Health
New UNH Certificate Prepares Social Workers to Support Student Mental Health
UNH is launching a new online Trauma-Informed School Social Work Graduate Certificate in spring 2026 to help address New Hampshire’s shortage of school-based mental health professionals. The program trains social workers to support student well-being and collaborate with educators through trauma-... Read More
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11/20/25UNH’s Dementia Care Robot Project Enters Home Testing
UNH researchers have begun real-world testing of AI-enabled robot in the homes of families caring for loved ones with dementia, exploring how the... -
11/18/25For Older Adults Without Children, Friendship Can Be a Lifeline
UNH research finds older adults without children experience more loneliness, but strong friendships significantly reduce it. Marital status also... -
11/18/25A New Model for Care: IOD Program Grad Takes Innovative Approach to Disability and Health
A graduate of a neurodevelopmental leadership education program at UNH’s Institute on Disability (IOD) is blazing a new trail in primary care for New... -
10/28/25Keeping New Hampshire’s Outdoors Open and Accessible
UNH alum Ladd Raine ’06 is helping keep New Hampshire’s outdoors open, safe, and sustainable. As president of the Rumney Climbers Association, he...
Recent Stories
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05/12/21 - Study: 1.4M Children Annually Receive Medical Care for ViolenceA national report from UNH shows close to one and a half million children each year visit a doctor, emergency room or medical facility as a result of an assault, abuse, crime or... Read More -
05/07/21 - The Hill: U.S. Birthrate Drops to Record Low Amid Pandemic FalloutKen Johnson, a Senior Demographer with the Carsey School of Public Policy, was recently cited in The Hill regarding new data that shows that the new babies born in the United... Read More -
05/05/21 - Hotter, Drier and AdaptedResearchers at the University of New Hampshire found that to live in hotter more desert-like surroundings, and exist without water, there is more than one genetic mechanism... Read More -
05/01/21 - Spotlight on AgeismJennifer Rabalais, co-director of UNH's Center on Aging and Community Living, was recently interviewed by NH Magazine. Read More -
04/26/21 - Brain MonitorWith a new National Institutes of Health grant, UNH researchers Edward Song and Arturo Andrade will conduct research on the neurotransmitter glutamate that will contribute to our... Read More -
04/14/21 - Challenged to Meet the ChallengesGrace Roy ’22 started mapping her future when she was in middle school, a future that aims to see people who are addicted to drugs or alcohol get the help, and respect, they... Read More -
04/13/21 - University of New Hampshire, Johns Hopkins University and Brandeis University Partner in Support of the Relational Coordination CollaborativeThe University of New Hampshire, Johns Hopkins University and Brandeis University signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in support of a research collaboration to foster... Read More -
04/02/21 - UNH Nursing Achieves Highest Ever National Ranking from U.S. News & World ReportThe University of New Hampshire’s department of nursing has received a #63 ranking for its master's programs from U.S. News and World Report (USNWR). This achievement makes UNH ... Read More -
04/01/21 - UNH Contract Expands Treatment for Youth and Young Adults with Substance Use Disorders in NHThe NH Department of Health and Human Services Bureau of Children’s Behavioral Health and Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services recently awarded UNH’s Institute on Disability (IOD)... Read More -
03/30/21 - Reactions in ActionNew UNH research has uncovered a novel way of studying protein interactions which may improve the efficacy of a class of drugs — called allosteric drugs — that treat diabetes,... Read More