May 22, 2018
DURHAM, N.H. – When it comes to finding protection and a safe feeding ground, fish rely on towering blades of seaweed, like kelp, to create a three-dimensional hiding space. Kelp forests have been shown to be one of the most productive systems in the ocean with high biodiversity and ecological function. However, in recent decades, many kelp habitats have been taken over and replaced by lower turf-dominated seaweed species. Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have found that this... Read Full Article
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James W. Dean Jr Named 20th President of the University of New Hampshire
After a national search that concluded with a unanimous vote of the University System board of trustees, James W. (“Jim”) Dean Jr. has been appointed the 20th president of the University of New Hampshire effective June 30, 2018.
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 DURHAM, N.H. – Feeding pregnant dairy cows the vitamin niacin prior to giving birth improved the quality of their colostrum, which is the first milk calves drink, according to new research from the University of New Hampshire. Colostrum is essential to building the immune systems of calves, and...
Read MoreUNH Research Finds Feeding Pregnant Dairy Cows Niacin Improves Quality of Milk |
DURHAM, N.H. - The following students have been named to the Dean's List at the University of New Hampshire for the fall 2017 semester.
Students named to the Dean's List at the University of New Hampshire are students who have earned recognition through their superior scholastic performance during...
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 DURHAM, N.H. – Ornamental aquarium fish like the clownfish Nemo and his pal the royal blue tang Dory one day may be dining on high-quality yet inexpensive white worms grown in New England. New research from the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of New Hampshire has...
Read MoreUNH Research Finds White Worms an Inexpensive Food Source for Aquarium Fish |
 DURHAM, N.H. – Tropical forests span a huge area, harbor a wide diversity of species, and are important to water and nutrient cycling on a planet scale. But in ancient Amazonia, over 500 years ago, clearing tropical forests was a way of survival to provide land for families to farm and villages to...
Read MoreUNH Researchers Find Human Impact on Forest Still Evident After 500 Years |
 DURHAM, N.H. – Oil spill expert Nancy Kinner, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of New Hampshire, is available to comment on an Iranian tanker sinking in the East China Sea that could be the largest tanker spill in more than 25 years. As director of UNH's Coastal...
Read MoreMEDIA ADVISORY: UNH Expert Available to Discuss Oil Spill in Chinese Waters |
 DURHAM, N.H. – What is New England’s role in the global battle against wheat stem rust? How have day neutral strawberries extended the state’s strawberry season? And how are unmanned aerial vehicles improving the accuracy of remote mapping of New Hampshire’s forestry resources? Researchers at the...
Read MoreUNH Scientists Share Expertise at N.H. Farm and Forest Expo |
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DURHAM, N.H. – Beginning this fall, 25 first-year students at the University of New Hampshire will receive seed money and support to take their entrepreneurial ideas to the next level. The Idea & Innovation Society will identify and engage incoming students from all colleges and majors with a...
Read MoreUNH Launches Entrepreneurship Program for First-Year Students |
DURHAM, N.H. - Watts Water Technologies, Inc. and Voi have received Granite State Technology Innovation Grants in the latest round of funding from the New Hampshire Innovation Research Center (NHIRC), a state program administered by the University of New Hampshire. The funding enables companies to...
Read MoreN.H. Businesses Awarded Grants for Research and Product Development |
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DURHAM, N.H. – A new program developed by the University of New Hampshire will help 30 students from Manchester West and Dover high schools with academic talent and financial need attend college to study in the fields of science, technology, engineering or math. The Finishers’ Program will provide...
Read MoreNew Program Offers Support and Scholarships for N.H. Students to Study STEM at UNH |
DURHAM, N.H. – From 2005 to 2015 the number of infants diagnosed with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) in the Granite State increased fivefold, from 52 to 269, according to new research by the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire. In 2015, newborns diagnosed with NAS...
Read MoreUNH Research Finds Increase in Number of Babies Born Drug Exposed in N.H. |
 DURHAM, N.H. – In the first long-term study of New Hampshire’s bumblebee population, researchers at the University of New Hampshire have found three of the state’s most important bumble bee species have experienced drastic declines and range constriction over the last 150 years, with a fourth bee...
Read MoreUNH Researchers Find Drastic Decline in N.H.’s Bumblebees |
 DURHAM, N.H. – Nature lovers beware, environmental models used by researchers at the University of New Hampshire are showing that the effects of climate change could be much stronger by the middle of the 21st century, and a number of ecosystem and weather conditions could consistently decline even...
Read MoreUNH Researchers Find Effects of Climate Change Could Accelerate By Mid-Century |
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- Another View -- Azhar Majeed: Will NH colleges follow UNH's lead on free speech? (Op-Ed)May 20th, 2018Outlet: New Hampshire Union Leader Online
The University of New Hampshire recently revised a number of its speech-related policies to make them consistent with the First Amendment. In doing... - Student-athletes honored at UNH commencementMay 20th, 2018Outlet: New Hampshire Union Leader Online
...News Correspondent May 19. 2018 8:14PM The most decorated athlete in UNH history ran up to the stage during commencement ceremonies in... - UNH Law graduates challenged to change societyMay 20th, 2018Outlet: Concord Monitor Online
University of New Hampshire School of Law's dean Megan Carpenter speaks to graduate during the UNH School of Law... - Hard to Say Goodbye: UNH's President Prepares to RetireMay 18th, 2018Outlet: NH1 News Online
...May 18, 2018 6:48 pm. The longest-serving president in the history of the University of New Hampshire says the job has... - Kamen tells UNH Manchester graduates to fix the world, not conquer itMay 18th, 2018Outlet: New Hampshire Union Leader Online
...hard and earned the right to go out and conquer, Dean Kamen told the University of New Hampshire at Manchester's 2018...