Top Tier

UNH has risen to the top echelon of research universities in the country.

Excellence

UNH faculty members have achieved major honors recently.

Hydrographic Hall of Fame

Andy Armstrong, the NOAA co-director of UNH's Joint Hydrographic Center, was honored by the Hydrographic Society of America.

Climate Change Woes

UNH professor Jennifer Jacobs was a lead author on the landmark Fourth National Climate Assessment released recently by 13 government agencies.

Fellow of Invention

Wheeler Ruml, a professor of computer science at UNH, has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.

FindScholars@UNH Launches

UNH has launched a new tool to help share the university's research and scholarship.

Into the Microbial Deep

A Department of Energy grant is supporting UNH research on hydraulic fracturing.

Creating the Self-Driving Office of the Future

UNH has received NSF funding for automated vehicle research.

Research Communications Academy

Faculty, postdocs and graduate students can apply to participate in the first Research Communications Academy.

To Teach Bystander Intervention, Try a Video Game

A new study from UNH's Prevention Innovations Research Center has found video games show promise as tools for sexual assault prevention.

Committed to Collaborative Research Excellence

Fourteen interdisciplinary teams of UNH researchers have received $425,000 in CoRE funding.

Robot Therapy

This interdisciplinary effort unites computer science and human movement.

Environmental Honors

The EPA has honored James Houle and the UNH Center for Freshwater Biology with Environmental Merit Awards for clean water achievements.

Listening to Bubbles

UNH doctoral student Alexandra Padilla has received a prestigious National Science fellowship.

A Population At Risk

Northern New Hampshire and western Maine are seeing an increase in winter ticks, which are endangering the moose population.

Not Taking the Plunge

New research from UNH finds that as climate changes, so does lake recreation behavior.

Inspired by Nature

Mechanical engineering professor Yaning Li looks to nature’s shapes and structures to create innovative new materials.

Nowhere To Hide

New research from UNH finds that changes in seaweed "forests" may be harmful for an ecologically important fish.

Engaging With Industry

For their senior capstone project, five UNH undergraduates developed a new cleaning robot for Massachusetts company Symbotic.

Revelle Lecture

Professor of history Jeffrey Bolster was selected by the National Academy of Sciences to deliver its prestigious Revelle Commemorative Lecture.

SMSOE Participates in Consortium on Research Vessels

The University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography has created a consortium with two major institutions

Computing on the Head of a Pin

Physics professor Jiadong Zang has discovered a materials combination that could lead to tiny computers.

Undergraduate Inquiry

Students present their original research, scholarly activity and creative works at the Undergraduate Research Conference  April 17 – 28, 2018.

Rising Tides, Increasing Floods

New research from UNH finds that so-called "nuisance flooding" along coastal roads has increased 90 percent in the past 20 years.

Washboard Landscape

Newly discovered  Seacoast-area ridges may hold clues about ice age, climate change.

Fellow in Physics

UNH professor of physics Benjamin Chandran was named a Fellow of the American Physical Society.

New Research Aims To Help Humans Survive Dehydration

A major NIH grant will help professor Matt MacManes understand dehydration by studying a tiny desert rodent.

Next in XPRIZE

A UNH-led team has qualified for the final round of the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE.

Fulbright Scholar

Postdoc Kerri Seger listens to whales in Colombia.

Keeping Great Bay Great

Across the disciplines and decades, UNH research has helped understand and improve this valuable resource.

Warming Earth, Shrinking Mammals

A graduate student's findings from 50 million years ago give insight into future impacts of climate change.

The Innovators

Fostering a culture of entrepreneurship and contributing to economic development, UNHInnovation has been making waves.

Better (Space) Weather Forecasts

State-of-the-art space weather instruments developed by UNH researchers are heading into space.

Tracking Moose

Pete Pekins is leading a study on the dwindling moose population and the rise of the winter tick.

White Gold

Elizabeth Burakowski has co-authored a study from the organization Protect Our Winters.

National Academy Honor

Larry Mayer has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering.

Here Come the Sea Squirts!

Warmer ocean temperatures will accelerate the reproduction in invasive tunicates.

Stronger Storms Hamper Rivers' Clean-Up Powers

New UNH research aims to improve health of Great Bay Estuary.

Getting to the Root of the Matter

Study by graduate student finds roots comprise almost a third of total tree biomass.

Eruption Clues

UNH researchers create a snapshot of volcano plumbing.

Tracking a Population in Peril

For the past four years, UNH professor Pete Pekins has been tracking the decline of New Hampshire’s moose population at the hands of the winter tick.

Road Scholars

Researchers find rising seas could cause flooded roads in unexpected places on New Hampshire’s Seacoast.

Researching Healthy Lakes

UNH researchers will examine how lake water quality in the Northeast’s temperate forests changed over the past three decades.

Grad Honors

A UNH doctoral student has received AASHE's Campus Sustainability Research Award.

Innovator Winner

Brian Calder has been named Innovator of the Year.

Warming Soils, Warming Earth

In Science paper, UNH researchers describe a new feedback loop that could accelerate global warming.

Communications Breakdown?

Nathan Schwadron explores the effects of radiation from solar winds on Earth.

Woodland Woes

New England has been losing forestland to development at a rate of 65 acres per day, according to report co-authored by John Aber.

Advancing Manufacturing

With new NSF grant, UNH will address New Hampshire's workforce needs.

Academic Consequences

New UNH research has found that campus sexual violence significantly affects academics.