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UNH Named to Princeton Review's Top 50 Green Colleges List

UNH earned the No. 25 position in the Princeton Review’s Top 50 Green Colleges list, earning 96 out of a possible 99 points in the sustainability rating. The announcement comes during Campus Sustainability Month, an international celebration of sustainability in higher education by Association for... Read More

Recent Stories

  • abstract sustainability illustration of leaves, eyes, bugs and part of an institution
    - Blue and White and Green All Over
    Take a walk through campus and it’s easy to get lost in UNH’s natural beauty. Tree-lined sidewalks border burbling streams and wander over gently rolling hills and past jutting... Read More
  • an illustration of corn plants growing out of the earth and a plate of food
    - Farm to Future
    Exploring the link between food and sustainability. Read More
  • illustration of trees, people, a rainbow, buildings, rain, clouds, and technology on top of a globe with eyes
    - New Angles on Old Problems
    Prof. Tom Haines examines questions about our present industrial world and a sustainable future in “Walking to the Sun.” Read More
  • illustration of buildings against a green circular background
    - A Carbon-Neutral Future
    Ask Cameron Wake to describe UNH’s response to reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE) and one word comes to mind: aggressive. WildCAP, the university’s climate action plan, is “... Read More
  • UNH student Kathryn Bennett ’18
    - Starting Somewhere
    For Kathryn Bennett ’18, a student in the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, an interest in sustainability began at a young age. “I have always been passionate about... Read More
  • Graduate student Allison Leach in front of a research poster
    - How's Your Nitrogen Footprint?
    Sustainability leadership efforts have contributed to a groundbreaking initiative to measure and reduce the nitrogen footprint on campus. Read More
  • Tegan O'Neill
    - Following Up with Sustainability Fellows
    UNH Today follows up with a couple of former Sustainability Institute fellows in this article.  Read More
  • Vegetables at a farmer's market
    - Finding Sustainable Solutions
    A UNH-based network aims to solve tomorrow’s food problems today. Read More
  • white clam pizza at UNH harvest dinner
    - (Local) Flavors of Fall
    Grilled swordfish with roasted tomatoes, anyone? Or how about lamb sliders? This year's harvest dinner event took "local" to a whole new level.  Read More
  • T Hall behind the UNH sign
    - Fresh Air
    The Office of Environmental Health and Safety has collaborated with other campus units to develop an indoor air quality management plan. Read More