College of Life Sciences & Agriculture
UNH Scientists Receive $1M to Support Critical Soil Sustainability Research
University of New Hampshire scientists have received three grants totaling $1 million that will support research addressing urgent questions in soil sustainability and, ultimately, resilient food production in New Hampshire and beyond. The projects range from using state-of-the-art instrumentation... Read MoreAlso in UNH Today...
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09/09/21Saving the Shea
An international team of researchers led by UNH has sequenced the shea tree’s genome, providing a valuable resource for the strategic development of... -
09/01/21New Hampshire is Becoming More Diverse, with Children at the Forefront
New Hampshire is becoming a more diverse state, with children at the forefront of the demographic changes in the past decade, according to a new... -
08/31/21Marsh March
Research in salt marshes in Rowley, Mass., explores solutions to long-ago created ditches, which increase flooding from sea level rise. -
08/23/21UNH Scientists Receive $650,000 Grant to Study Genetics of Costly Dairy Cattle Disease
Researchers at the New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at the University of New Hampshire in collaboration with colleagues at Cornell...
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08/17/21 - Helping Hands AboundIt’s not unusual for college students to worry about paying for tuition, room, board and books, especially here in New Hampshire, where average student loan debt is among the... Read More -
08/13/21 - Research Snapshot: Protecting SmeltOn a sandbar in the Squamscott River in Exeter, UNH researchers and collaborators from New Hampshire Fish and Game and Coastal Research Volunteers collect rainbow smelt caught in... Read More -
07/26/21 - Research Snapshot: Raising LumpfishAt UNH’s Coastal Marine Lab in New Castle, N.H., Elizabeth Fairchild raises and researches lumpfish as a potential pest-management solution for the aquaculture industry. Fairchild... Read More -
07/22/21 - Survey SaysIn 2005, when Jesse Stabile Morrell ’99, ’04G, ’13G, principal lecturer in the nutrition program, began asking students in the Nutrition in Health and Well Being course to use the... Read More -
07/21/21 - Ensuring a Healthier StateResearchers at the University of New Hampshire will start genomic testing of positive cases of the COVID-19 virus to help monitor for any variants of concern that may be found in... Read More -
07/21/21 - UNH Scientists Unravel More Mysteries About Beech Bark DiseaseThe UNH-led team found the early arriving beech bark disease pathogen Neonectria ditissima – a broad generalist that causes canker disease on many broadleaf hosts – is present in... Read More -
07/14/21 - Visit UNH Research Farms on Durham Farm Day Saturday Aug. 21Growers and the public are invited to visit two research farms at the University of New Hampshire on Durham Farm Day Saturday, Aug. 21. The Woodman Horticultural Research Farm and... Read More -
07/14/21 - Tracking the Stream of PlasticUNH researchers have received a grant to study how much plastic stays within rivers instead of washing out to sea. Read More -
07/01/21 - NH Public Radio: Half of N.H. Residents Are Buying Farm Fresh Foods 'A Few Times A Month'A study by UNH researchers found that half of New Hampshire residents are buying food from local farms at least a few times a month. Read More -
07/01/21 - Rescue MissionCOLSA’s department of agriculture, nutrition, and food systems (ANFS), UNH Hospitality Services, and Gather, a food pantry and food distribution network based in Portsmouth, are... Read More