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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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10/21/25Wildcats Supporting Wildcats: Take Part in the UNH Winter Coat Drive
As winter approaches, join UNH in helping those in our communities who may need some help staying warm this year. The Basic Needs Support program,... -
10/21/25How to Check Your Dog for Ticks
UNH Extension tick expert Shyloh Favreau shares some tick tips for protecting your pets. -
10/14/25Archaeology Dig Showcases Power of Community Connections
In partnership with a landowner in nearby Madbury, UNH Professor Meghan Howey and her colleagues were able to identify the site of a 1701 garrison... -
10/07/25Lighting Ceremony Celebrates Illumination of Tucker Field, Culmination of $2M Gift
UNH held a lighting ceremony at Tucker Field during halftime of the women’s soccer game Oct. 2, officially illuminating the lights surrounding the...
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07/25/13 - Heavenly Science: Student Balloons Video Earth Below, Space AboveOn Thursday, July 17, 2013, high school students and their University of New Hampshire Project SMART mentors successfully flew twin weather balloons that carried... Read More -
07/25/13 - Alums Honor Parents with Endowed Professorship in EducationIrene Peters celebrates the creation of the John and H. Irene Peters Professorship in Education with, from left to right, Michael Middleton, associate professor of education who... Read More -
07/25/13 - From Camper to CounselorIt’s a hot June morning and the turf field in Cowell Stadium holds the heat in shimmering waves making low-90s feel more like 100 degrees. Gathered at the 50-yard line are 60 high... Read More -
07/25/13 - Garden BountyFrom her early teens, Sarah Garstka was into food but not in the way some kids might be at that age. When she was 16, she read a book theorizing that what we eat impacts how we... Read More -
07/25/13 - NH Small Business Development Center Partners With State to Create ‘Pathway to Work’ ProgramGov. Maggie Hassan recently signed SB 143, which created the Pathway to Work program. Celebrating the creation of the program with Hassan (center) are, from left to right, Rep.... Read More -
07/25/13 - Summer: Sun, Fun, and ScienceUNH Manchester biololgy teaching assistant Zaynav Mahmod from Jordan assists Tan Dao from Vietnam precipitate his DNA sample during UNH Manchester's Summer EXCELL Program. Tan Dao... Read More -
07/11/13 - Independence DayAt 34, after a degenerative nerve disorder left her unable to live on her own, Michelle Schladenhauffen entered a brain-injury rehabilitation center in Kennebunk, Maine.... Read More -
07/11/13 - Science Education Gets Real at Sanborn RegionalStudents study a watershed model from the Dept. of Environmental Services. "Science is dirty!" "It’s too hard!" "We don't have the tools we need!" Sound familiar? These were a few... Read More -
07/11/13 - Extension’s Army of Volunteers Steps UpEver volunteer to clean up a local park? Coach kids? Raise money for the local food bank? Or, in an act of foolhardy bravado, chaperone a middle school dance? Then you’re one of... Read More -
07/11/13 - The Meaning of Entrepreneurship Class at UNHThe Seacoast Science Center furnishes an intriguing setting for a class devoted to the meaning of entrepreneurship offered at Paul College. This course explores the idea and... Read More