College of Life Sciences & Agriculture
Large Lessons from a Tiny Wasp
Holly Hoag and István Mikó studied Nasonia, tiny wasps that parasitize flies, for insights into how species evolve and how small genetic differences affect behavior. Read More
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06/25/25How Would Reduced Indirect Costs Affect UNH Research?
What are indirect costs, and how does the government's proposal of reducing them affect research at UNH? -
06/24/25Bousquet ’27 Earns NOAA Hollings Scholarship
Aimee Bousquet ’27 was named a recipient of the NOAA Earnest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship this spring, earning her a two-year academic award... -
06/20/25Riding High
This past spring, the UNH Polo Team made it to the finals in the U.S. Polo Association (USPA) Women’s Division II National Intercollegiate... -
06/16/25Renovated Spaulding Hall Unveiled
UNH celebrated the completion of the $95.5 million expansion and renovation of Spaulding Hall – the largest capital project in the university’s...
Recent Stories
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09/03/14 - Science Can Be Slow – Like Brewing a Good Cup of TeaLaura Van Beaver makes notes about her research on how to engineer a better cup of decaffeinated tea. Tea drinkers will tell you it can be hard to find a really good... Read More -
08/27/14 - The Oyster Is Their WorldSteve Jones, research associate professor of natural resources and the environment and a water quality specialist, samples Great Bay with Ph.D. student Meg Hartwick. Consider the... Read More -
08/27/14 - A Wetland AwaitedWhen Alexandra Philip ’15 emerged from the plane after the 14-hour flight from Boston to Auckland, any apprehension she had about arriving in a foreign place where she knew no one... Read More -
08/15/14 - Over Their Heads In Algae at Shoals Marine LaboratoryAmber Litterer ’16 and Kristen Mello ’14 have been in over their heads all summer. That’s because they spend a portion of each day under water as diving interns at the Shoals... Read More -
08/14/14 - How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Studying Crustaceans in Great BayLast summer, Erika Moretti ’15 was on a lobster boat on Great Bay helping a UNH researcher pull lobster traps for an annual survey when they found a blue crab in one of the pots.... Read More -
08/14/14 - A Bee on the BrinkWhat’s going on inside your rose stems might surprise you. Open one up and you might find an insect, or two or three, in various stages of growth, nestled within the walls. The... Read More -
07/24/14 - Teens Connect With... Mutant Bacteria?!Winnacunnet High students Jenna Roy, left, and Olivia Bessemer, right, examine bacteria they have grown for signs that the cells have mutated and evolved. The biology labs at... Read More -
07/24/14 - UNH Bee ResearchIf you build it, will they come? The University of New Hampshire's Sandra Rehan shows us her "bee hotel" and explains its role in attracting native pollinators. The research is... Read More -
07/10/14 - Are Toxins Escaping our Lakes?Lake closures in the hot summer months are often caused by cyanobacteria blooms, also know as harmful algae blooms, which release toxins that may be linked to such diseases as ALS... Read More -
07/09/14 - Extension Enlists Allies to Battle Ash Tree PestEmerald ash borer larvae eat away new wood that supports tree growth. The shiny green, half-inch-long bugs on display one recent evening at Canterbury Shaker Village don’t sting... Read More