UNH Today

DURHAM, N.H.— The tapered cone shell is popular among seashell collectors for its colorful patterns, but the smooth mottled shells are also home to the cone snail which is capable of spewing a potent insulin-like venom that can paralyze its prey. Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have found that variants of this venom, known as cone snail insulin (Con-Ins), could offer future possibilities for developing new fast-acting drugs to help treat diabetics.

DURHAM, NH — The Global Social Franchise Index, an index developed by the Rosenberg International Franchise Center (RIFC) at the University of New Hampshire, ranks 131 countries according to the impacts social entrepreneurship and social franchising can have on the well-being of their populations. This annual index incorporates country metrics that include people’s health conditions, education levels, incomes, and population size, as well as the riskiness of operating in that country.

DURHAM, N.H.—After a recent overnight hospital stay, Queen Elizabeth II was advised by doctors to step back from public engagements and rest for two weeks. The 95-year-old monarch heeded their warnings but made it clear that it was her ‘firm intention’ to still attend the National Service of Remembrance Sunday, Nov. 14.

WHAT: The University of New Hampshire will host an opening celebration for the new Health Sciences Simulation Center funded by the State of New Hampshire to help address the health care workforce shortages in the Granite State. Its learning classrooms and fully equipped simulation labs that mimic hospital, clinic, primary care and other health care settings give students the experience of practicing in a setting with real equipment and technology.

DURHAM, N.H.— The new Atlantic Marine Energy Center (AMEC), led by the University of New Hampshire in partnership with several East Coast universities, has been awarded $9.7 million over four years from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The center will focus on research and development to address ongoing needs for sustainable renewable ocean energy. It will be one of only four National Marine Renewable Energy Centers (NMREC) in the country.

DURHAM, N.H.—Most people are unlikely to associate seaweed with dairy production, but University of New Hampshire scientists will be working to change that, sharing two grants totaling nearly $13 million to investigate supplementation of dairy cow diets with seaweed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve milk quality and animal health.

New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station researchers André Brito and Alexandra Contosta will lead the UNH portion of both projects, which total $1.5 million.

DURHAM, N.H.—The University of New Hampshire Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics invites companies to the semi-annual Paul Projects Capstone Consulting Fair at its Center for Business Analytics Friday, Nov. 19, 2021, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Companies must register by Nov. 10; lunch will be served.

DURHAM, N.H.—The University of New Hampshire has achieved a renewed platinum rating—the highest possible under the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)’s rating system—in recognition of its ongoing and increasing sustainability achievements. UNH is one of only nine higher education institutions in the nation to earn platinum from STARS, the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System. Among the STARS platinum schools in the U.S., UNH has the 5th highest score.

DURHAM, N.H.—The University of New Hampshire broke its record for competitive research funding, closing fiscal year 2021 with more than $260 million in new grants and contracts, double its FY20 record. The funding, from federal agencies, state collaborators, business and industry and private foundations, supports a range of projects that improve life in New Hampshire and beyond.

Among the projects funded:

DURHAM, N.H. – Nancy Kinner, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of New Hampshire, and an internationally recognized oil spill expert, is available to comment on the California oil spill that is threatening wildlife and wetlands and offer insight into cleanup efforts along the state’s southern coastline. She can discuss lessons learned from the BP Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill and new research findings since then that could help in the response to this and future oil spills.