College of Life Sciences & Agriculture
Pumpkin Pie Myth-Busting and More Cucurbit Knowledge From a UNH Expert
With Halloween right around the corner and Thanksgiving pie season close on its heels, we asked a UNH expert to drop some knowledge about pumpkins. Chris Hernandez, assistant professor of plant breeding, researches cucurbits, which are "any sort of vining crop, like cucumbers, melons, pumpkins,... Read More
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10/08/25UNH and Stonyfield Organic Strengthen Partnership
The UNH Organic Dairy Research Farm entered into an agreement to sell all of its milk to Stonyfield Organic, further strengthening a long-term... -
10/08/25Increasing the Benefits and Reducing the Risks of Pain Management Using Opioids
UNH researcher Cheryl Whistler investigated the role of gut microbiota in opioid response. She found that butyrate, whether produced by microbes or... -
09/26/25COLSA Faculty Spotlight: Adam Brockett
Adam Brockett did not grow up thinking that he would become a scientist. In sixth grade, he argued with conviction against the idea, announcing to... -
09/23/25UNH Contributes to Two Teams Chosen as Finalists for NSF Innovation Program
Two teams featuring University of New Hampshire participants — one focused on sustainable seafood and another on precision forest management — are...
Recent Stories
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08/23/21 - UNH Scientists Receive $650,000 Grant to Study Genetics of Costly Dairy Cattle DiseaseResearchers at the New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at the University of New Hampshire in collaboration with colleagues at Cornell University have received a four-... Read More -
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