College of Health & Human Services
From Online Discovery to Desert Research
UNH graduate student Anna Frisbie conducted fieldwork at Saguaro National Park, studying how natural soundscapes impact visitor experiences. Her research, part of a collaborative project with the National Park Service and Leave No Trace, explores how sound influences emotional connections to nature... Read More
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09/02/25NSF Mid-Career Grant Backs UNH Research into Why Rural Youth Stay — or Leave
UNH researcher Cindy Hartman has received a prestigious NSF Mid-Career Advancement grant to study how rural New Hampshire youth view their futures.... -
08/26/25The Research Behind New Hampshire’s Outdoor Recreational Experience
UNH recreation researchers help New Hampshire balance the economic benefits of booming outdoor recreation with challenges like overcrowding, climate... -
08/18/25Planting the Seeds for Tomorrow’s Healthcare Workers
Building the region’s future healthcare workforce is a team effort, and a partnership between the UNH College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) and... -
08/06/25Who’s Visiting New Hampshire's White Mountains?
In the White Mountain National Forest, UNH researchers are conducting visitor use surveys for the USDA Forest Service.
Recent Stories
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05/21/21 - A Champion for Adapted Physical EducationAssociate professor ofkinesiology Michelle Grenier has been awarded the prestigious Julian U. Stein Lifetime Achievement Award by SHAPE (Society of Health and Physical Educators)... Read More -
05/17/21 - UNH's Citizens Health Initiative Partners with Dartmouth-Hitchcock to Launch Second Phase of Project ECHOThe New Hampshire Citizens Health Initiative at the University of New Hampshire Institute for Health Policy and Practice has joined a national effort to stop the spread of COVID-... Read More -
05/12/21 - Research Rising to the ChallengeThis is an example of research at its best: Spark, UNH’s annual review of research and scholarship. Here for the first time in digital format. Take a look; have a read. Be... Read More -
05/01/21 - Spotlight on AgeismJennifer Rabalais, co-director of UNH's Center on Aging and Community Living, was recently interviewed by NH Magazine. Read More -
04/14/21 - Challenged to Meet the ChallengesGrace Roy ’22 started mapping her future when she was in middle school, a future that aims to see people who are addicted to drugs or alcohol get the help, and respect, they... Read More -
04/13/21 - University of New Hampshire, Johns Hopkins University and Brandeis University Partner in Support of the Relational Coordination CollaborativeThe University of New Hampshire, Johns Hopkins University and Brandeis University signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in support of a research collaboration to foster... Read More -
04/02/21 - UNH Nursing Achieves Highest Ever National Ranking from U.S. News & World ReportThe University of New Hampshire’s department of nursing has received a #63 ranking for its master's programs from U.S. News and World Report (USNWR). This achievement makes UNH ... Read More -
04/01/21 - UNH Contract Expands Treatment for Youth and Young Adults with Substance Use Disorders in NHThe NH Department of Health and Human Services Bureau of Children’s Behavioral Health and Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services recently awarded UNH’s Institute on Disability (IOD)... Read More -
03/31/21 - Favorable WindsAs the Biden administration announces a plan to expand the development of offshore wind energy development (OWD) along the East Coast, research from UNH shows significant support... Read More -
03/30/21 - Making It WorkAs a nontraditional UNH student, Elizabeth Kipp ’21 took 16 credits a semester her sophomore and junior years so she could finish her undergraduate degree in social work in three... Read More