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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08/16/12 - All Creatures Great and Small: The Thompson School Now Offers Vet TechThe College of Life Sciences and Agriculture (COLSA) at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) now offers a veterinary technology program within the two-year Animal Science degree... Read More -
08/09/12 - Seeing the Forest for the Trees: The History of Forestry at UNHIn a state full of trees, a state that is the second most forested in the country, it is fitting that the study of our woods is an integral part of the university’s early history... Read More -
08/09/12 - Middle Schoolers Get Excited About Engineering—From 3,500 Miles AwayWith its high-tech instruments, esoteric terms, and complex equations, engineering research conducted by UNH faculty is far removed from the basic learning that occurs in a middle... Read More -
07/26/12 - A Diva in the Dairy“I’ve delivered calves in high heels,” says Rosie Cabral, a Ph.D. student at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) interested in improving neonatal calf immunity to... Read More -
07/26/12 - Unusual Opportunities Lead Students in Unexpected DirectionsTyler Burks '12 From his first year at UNH, Tyler Burks ’12 assumed that he’d major in the biological sciences, conduct research in his field, and go on to a Ph.D.... Read More -
06/28/12 - The MatchmakerBrent Loy has introduced hundreds of plants to their perfect mates—and the birds and the bees had nothing to do with it. Read More -
06/21/12 - Strawberry Fields...for NowJenny Jing ’13 loves strawberries, and that’s a good thing. She’s worked in the lab of professor Tom Davis, a leading strawberry genetics researcher, for three years. Read More -
05/31/12 - Faculty Potato Patch of 1917-1918On April 16, 1917, the United States entered WWI. A month later, in an effort to supplement food supplies, UNH faculty members were growing potatoes. Read More -
05/10/12 - Digging Deep: Volleyball Player to Farm in IndiaFour years ago, as one of Canada's top junior women's volleyball prospects coming out of high school, Jessy Dick '12 crossed the continent from Lethbridge, Alberta, to play for... Read More -
04/26/12 - Meet Ed Tillinghast, UNH's Spider ManOne night when Ed Tillinghast and his wife were settling into a motel room, he discovered that one of his spiders had escaped. And this was no ordinary spider. Read More