UNH’s Undergraduate Research Conference (URC), one of the largest and most diverse events of its kind in the country, celebrated its 25th year of showcasing student research and scholarly work when more than 1,600 students presented at the annual university-wide event April 23 to 27.

This year’s URC saw more than a 10% increase in student participants over URC 2023.

Shortly after the COVID-19 outbreak struck in the spring of 2020, Jan Dean found herself staring at a dining room table covered in a sea of tiny puzzle pieces.

With the world locked down and her husband, UNH President Jim Dean, navigating the uncharted waters of figuring out how to guide a university through a global pandemic, spending hours building 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzles proved an ideal escape.

“We were just desperate to have something to think about besides what was going on in the world at the time,” Dean says.

Three UNH graduate students and two alumni received prestigious Graduate Research Fellowships (GRFP) from the National Science Foundation. Awarded to students pursuing master’s and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, the five-year fellowship includes three years of financial support, with an annual stipend and tuition allowance. Current student recipients are master’s students Alexis Eaton and Callyan Lacio and Ph.D. student Else Schlerman.

Discover how New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station's research using Agolin in organic dairy cow feed can boost milk production and reduce methane emissions, aiding climate efforts.

As the United States and other countries consider ways to address childcare challenges for working parents, new research urges caution regarding potential government interventions to finance the cost.    

Explore UNH's innovative bioacoustic research for non-invasive monitoring and understanding of New Hampshire's vital moose populations and habitats.

Skye Loto is passionate about businesses that focus on environmental and social good. When she was looking for an internship to help her grow her hands-on experience in this area, she discovered the Semester for Impact program.  

Stuart Grandy, professor of natural resources and the environment in UNH’s College of Life Sciences and Agriculture (COLSA), has been awarded the Soil Ecology Society Professional Achievement Award

UNH researcher Elizabeth Fairchild is leading a study examining the effects of changing water temperatures on the fertility and reproduction of channeled whelk.

Once again, the entire UNH community stepped up in record-setting ways during this year's (603) Challenge, helping UNH raise more than $3.2 million over five days — the most money ever raised during a single challenge. Thank you to all of the generous donors who made this yet another incredible success.