Sustainability
International Changemaker Grant Sends Students to Work in Global Communities
The International Changemaker Grant will send five teams of UNH students to a variety of international locations this summer, where the students will work in native communities and collaborate with organizations working on sustainability initiatives ranging from energy insecurity and community... Read More
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05/16/25UNH Helps Feed Seacoast By Donating Locally Grown Fish to Gather Food Pantry
The Center for Sustainable Seafood Systems at the University of New Hampshire has donated close to 60 pounds of smoked steelhead trout to Gather, a... -
04/15/25Eleven Ways UNH is Helping Communities be Environmentally Friendly
UNH researchers are partnering with local communities, farmers and residents to make the Earth a better place, often using participatory science to... -
04/04/25Lab, Reimagined
David Needle has 900 samples of moose poop. “As one does,” quips the senior veterinary pathologist at UNH’s New Hampshire Diagnostic Veterinary Lab... -
03/31/25Extension Celebrates 100 Years of Partnering With Granite State Forest Landowners
It sounds like figurative language suited for a promotional brochure. But in saying that UNH Cooperative Extension has helped shape the New Hampshire...
Recent Stories
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12/03/15 - Climate Change CooperationLeaders 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 -
12/02/15 - Nutrition Innovator Miriam Nelson Joins UNH Sustainability InstituteMiriam 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 -
11/24/15 - A Season of FeastingThanksgiving’s arrival this week ushers in a month of holiday celebrations and a season of tables laden with some of the most delicious and decadent foods New England has to... Read More -
11/24/15 - The Menu MakersAs 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 -
11/05/15 - York Beaches Nexus of Sustainability ResearchAs trends point toward increasing coastal pollution — and with the value of coastal recreation estimated at $400 million in New Hampshire and Maine alone — beach closures... Read More -
10/22/15 - Omnivore’s DelightWith the annual Local Harvest Dinner as the jewel in its locavore crown, UNH is a national leader in bringing local food — some of it grown right here on campus — to the hungry... Read More -
10/16/15 - Cafeteria FoodChristina Muniz is a native Texan whose passion for sustainable food led her to the UNH School of Law. And that led to a climate fellowship at the UNH Sustainability Institute ... Read More -
10/16/15 - Island TimeEach summer, four college students spend the summer on Appledore Island as sustainable engineering interns for the UNH/Cornell University Shoals Marine Laboratory. It’s the... Read More -
08/05/15 - Strawberry FieldsA Ph.D. program isn’t something one enters into lightly. It’s a big commitment — years, in fact. But for Lise Mahoney, once she began her strawberry research at UNH back in 2004,... Read More -
07/22/15 - Walking Toward a Sustainable FutureThere’s a café near Julie Rosenbach’s City Hall office that she often visits. One morning she forgot her travel mug and ordered coffee to go in a paper cup. When someone made an... Read More