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...
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03/26/21 - Caribbean ConnectionUNH’s College of Life Sciences and Agriculture (COLSA) is excited to announce a teaching and research partnership with the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC)’s Centre for... Read More -
03/25/21 - People May Be Stressing Out NH’s BobcatsThe bobcat, New Hampshire’s official state wildcat and a critical contributor to the sustainability of the state's forest ecosystem, may be being stressed out by human activity in... Read More -
03/24/21 - Top in Their FieldsResearchers from around the world are turning to the findings of scientists with the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture as they work to solve some of the most critical... Read More -
03/22/21 - Experiment Station Presents Specialty Syrup Research Field DayScientists with the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station in the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture present the preliminary findings of the first assessment of sap... Read More -
03/15/21 - Liking LumpfishLumpfish. That’s what was featured in the first video Nate Spada '19 ever posted to TikTok, lumpfish and their eggs. Not exactly the kind of thing you’d expect to draw much... Read More -
03/03/21 - Soil SynthesisSerita Frey, Professor of Natural Resources and the Environment A new National Science Foundation grant will support UNH efforts to understand the impact of three significant... Read More -
03/02/21 - Racism In ScienceThere is data that supports the racism that’s at play when more Black people than white are stopped while driving. Or denied housing in an area despite the fact that redlining... Read More -
02/08/21 - UNH Pathologist: Mill River Dolphin Had Parasitic Brain InfectionResults of a necropsy performed on a dolphin that died in the Mill River in Gloucester, Mass., indicate the animal had a parasitic infection and hemorrhage in its brain, according... Read More -
01/25/21 - Excellence in CitationsForty-one current and emeritus UNH researchers are among the world's 100,000 most cited, according to a new study. Read More -
01/22/21 - Scholarship SurpriseThanks to a generous gift from Granite State Development Corporation, this student and her family got an incredible surprise about her next three years at UNH. Read More