Rebecca Irelan

Woman bores small core from tree in forest.

Adapting to Change

As carbon dioxide increases in the atmosphere, trees across the U.S. are responding by growing more and conserving water when needed.

Illustration of Parker Solar Probe as it approaches the sun.

Bright Minds

Students work behind the scenes on NASA's Parker Solar Probe mission.

A Glimmer of Oceanic Hope

In what’s being hailed as the largest single research contract ever awarded to UNH by NASA, researchers will receive $107.9 million to develop a space-based instrument to study coastal ecosystems...

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A New View

Drew Stevens masters the art of displaying scientific data in a way that people can understand.

Listen Up, UNH

UNH is launching a new center that will focus on the science of sound.

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Seasons Of Change

One of the leading indicators of climate change — phenology, or nature’s calendar — can provide some insight into past climatic trends as well.

Giving Science a Voice

Two UNH graduate students are giving New Hampshire science a national voice.

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Climate (Diet) Change

As the Arctic rapidly warms from climate change, reindeer are responding by eating different foods available during the longer growing seasons.

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Rising Above The Crowd

Undergraduates at UNH are leading their own research project sand publishing the data and results, sometimes before they even graduate.

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Leading the Charge

New 3D data images have revealed the cause for unusual electrical activity in storm clouds.

Three flashes of lightning emerge from the same cloud.

At Lightning Speed

In a first-of-its-kind observation, UNH researchers have documented an unusual phenomenon that occurs in the clouds before a lightning flash emerges.

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Rocket Power

Students traveled to Norway to take part in a rocket launch that carried their sampling equipment into the upper atmosphere.

Watershed Wisdom

When it comes to tackling the complex environmental challenges New Hampshire communities frequently face, developing productive partnerships with academic researchers is often an iterative process.

Taking the Helm

Diane Foster, professor of mechanical and ocean engineering, is new leader of UNH's School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering.

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Jennifer Jacobs is passionate about bringing people together to tackle the big issues affecting communities— from our water supply to our roadways, she’s helping to advance the conversation about how...

Team of researchers in Antarctica stand in front of a large telescope.

Stellar Science

Sometimes you have to go to the extreme reaches of the planet to study the most extreme phenomena in space.

Red round invasive seaweed sits amid other green native seaweed species on the bottom of the ocean.

In The Weeds

Invasive seaweeds that have found a foothold in the Gulf of Maine could change the way predators and prey interact.

Larry Mayer sits on dock near research vessel.

A World-Class Honor

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has elected Larry Mayer as a foreign member.

Kai Ziervogel holds flask of water and thermometer.

Mighty Microbes

UNH scientists are taking part in a study to learn more about the microbes that break down contaminants in the ocean and subterranean desert environments.

Young man dressed in warm winter clothing stands on frozen lake next to long series of black sediment cores.

Clues in the Cores

A UNH graduate student is tracing through the Arctic's climate history.

Two young women sit at a table in front of a laptop and smile as they look at colorful graphs on the screen.

Launching Young Careers Into Space

The edge of space is as close as Morse Hall for high school and college students looking to launch their science careers.

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Shaping a Career From Shifting Sands

Meagan Wengrove ('18G) has carved her career out of water and sand movement, thanks in part to the evolution of the UNH Marine School.

A silver octagonal probe approaches the red-hot surface of the sun.

Here Comes the Sun

An historic mission to study the sun and space weather benefits from expertise of UNH researchers and students.

An older man with a beard and a younger woman with dark chin-length hair stand beside a tall cube machine they built.

High-flying Telescope Focuses on Cosmic Radiation

Scientific balloon launch helps UNH researchers test new technology for gamma ray detection from space.

Exploring the Seas

UNH will co-operate a forthcoming research vessel that will provide cutting-edge technology for scientists to study the Atlantic Ocean and adjoining seas.