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10 Ways UNH is Helping to Save the Earth
Sustainability and a planet-friendly ethos have long been core UNH values. The university is home to the country’s first endowed Sustainability Institute, which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2023, and was one of only three institutions of higher education in the U.S. to earn the STARS Platinum... Read More
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04/15/24UNH’s Easton White Named to UN’s World Ocean Assessment Working Group
UNH COLSA faculty joins UN to assess global oceans for WOA III, focusing on sustainability and leveraging new technologies for ocean management. -
02/22/24Anthropology Researcher Helps Unearth Major Site in Andes
UNH postdoctoral researcher Alex Putnam-Garcia was part of the team that excavated one of the earliest-known circular plaza sites in the Americas. -
02/02/24How Can We Increase the Success of Lion Conservation Plans?
New UNH-supported research explores strategies for lion conservation, focusing on ecological and sociopolitical factors to protect vulnerable African... -
11/28/23Poteet ’96 Preparing to Pilot Historic Space Mission
Lt. Col. Scott “Kidd” Poteet ’96, retired from the U.S. Air Force, has patrolled the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea, flown combat...
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04/13/20 - NEH Award to Michael LeeseMichael Leese, assistant professor of history, has received a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend award to work on his second book, which will focus on the role... Read More -
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02/26/20 - Crossed PathsA UNH historian is the first to connect two movements that changed Chinese history in the 20th century. Read More -
02/21/20 - Who Controls the River Nile? (BBC News)UNH political scientist Jeannie Sowers discusses the mega dam project on the Nile. Read More -
02/18/20 - Skating for PeaceThe men’s hockey team traveled to Belfast, Ireland, where “ice has no color” to play in the annual Friendship Four Tournament aimed at promoting peace and strengthening ties... Read More -
01/28/20 - Leading LightThe University of New Hampshire is heading to the sun with the new Solar Orbiter mission. Read More -
11/05/19 - Growing Concerns Over Climate RefugeesWith sea levels rising and climate-related disasters becoming more frequent and severe, climate change has become a bigger threat to people’s lives and homes throughout the world... Read More -
10/02/19 - Capturing Climate Science at its CoreWhen Julie Palais ‘78 completed an assignment in the final days of her undergraduate career at UNH, she had no idea it was the seed that would sprout an award-winning career as a... Read More -
09/17/19 - Power PlayA UNH historian's new book examines the role of electric power in the founding of Israel. Read More -
08/10/19 - CAORC FellowJeannie Sowers wins an award for study of civilian infrastructure and war in the Middle East. Read More