Health
UNH to Launch New Public Health Major in Fall 2025
Recognizing the growing career opportunities in the field, the UNH College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) is launching a public health undergraduate major and relaunching the full-time Master of Public Health program (MPH) during the fall 2025 semester. “A lot of our students were ending up... Read More
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04/03/25Serving on Two Fronts: UNH Student Combines Firefighting and Nursing
It’s never too early to start serving the community — Alexa D’Onofrio ‘27 is proof of this. Now in her second year as a nursing student at UNH, D’... -
04/03/25Ethical Robots
With funding from the National Institutes of Health, assistant professor of nursing Jing Wang is studying the ethics of using AI-assisted robotics to... -
12/16/24Community, Service, and Growth: A Winant Fellow's Summer of Impact
Over the summer, through the Winant Fellowship, Jaida Michetti interned at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center where she learned how she can serve her... -
11/25/24UNH and NH DHHS Partner for Rapid Response Crisis Training Program
New Hampshire's Rapid Response mobile crisis response teams are on the front lines of the state’s mental health and substance use crises, providing...
Recent Stories
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11/22/21 - Helping Teens Do No HarmWith a major new grant from the National Institutes of Health, UNH researchers will study the effects of self-directed violence among teens on bystanders. Read More -
11/19/21 - Sounding the Alarm for Firefighter HypertensionNew research from UNH found that firefighters' blood pressure — already higher than average — jumps during emergency calls, putting them at elevated risk for heart attacks and... Read More -
11/18/21 - Treating Diabetes with Snail Venom?The venom of the cone snail is a possible, if unlikely, source for a treatment for diabetes, UNH researchers have found. Read More -
11/09/21 - A Healthy PartnershipCalling it a successful model for how the state can invest in solutions to address challenges in the Granite State, Gov. Chris Sununu and others cut the ribbon for the grand... Read More -
10/28/21 - WebMD News Brief: Ohio Records More Deaths Than Births For The First Time in HistoryIn 2020, half the states in the U.S. reported higher death than birth rates according to a study published by Ken Johnson of the UNH Carsey School of Public Policy. WebMD recently... Read More -
10/26/21 - NHPR: Nashua's Public Health Division awaits a report on listening sessions with residents of colorThe University of New Hampshire's NH Listens recently held four listening sessions to communicate with specific racial, ethnic, and community groups in Nashua and ultimately ... Read More -
10/19/21 - Wound Healing TrailblazersTwo chemical engineering professors have received a National Institutes of Health “Trailblazer” award for a project that aims to improve chronic wound healing. Read More -
10/15/21 - Addressing the Impacts of COVID-19 on Rural CommunitiesThe Institute for Health Policy and Practice is one of the partners of a five-year, $2.37 million grant that will help health care providers and communities address the impacts of... Read More -
10/13/21 - Bolton Named Director of Psychological and Counseling ServicesElisa Bolton has been named the director of Psychological and Counseling Services (PACS) at UNH after having served in the role on an interim basis twice since 2016, including a... Read More -
09/21/21 - The Economics of HealthBradley Herring is inquisitive when it comes to understanding human behavior. While some may think this would have led him to a career in psychology, sociology, or anthropology,... Read More