: Spying on Wildlife

UNH researchers are using trail cameras to develop more efficient and accurate ways to monitor fur bearers in New Hampshire.

Record Funding

UNH researchers brought in $260 million in competitive funding in FY21 for projects that improve life in New Hampshire and beyond.

Marsh March

Research in salt marshes in Rowley, Mass., explores solutions to long-ago created ditches, which increase flooding from sea level rise.

Envisioning the Future of STEM Research

Marian McCord will serve on the National Science Foundation's Committee on the Future of NSF EPSCoR.

Research Snapshot: Nature’s Antifreeze

A close-up view of a new polymer that looks to nature to replicate antifreeze properties.

Research Snapshot: Eerie Quiet

Stanley Ellis, a research engineer with UNH’s Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, tests a detector inside Morse Hall’s anechoic chamber, a room lined with pyramid-shaped material...

Research Snapshot: ASV BEN

In June, UNH’s Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping/Joint Hydrographic Center’s autonomous surface vehicle Bathymetric Explorer and Navigator — ASV BEN — traveled Lake Huron, where it mapped the...

Jump Seat to History

34 student volunteers helped power McGregor Memorial EMS, the primary ambulance service for Durham, UNH, Madbury and Lee, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Not only did the student-volunteers, who...

Pomp and Pandemic

UNH leaders hooded New Hampshire public health leader Beth Daly '02, who received a DrPH from University of North Carolina, in a remote ceremony on campus.

The Buck Stops Where?

UNH research recorded an adult male white-tailed deer who traveled a record 300 kilometers.

An App for Violence Prevention

With new NSF funding, UNH's Prevention Innovations Research Center will launch and pilot a new violence prevention and safety app targeted to high school students and administrators.

Local Barrels for Local Spirits

UNH has received a first-of-its-kind registered certification mark for New England-sourced white oak to be used in barrels for beer and spirits.

Brain Monitor

With a new National Institutes of Health grant, UNH researchers Edward Song and Arturo Andrade will conduct research on the neurotransmitter glutamate that will contribute to our understanding of...

Soil Synthesis

Serita Frey, Professor of Natural Resources and the Environment

Excellence in Citations

Forty-one current and emeritus UNH researchers are among the world's 100,000 most cited, according to a new study.

Growing More Than Algae

Fertilizer pollution can have ripple effects in the food webs of streams and rivers, new research from UNH and other institutions finds.

Not Clamming Up

A recent paper by a team of UNH researchers sheds new light on how apoptosis, a form of programmed cell death, evolved in invertebrates.