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A woman uses a tool to work on a sweetpotato crop in a farm field

Rooted in Research

The sweetpotato, a crop traditionally associated with the South, is making waves in New England, thanks to the collaborative efforts of researchers — including those from UNH — and local farmers. Read More

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  • robertson family
    - New Program Helps Keep a Farm Growing
          The Bohanan farm in Contoocook, N.H., has been in Si Robertson’s family for more than 100 years. Almost from the start, the Thompson School has played a critical role in... Read More
  • emily quigley
    - Finding Her Perfect Balance
    From the ages of 14 to 18, Emily Quigley lived in the New Hampshire Foster Care System and was a resident for a while at the Dover Children’s Home in Dover, N.H. After earning a... Read More
  • jennifer lee and colleagues with ocscar awards
    - And The Oscar Goes To...
    Oscar winner Jennifer (Rebecchi) Lee '92 flanked by Chris Buck (l) and Peter Del Vecho (r) at the 86th annual Academy Awards. Photo by Jason LaVeris/GettyImages. Congratulations... Read More
  • horseshoe crab
    - Research Makes a Difference
    New research from Plymouth State University and the University of New Hampshire indicates that collecting and bleeding horseshoe crabs for biomedical purposes causes short-term... Read More
  • American History Rocks in Manchester
    - American History Rocks in Manchester
    Whether he is inspiring students in his classes about the 1960s through the prism of popular culture and social movements, making a lasting scholarly contribution to the field of... Read More
  • jim burchell in community work
    - Community Activist Jim Burchell ’80 Continues to Give Back
    Jim Burchell at a ribbon cutting ceremony for a water project that brought piped potable water to homes in a Regadio neighborhood for the first time since the people started... Read More
  • sarah drumheller with patient
    - A Step Ahead
    Student Sarah Drumheller and her internship supervisor Elizabeth Barbin talk with a patient at Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital. Treating adults with brain injuries is a complex... Read More
  • NE FIRST Robotics Competition
    - FIRST Class
    Flying balls, scoring goals, and cheering teammates are no strangers to UNH’s Lundholm Gym. But motors, circuit breakers, and robots? Not so much. Except on March 6 and 7, when... Read More
  • University of New Hampshire
    - Parents Association Awards 2014
    ET SwarmCats Extra-Terrestrial Navigation with Particle Swarm Optimization (ET SwarmCats) The ET SwarmCats were awarded funds for the design and construction of laboratory robots... Read More
  • katey stone
    - The Road to Olympus
    It’s the journey and the destination for U.S women’s Olympic hockey coach Katey Stone ’89. Wildcat Nation will have plenty to cheer about during this month’s Winter Olympics games... Read More