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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05/04/21 - Local Barrels for Local SpiritsUNH has received a first-of-its-kind registered certification mark for New England-sourced white oak to be used in barrels for beer and spirits. Read More -
05/03/21 - COLSA Awards Outstanding Work at 2021 URCFor the first time in the 30-year history of the UNH Undergraduate Research Conference, the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture has recognized 10 students with monetary... Read More -
04/29/21 - Salt Found to Preserve Shelf Life of Alternate, Low-Cost Feed for Dairy HeifersIn the past decade, the number of New Hampshire craft brewers has increased from 15 to 93. What happens to all of that grain when the brewing process is complete? Fortunately, wet... Read More -
04/26/21 - Brain MonitorWith a new National Institutes of Health grant, UNH researchers Edward Song and Arturo Andrade will conduct research on the neurotransmitter glutamate that will contribute to our... Read More -
04/20/21 - UNH Students Hack for Change at Hack New HampshireAs the world marked a truly extraordinary year in a pandemic, the UNH InterOperability Lab (UNH-IOL) and the Peter T. Paul Entrepreneurship Center (ECenter) rallied to bring a... Read More -
04/12/21 - Learn About the Best Varieties of Seedless Table Grapes to Grow in NHExperiment station scientists Becky Sideman and Marta Lima will present their findings of which varieties of seedless table grapes grow well in New Hampshire, and the pros and... Read More -
04/09/21 - Mapping Memory LaneUNH researchers have received an Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study tiny antenna-like projections on the surface of... Read More -
04/05/21 - Prestigious NSF Graduate Fellowships AwardedFour UNH students have received National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, given to students pursuing master's and doctoral degrees in science, technology,... Read More -
03/31/21 - Randomness, not Environmental Selection, Key to Altering Bacteria in ArcticIn the Northeast, heat waves, heavy downpours, and sea level rise pose growing challenges. Infrastructure, agriculture, fisheries, and ecosystems will be increasingly compromised... Read More -
03/30/21 - Student’s Eye View of Life at UNHSierra Walsh ’22, a double major in neuroscience and behavior and biomedical science: medical microbiology, shares her view of UNH. Read More