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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07/10/15 - Creating Your Own GardenEver dreamed of growing your own food? Maybe this is the summer that you finally plant a kitchen garden to supply a summer’s worth of veggies and herbs for your home-cooked meals... Read More -
07/10/15 - Eating Locally One Class at a TimeKelly Cullen, associate professor of natural resources and the environment, starts her class with terrifying statistics and ends it with hope. In the course Being a Locavore,... Read More -
07/07/15 - Yes, You Can Grow (Hardy) Kiwis in New EnglandThe first time Iago Hale popped a cold-hardy kiwifruit in his mouth, he was left speechless, amazed that he had never encountered the delicious fruit before. Now the researcher... Read More -
07/07/15 - Testing the WatersLed by UNH biogeochemical oceanographer Joe Salisbury, a group of 15 scientists is currently aboard the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research vessel Gordon... Read More -
06/26/15 - The Winds of (Climate) ChangeOn Thursday, June 18, 2015, Pope Francis made history in an encyclical — a papal letter that is distributed to all bishops in the Roman Catholic Church — entitled “Laudato Si,” in... Read More -
06/24/15 - Planting the SeedHere’s how you get healthy food to low-income families: help their garden grow. And if the saying holds true that such acts take a village, then meet villager Natalee Stimpson.... Read More -
05/18/15 - Climate Change Bringing Higher Seas, Health Impacts to N.H.Rising seas pose significant risks to New Hampshire coastal communities and ecosystems, cultural resources and the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, and climate change-driven health... Read More -
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05/06/15 - Emeritus Associate Professor Mimi Becker Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from EPAEmeritus Associate Professor Mimi Becker received a lifetime achievement award from the Environmental Protection Agency at the organization’s 2015 Environmental Merit Awards... Read More -
04/29/15 - Engineering Her Way to AfricaThe first time Katerina Messologitis ’15 went to Costa Rica, in 2012, it was to learn about sustainable energy — wind, water, geothermal, solar. The second time, she served as a... Read More