College of Life Sciences & Agriculture
New Leadership at the NH Water Resources Research Center Continues Mission of Environmental Innovation
The NH Water Resources Research Center, now led by Adam Wymore, continues its mission to innovate and safeguard New Hampshire's water resources amid climate challenges. Read More
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10/01/24Ecuadorian Researchers and Students Visit UNH as Part of Ongoing Partnership
UNH’s College of Life Sciences and Agriculture (COLSA) recently welcomed a contingent of faculty and students from two universities in Ecuador for a... -
09/23/24Warming and Nitrogen Enrichment Lead to Surprising Soil Carbon Dynamics
UNH study reveals that despite warming and nitrogen enrichment, soil carbon in New England forests remains stable due to plant inputs, challenging... -
09/16/24Lessons from Rain and Snow
Long-term studies from UNH reveal changing nitrogen deposition in NH, highlighting potential impacts on water quality, plant growth, and ecosystem... -
09/06/24Estrogen in Clover?
Researchers at UNH find drought increases phytoestrogen levels in red clover, impacting dairy cows’ health. Kura clover shows promise as a resilient...
Recent Stories
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08/10/20 - No Till, No ProblemNatalie Lounsbury, a graduate student studying agroecology in UNH’s Natural Resources and Earth System Sciences Ph.D. program, has received a 2020 Switzer Fellowship. Read More -
08/10/20 - UNH Research Aims to Manage Apple Scab Using Seafood Industry ByproductUniversity of New Hampshire researchers have teamed up with colleagues from Pennsylvania State University to investigate whether a byproduct of the seafood industry could help... Read More -
08/04/20 - Fish FuturesThe National Science Foundation (NSF) has recently awarded a team lead by a UNH scientist more than half a million dollars to study how warming waters and migrating fish... Read More -
07/31/20 - Environmental JusticeSimone Chapman ’20G, a master’s student in environmental conservation at UNH, has received a Science Policy Fellowship from the Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of... Read More -
07/31/20 - Living LaboratoryAnna Lowien, a masters student in the natural resources department, was recently awarded an inaugural Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellowship through the National Oceanic and... Read More -
07/27/20 - UNH Researchers Identify More Effective Method to Delineate Tree Crowns Using Unmanned Aerial ImageryIn a new study, University of New Hampshire researchers have concluded that when assessing forest imagery collected by unmanned aerial systems, an alternative method of... Read More -
07/20/20 - Pine Wood Fiber Shows Promise as an Alternative Growing MaterialIncreasing transportation costs, concerns over the environmental sustainability of peat harvesting processes, and occasional shortages of peat and perlite have increased the need... Read More -
07/13/20 - U.S. Population Growth Slows, but Diversity GrowsIn 2019, the U.S. population grew at the slowest rate in a century because of fewer births, more deaths, and less immigration. Yet even as fertility rates diminished regardless of... Read More -
07/09/20 - The Joy of SpecsA new study from UNH discovered a better way to count sperm in lobster that could help researchers of any animal species understand this key aspect of species survival. Read More -
07/06/20 - Long-Time UNH Dairy Researcher Recognized by American Dairy Science AssociationLong-time New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station researcher Charles Schwab, professor emeritus of animal and nutritional sciences and a former member of UNH’s dairy program... Read More