February 18, 2019
DURHAM, N.H.—The Organic Dairy Research Farm, a facility of the NH Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of New Hampshire, has received a 2018 Gold Quality Award for outstanding milk quality from the Organic Valley Cooperative for the second year in a row.
The national award program honors organic dairy farmers who produce milk of the highest quality. Nominees are evaluated on their systems of monitoring udder health, milking routine, protocols for detection and treatment of... Read Full Article
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 DURHAM, N.H. – The Thompson School of Applied Science at the University of New Hampshire will host its 13th annual poinsettia open house Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Friday, Nov. 30, and Saturday, Dec. 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the UNH greenhouses at 13 Botanical Lane. In...
Read MoreUNH Hosts Sale of Poinsettias, Wreaths and Christmas Trees to Support Students |
 DURHAM, N.H.—As New Englanders prepare to gather with family and friends for Thanksgiving their table may be filled with locally and regionally grown foods thanks to agricultural research conducted by the NH Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of New Hampshire.
No Thanksgiving would...
Read MoreUNH Agricultural Research Boosts New England’s Thanksgiving Bounty |
 DURHAM, N.H. – Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have captured a difficult-to-view singular event involving “magnetic reconnection”—the process by which sparse particles and energy around Earth collide producing a quick but mighty explosion—in the Earth’s magnetotail, the magnetic...
Read More UNH Scientists Help Provide First-Ever Views of Elusive Energy Explosion |
 DURHAM, N.H.—A Field-Deployable Imaging Neutron Detector (FIND) developed at the University of New Hampshire’s Space Science Center has been selected as one of the 100 most innovative technologies of the past year. Finalists for the R&D 100 Awards are selected by an independent panel of more...
Read MoreNuclear Radiation Detector Developed at UNH Recognized as One of 100 Top Innovative Technologies |
 DURHAM, N.H.—As cars become more automated, could commutes become productive—and safe—office hours? That’s the question University of New Hampshire researcher Andrew Kun and colleagues from four other institutions will explore with a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation.
“Millions...
Read MoreUNH Receives Federal Funding to Create the Self-Driving Office of the Future |
 DURHAM, N.H.—Researchers at the University of New Hampshire will launch a three-year study to collect nationally representative information on rates and characteristics of hate crime investigations by law enforcement in 2019. Funded by the federal Department of Justice, the effort is expected to...
Read MoreUNH to Lead National Effort to Gather Better Data on Hate Crimes |
 DURHAM, N.H.—The University of New Hampshire will train dozens of its nurse practitioner students and community health providers throughout the state to better address New Hampshire’s opioid epidemic, thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The training will provide...
Read MoreUNH Initiative Will Help Meet the Demand for Addiction Treatment in the State |
 DURHAM, N.H.—Towns that have implemented pay-as-you-throw and other user fee-based pricing policies to reduce municipal solid waste have seen a substantial reduction in trash disposal rates, some by more than 50 percent, according to new research from the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment...
Read MoreUNH Research Finds Pay-As-You-Throw Trash Policies Cut Solid Waste Disposal |
 DURHAM, N.H.—Area residents soon will enjoy a sour fall beer made of kiwiberries that was brewed at the University of New Hampshire thanks to a new partnership between researchers with the NH Agricultural Experiment Station and the university’s new brewing science program.
Arguta Sour uses...
Read MoreUNH Brewing Science Program Launches Kiwiberry Beer |
 DURHAM, N.H.—The University of New Hampshire will expand its commitment to New Hampshire students by offering the Granite Guarantee to graduates from the Community College System of New Hampshire as of December 2018 and beyond.
In its first two years UNH’s Granite Guarantee has helped 800 first-...
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 DURHAM, N.H.—Marina Kim, co-founder and executive director of Ashoka U, has been named the 2018 Social Innovator of the Year by the University of New Hampshire’s Center for Social Innovation & Enterprise. An initiative of Ashoka, the world’s largest network of social entrepreneurs, Ashoka U...
Read MoreAshoka U Co-Founder to Receive UNH Social Innovator of the Year Award |
 DURHAM, N.H.—Every year of active participation in New Hampshire 4-H will soon translate to scholarship dollars for Granite Staters admitted to the University of New Hampshire beginning the fall of 2019. First-year students will receive $500 for each year of participation in 4-H, up to 10 years of...
Read MoreUNH Offers New Scholarship for 4-H Participants |
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