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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10/01/14 - Worth a Thousand WordsJulianne Shimer ’15 spent her summer in Dublin, Ireland, analyzing the drawings of disadvantaged youth. She was there as a summer staff member in the Trinity College Nursing and... Read More -
09/29/14 - Food, Glorious (Local) FoodIf you skipped breakfast or lunch today, you are forewarned: this article will make your stomach rumble and your mouth water. Vermont cheddar and Redhook ale soup, Acadian... Read More -
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09/25/14 - It's an Honor: 2014 Hubbard and Pettee Awards BestowedAn Emmy-winning television producer and a former New Hampshire Charitable Foundation president who speaks nationally on social capital received the University of New Hampshire’s... Read More -
09/11/14 - A Newsworthy Event Inspires a Career in NewsTwelve seconds changed Melissa Proulx’s life. Twelve seconds. That’s how much time passed between the detonation of the first and the second bomb at last year’s Boston Marathon.... Read More -
09/03/14 - Welcome Back, Students: A Message from President Mark HuddlestonWelcome back to UNH. I’m especially excited to greet UNH’s newest Wildcats, our largest first-year class ever. We’re glad you’re here and ready to start a year full of challenges... Read More -
09/03/14 - Science Can Be Slow – Like Brewing a Good Cup of TeaLaura Van Beaver makes notes about her research on how to engineer a better cup of decaffeinated tea. Tea drinkers will tell you it can be hard to find a really good... Read More -
09/02/14 - Why They RideThis coming weekend, intrepid cyclists will pedal through some of New Hampshire’s most scenic territory during the Three Notch Century, a ride to benefit Northeast Passage, the... Read More -
08/27/14 - The Oyster Is Their WorldSteve Jones, research associate professor of natural resources and the environment and a water quality specialist, samples Great Bay with Ph.D. student Meg Hartwick. Consider the... Read More -
08/27/14 - A Study in Discipline, On Field and OffJamie Burke (center, black cap) during an August 2014 rugby match in Paris with the USA women’s rugby team. Jamie Burke has spent the last several years at UNH working toward her... Read More