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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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    - Pathway to Work
    Julia Heinlein opened Vanish Laser Studio in Portsmouth on Jan. 3, 2014, with help from the NH Small Business Development Center (NH SBDC) as part of the state’s new Pathway to... Read More
  • andrew phinney
    - At the Heart of Medicine
    During the summer following his freshman year, Andrew Phinney ’14 held an internship with the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in Washington... Read More
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    - UNH Historian Recounts Effort to Regulate Whaling Industry in New Book
    Before commercial whaling was outlawed in the 1980s, diplomats, scientists, bureaucrats, environmentalists, and sometimes even whalers themselves attempted to create an... Read More
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    - Buddies Without Borders Pairs International and American Students
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    - Good Listeners
    The conversation begins at Dover Listens event. Word has it that when Dover Listens holds a meeting, it starts on time, sticks to the schedule, and ends on time. By 6 p.m. on a... Read More
  • tom safford
    - The View from the Coast
    Tom Safford “There isn’t an environmental issue that isn’t a people issue,” contends sociologist Tom Safford. That’s a critical point for this associate professor whose research... Read More
  • portland-montreal pipeline trail
    - Take a Hike
    The potential reversal of the Portland-Montreal oil pipeline has eluded the spotlight that shines on other tar sands oil projects like Keystone XL pipeline. Kaity Thomson... Read More
  • civil rights artwork
    - The Road I've Traveled: Lessons in Civil Rights
    Thump, thump, thump. The sound wove harmlessly through my dreams until a loud voice roused me: "Mr. Fernandez, open this door!" I sat up as my brain kept fumbling. Where was I?... Read More
  • train wreck in Durham
    - Train Wreck
    Machine shop janitor Augustus Stevens was in Hewitt Hall, finishing preparations for the biennial visit of the state Legislature, when he heard it: the high-speed rumble of an... Read More
  • In His Own Words
    - In His Own Words
    Perhaps no one demonstrates the complementary nature of teaching and research better than Professor of Chemical Engineering Dale Barkey. A creative researcher who collaborates... Read More