UNH Today

DURHAM, N.H.—Sea lice negatively impact the health and survival of Atlantic salmon, steelhead trout and other salmonids, and researchers with the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of New Hampshire believe using lumpfish as cleanerfish—fish that eat parasites off other fish—may be a sustainable way to manage these pests.

DURHAM, N.H. - The following students have been named to the Dean's List at the University of New Hampshire for the spring 2020 semester.

DURHAM, N.H.— A new survey by the University of New Hampshire highlights changes in activities of Granite Staters during the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the impact included shifts in social activity, with over 72% of residents altering their plans to avoid crowds, and a decrease in medical, behavioral health and dental office visits, with over 37% of patients transitioning their appointments to telehealth.

N.H.—The University of New Hampshire has hired Nadine Petty, executive director of the Center for Diversity and Enrichment at the University of Iowa, as its next chief diversity officer and associate vice president for community, equity and diversity.

The chief diversity officer is a member of the university’s senior leadership management team. Petty will start at UNH Aug. 10, 2020.

DURHAM, N.H.—Andrea Kokolis ’73, ‘77G, who has spent her career in the technology sector helping start-up and early stage companies develop and achieve growth objectives and execute against exit strategies, was named the University of New Hampshire’s Paul J. Hollway Entrepreneur of the Year.

DURHAM, N.H.—Summer camps everywhere are facing the difficult decision of whether to open this year. For families the challenge is choosing whether to let their children attend. Several experts at the University of New Hampshire have developed a tip sheet meant to help parents navigate the available information and guide them to make informed and comforting decisions whether to send their children to day or overnight camp during the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic.

DURHAM, N.H.—As activists around the world organize protests sparked by the death of George Floyd, and some escalate into more violent conflicts, experts at the University of New Hampshire point to historical parallels between the current Black Lives Matter protests, and other riots and marches like those of the civil rights era in the 1960s.

DURHAM, N.H.—One of the main barriers to commercial kiwiberry production for regional growers is knowing which varieties available from commercial nurseries are the most ideal to grow in the region. For the first time, growers can now source commercially grown kiwiberry plants that have been genetically verified as being recommended to grow in New England by researchers with the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of New Hampshire.

DURHAM, N.H.—Scientists from the University of New Hampshire’s Space Science Center will use a $4.6 million grant from NASA to create a project that will offer a diverse group of college students from across the country hands-on research experience designing and building small satellites that will be launched into outer space and collect data for one of NASA’s space missions.

DURHAM, N.H.— Climate change has contributed to the increase in the number of wildfires across the globe especially in the Arctic where forest fires, along with increased permafrost thaw, can dramatically shift stream chemistry and potentially harm both ecosystems and humans.