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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10/04/16 - Good Times in GibbsDuring her Snapchat takeover, Nicki Moody ’18 gives an inside look at the life of a nursing major and talks about being an RA in Gibbs. Read More -
09/08/16 - Social Work Professor Receives Distinguished Researcher AwardAnita Tucker, associate professor of social work, has received the 2016 Distinguished Researcher Award. Read More -
08/30/16 - Combating the CrisisFour years ago, if you had asked Dr. Thomas Sherman, a practicing gastroenterologist and a representative in the New Hampshire Legislature, if he’d eventually have a part in... Read More -
08/30/16 - Help At Their FingertipsIt’s hard to decide which statistic is more alarming: the one that says approximately 20 percent of all female college students (and 5 percent of their male counterparts) are... Read More -
08/29/16 - Driven to CureIt was the very last day of his freshman year when Andrew Lee ’18 ended up in the emergency room at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover in May 2015, sure he was suffering from... Read More -
08/17/16 - Anti-CancerYusuf Ebrahim '17 has been working in professor Charles Walker’s lab this summer to find out how two anti-cancer agents affect a certain type of leukemia. Read More -
08/15/16 - UNH Social Work Program Ranked Eighth in NationThe university’s social work program in the College of Health and Human Services has long attracted top students and faculty. But now, it’s getting some national recognition. Read More -
06/28/16 - Targeting TreatmentsSo much for senioritis. Christopher Healy ’16 didn’t have time to let it creep into his final year at UNH. Read More -
06/10/16 - Climbing the WallsWhen UNH Today asked Bill Cudmore for a photo and interview for this series, he suggested meeting at UNH’s towering climbing wall inside New Hampshire Hall. Once we met him, it... Read More -
05/25/16 - The Time of Her LifeSo much of life is serendipitous. Take the route Samantha Blais ’16 traveled before landing a job in the sought-after pediatrics unit at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. As a... Read More