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External Funding for UNH Research Leaps to $252 Million

UNH researchers brought in $252 million in competitive external funding in fiscal year 2024, supporting projects that aim to solve problems and improve lives in New Hampshire and beyond. Read More

Recent Stories

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    - Prescod-Weinstein Honored with Cottrell Scholar Award
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    - Extreme Close-Up, Ant Edition
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    - UNH and Eversource Partner on New Internship/Scholarship Program
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    - Predicting Eye Disease
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  • Rocket launches into the green Northern Lights.
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    - Research Snapshot: Offshore Survival
    The engineering tank in Chase Ocean Engineering Lab is no match for the chilly offshore waters of the Gulf of Maine, but it stood in ably for a recent offshore marine survival... Read More
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    - Twice as Nice
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  • An aerial view of a ship on the calm ocean water.
    - Shipping Sounds
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  • Sun peeks through clouds and a group of students stands on a seaweed-covered rocky coastline by the ocean.
    - We All Belong on the Island
    Shoals Marine Laboratory has been awarded a 2022 Honorable Mention for Innovation for its Strategic Plan for Advancing Belonging. Read More
  • A panel of National Lab scientists talk under a slide that says "UNH DOE National Lab Day
    - National Lab Day
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