In a Class of Their Own

Steve Frolking and Roy Torbert have been elected to the 2021 Class of Fellows of the American Geophysical Union. 

Fantastic Voyage

Natalie Cook '23 spent 45 days aboard a survey vessel this summer to map the seafloor of the Chesapeake Bay. 

An Out Of This World Experience

High school students collaborated with UNH scientists to create a museum exhibit about humans in space. 

Frozen Commons

UNH researchers have received a $488,983 grant from NSF to study shared Arctic landscapes and improve their resilience. 

Space Waves

UNH researchers have received a $1.62 million grant from NSF to study magnetic waves that impact Earth's radiation belts.

Artist At Sea

A new exhibition at the UNH Museum of Art focuses on ocean research and the collaboration between art and science.

A Deeper Dive Into Research

Five students from Puerto Rico and Mauritius are taking part in an eight-week internship this summer at UNH to conduct marine and oil research. 

Tracking the Stream of Plastic

UNH researchers have received a grant to study how much plastic stays within rivers instead of washing out to sea.

Narragansett Dawn

A new ocean-going vessel co-operated by UNH has been given the name Narragansett Dawn.

Undersea Discoveries

When scientists discovered the world’s deepest-known shipwreck and explored the trenches in the lowest points of the ocean this spring, they relied on detailed seafloor maps created by UNH...

Sound Waves of the Future

The UNH Center for Acoustics Research and Education has received a $750,000 grant to build an ocean acoustics workforce training program.

Setting Sail for Science

A remotely operated sailboat that will map the seafloor is about to make its maiden voyage to Hawaii.

Seeing the Infrared

UNH researchers received a $200,000 NASA grant to improve satellite-based estimates of forest growth rates.

A Simple Instrument for Outer Space

UNH researchers have been awarded $50,000 to design a compact, relatively simple space instrument to measure protons in the solar wind.

Dropping Anchor at UNH

The Rhodes Academy of Oceans Law and Policy has found a new administrative home at the UNH School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering.

The Air Up There

NASA's latest mission to explore two unusual atmospheric phenomena will tap UNH faculty and student expertise. 

Current Events

Researchers are using artificial intelligence and student-built magnetometers to improve space weather forecasting and prepare for power outages those storms cause.

Stormy Weather

Banafsheh Ferdousi, a research scientist in the UNH Space Science Center, has received $800,000 from NASA to study space weather that impacts our technology.

Brighter Days Ahead

Nada Al-Haddad, a research assistant professor in the UNH Space Science Center, has been awarded a prestigious four-year, $690,000 NASA grant to support her solar-based research as an early-career...

Seas the Day

A team of UNH scientists won first place in an international competition for virtual autonomous ocean-going robotics.

Core Planning

UNH scientists received an NSF grant to plan the logistics of ice core research in a remote section of Antarctica.

Hydrographic Honor

NOAA has awarded UNH oceanographer Andy Armstrong a Gold Medal for his contributions to delineate the U.S. extended continental shelf.

Coast Watchers

UNH's Jackson Estuarine Laboratory celebrates 50 years of research on estuarine, coastal and marine ecosystems. 

Island Life

A new grant awarded to UNH will help island communities in the Gulf of Maine to improve their energy, freshwater, and economic resilience.

Bogged Down By Climate Change

Shrubs are replacing moss in peat bogs due to climate change, which could cause more carbon dioxide to enter our atmosphere. 

Igniting a Spark for Space Science

UNH research professor Charles Smith for the 2020 AGU Carrington Award for excellence in space physics outreach.

Night Life

Researchers have received a new NASA grant to study geomagnetic storms on the night side of the Earth.

Solar Explorers

NASA has selected two teams featuring UNH researchers for its new heliophysics mission concept studies. 

A Better View Below

UNH scientists have helped to publish the most detailed map to date of the Arctic Ocean seafloor.

More Than Maps

NH GRANIT reaffirms its commitment to curating geographic data, helping communities, and shaping students' careers. 

Charting a Course Ahead

The Joint Hydrographic Center has received a five-year, $38.5 million grant to continue their work in ocean mapping.

Solar Focus

Scientists from the UNH Space Science Center are gearing up to offer students a new hands-on research experience that's out of this world.

A New View of Space Weather

A new satellite bearing a UNH-built magnetometer will help scientists improve space weather monitoring and predictions.

Water, Water Everywhere

A new document published by UNH provides guidance to help Seacoast communities prepare for increased flood risks due to climate change. 

A Leap into Space

Researchers from the UNH Space Science Center are taking new steps to study gamma-ray bursts in the far reaches of the universe, thanks to a $500,000 grant from NASA.

Stellar Fellow

Terry Forbes, UNH professor emeritus of physics, has been selected as a Legacy Fellow of the American Astronomical Society (AAS).

Arctic Connections

Ruth Varner has been appointed to a year-long position as a visiting researcher at Stockholm University in Sweden. 

Close Encounters

UNH researchers are gaining a flurry of insights about the activity coming from our closest star.

Leading Light

The University of New Hampshire is heading to the sun with the new Solar Orbiter mission.

Ocean Accolade

Larry Mayer, director for the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping and Joint Hydrographic Center at UNH, has been selected as the first recipient of the Walter Munk Medal.

Making Waves

Underwater sounds look like the rings inside a tree trunk, wi-fi icons, fat tubes of ziti loosely arranged on a plate. At least they do in the work of artist Lindsay Olson, who collaborated with...

Closing the Gap

Nine undergrads traveled from the Mid-Atlantic to take part in an intensive geoscience research program at UNH. 

Looking Northward

The University of New Hampshire has joined the University of the Arctic, marking an official pledge to continue and expand on its polar expertise.

A United Effort

Countries around the world have pledged to adopt new measures that will improve their land and soil health thanks in part to UNH.

Mercury Rising

Arctic communities who bear witness to the early impacts of climate change are grappling with a new challenge.

The Art of Sound

A new collaboration between acoustics research and art is set to make waves at UNH this autumn.

Prime Time

Members from the UNH team who won the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on Sept. 18 to discuss their winning design from the international seafloor...

Have Work, Will Travel

Sometimes an extended trip abroad — or maybe a few — can offer new perspectives for those in the STEM fields. 

Space Fellows

Two UNH researchers are recognized for their contributions to space science.

Envisioning a Healthier Ocean

Abigail Lyon '12 '15G is being recognized as a tireless advocate for clean water in the Gulf of Maine.