Health
From Online Discovery to Desert Research
UNH graduate student Anna Frisbie conducted fieldwork at Saguaro National Park, studying how natural soundscapes impact visitor experiences. Her research, part of a collaborative project with the National Park Service and Leave No Trace, explores how sound influences emotional connections to nature... Read More
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08/21/25UNH Study Finds Walkable Neighborhoods Eased Pandemic Mental Health Declines
UNH economist Karen Conway’s new study finds that walkable neighborhoods helped buffer pandemic-related mental health declines. Using national data,... -
08/18/25Planting the Seeds for Tomorrow’s Healthcare Workers
Building the region’s future healthcare workforce is a team effort, and a partnership between the UNH College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) and... -
07/28/25Training the Nurses New Hampshire Needs
When faced with change, Ruth Swenson leans on a simple but steadfast belief: things will work out. It’s a mindset that has shaped every chapter of... -
07/17/25More Than a Workout: UNH’s Lifetime Activity Program Helps Students Build Healthier Lives
UNH’s Lifetime Activity Program offers students two credits for participating in wellness-focused classes like pickleball, yoga, and running....
Recent Stories
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03/20/17 - Nutrition-FocusedAlana Davidson ’17 talks about nutrition and the Swipe It Forward program during her Snapchat takeover. Read More -
03/01/17 - Flesh and BloodMeet Xena, the synthetic cadaver who entered lab classrooms earlier this semester. Her guts, arteries, organs, blood flow and real-feeling flesh give the anatomy and physiology... Read More -
02/21/17 - IOD's Mary Schuh Receives Kennedy Public Policy FellowshipMary Schuh, director of development & consumer affairs at UNH's Institute on Disability (IOD), received the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation Public Policy Fellowship. Read More -
12/22/16 - Tissue, Organ Research Institute Coming to ManchesterUNH will play a leading role in a major national public-private institute that will create an industry to regenerate human tissue and organs. Funded by $80 million from the U.S.... Read More -
12/09/16 - Stopping the StigmaAcross campus, counselors and students are working to raise mental health awareness. Read More -
11/16/16 - Passion on and off the GridironJeff Carter '19 is going to be a nurse. The fact that he’s a 6-foot-3, 275-pound offensive lineman on the UNH football team just makes his story more interesting. And yet, why... Read More -
11/15/16 - Stressed Out and VulnerableMegan Duranko '17 and professor Sergios Charntikov discuss research data. Read More -
11/09/16 - A Common Chord: UNH Intern Brings Harmony, Healing to Brain Injury SurvivorA University of New Hampshire occupational therapy graduate student helps bring music back into the life of a traumatic brain injury survivor at the Krempels Center in Portsmouth... Read More -
10/25/16 - Responding to Community NeedThe new psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner program being launched at UNH in January will help fill a statewide mental health services need. Read More -
10/13/16 - Meet UNH's New Faculty: 2016UNH has welcomed a diverse group of scholars and researchers to its faculty. Read More