Saving the Shea

An international team of researchers led by UNH has sequenced the shea tree’s genome, providing a valuable resource for the strategic development of the species and contributing to th preservation of...

Roads Under Water

With a new $1.8 million National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) grant, UNH researchers will study how and why coastal hazards like excessive flooding are causing roads to fail and how...

Ensuring a Healthier State

Researchers at the University of New Hampshire will start genomic testing of positive cases of the COVID-19 virus to help monitor for any variants of concern that may be found in New Hampshire.

No Boat Necessary

The Appledore Island garden of 19th century poet Celia Thaxter blooms again at Prescott Park this summer.

Black Bear, Protector

Black bears may shield smaller carnivores, including the gray fox, from predators such as coyotes, new UNH research finds.

PFAS Are Forever

Two studies from UNH look at the fate of PFAS after being processed by wastewater treatment facilities.

Study: 1.4M Children Annually Receive Medical Care for Violence

A national report from UNH shows close to one and a half million children each year visit a doctor, emergency room or medical facility as a result of an assault, abuse, crime or other form of...

Hotter, Drier and Adapted

Researchers at the University of New Hampshire found that to live in hotter more desert-like surroundings, and exist without water, there is more than one genetic mechanism allowing animals to adapt...

Sea Change

​​​​​​UNH researchers have found that climate change affects deep-sea corals and sponges differently.

A COVID Ocean Hush?

New software developed by UNH will help researchers understand ocean soundscapes.

Favorable Winds

As the Biden administration announces a plan to expand the development of offshore wind energy development (OWD) along the East Coast, research from UNH shows significant support from an unlikely...

Most Youth Who Need Mental Health Help Aren't Getting It

A new study from UNH's Crimes against Children Research Center finds more than half of youth who need behavioral health services are not getting them.

No Second Chance to Make Trusting First Impression - or is There?

In business, as in life, it is important to make a good first impression and, according to research at UNH, a positive initial interaction can be helpful in building a lasting trust relationship.

The Wilderness As Therapy

Getting outside can do more for teens than keep them physically fit. It can also be good for them mentally. UNH’s Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare Center will receive $2.97 million in grants to conduct...

The Kids Are Alright?

Researchers from UNH's Crimes against Children Research Center report on child maltreatment trends.

Can You Hear Me Now?

New research focuses on human-induced ocean noises, their impacts on marine life, and offers suggestions for healthier soundscapes.

Promising Research

Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM), a rare form of lymphoma, does not have any known cure and only one FDA-approved treatment, making it challenging to treat patients. But with the work being done at...

Rivers Running Into Problems

UNH research indicates that less snow could lengthen mud season and change river ecosystems by the year 2100.

Flushing Out COVID-19

UNH research is flushing out cases of the coronavirus by testing wastewater on campus. The sewage sampling is being used as a secondary surveillance method to the already required twice-weekly...

Defrosting the Arctic

New research led by UNH aims to understand the interactions that stimulate the release of carbon from thawing permafrost in the Arctic.

Research Boost

Chemical engineering professor Harish Vashisth has received a prestigious early career grant from the NIH, with which he'll further research that could lead to the development of drugs to treat...

UNH Strives for Safety

UNH is testing students for the coronavirus in a newly created cutting-edge laboratory located on the Durham campus using self-swabbing home kits developed at UNH.

Emerging Science

UNH will receive $3.6 million to examine the climate change effect on ecosystems. 

Opioid Avoidance

With a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, UNH Extension will address opioid use in N.H.

New Pathways That Could Help Treat RNA Viruses Discovered

UNH researchers have identified new pathways in an RNA-based virus where inhibitors, like medical treatments, unbind. The finding could be beneficial in understanding how these inhibitors react and...

Fire and Ice

New UNH research finds that wildfires in the Siberian Arctic can alter the chemistry of streams and other waterways, with implications for human health and livelihood.

Autism’s Sex Bias

Protein regulation may explain why it’s more common in boys

FaceTime, Faith and Zoom’ing Through Holy Week

UNH's Michele Dillon discusses worshipping during COVID-19.

From Parent to Teacher

As the coronavirus continues to spread, keeping schools across the country closed, children from elementary to high school are transitioning to virtual learning that can be done  at home

Pavlov’s Cells

The phrase “Pavlov’s dogs” has long evoked images of bells, food and salivating dogs.

Beyond Curb Appeal

UNH researchers found that the older the home, the more carbon stored underground.

Eye Spy

In a recent paper published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, UNH researchers have reported the first structural model for a key enzyme and its activating protein that can play a role in eye...

UNH Sails into Next Generation of Ocean Mapping

Add “sailboat” to the list of ways researchers are collecting data to map the ocean floor. 

Climate Change and Turf Seaweed Causing “Patchy” Seascape

The effects of climate change are becoming more apparent, from the rapidly warming Gulf of Maine to more frequent and severe storms and the increase of invasive turf seaweed. UNH researchers have...

Fossil Bonanza

UNH researchers contributed to a major study that shows how life on Earth rebounded after an asteroid wiped out dinosaurs 66 million years ago.

Winter Is Coming. Or Is It?

“Winter is coming,” the saying goes. But is it? New research from UNH has found clear signs of a decline in frost days, snow covered days and other indicators of winter that could have lasting...

For Teens, Outdoors Is Greater

A new study from UNH has found that adventure therapy is less expensive and more effecitve than traditional therapy.

Searching for Amelia

Researchers from the UNH Marine School and a robot developed by the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping are part of the crew searching anew for Amelia Earhart's plane.

When Fracking Meets Hiking

Nearly a quarter of outdoor recreationists in Pennsylvania have encountered shale natural gas energy development, leading some of them to change their plans, new UNH research found.

Pounding the Pavement

New research from UNH shows that thicker asphalt could extend the life cycle of roads — and save money — as the effects of climate change stress them.

Protein Pathway

Recent research has identied a role sex-biased protein may play in autism.

Buzz Kill

A recent study indicates major crop pollinators are in decline.

Satellites' Bumpy Ride

Scientists find auroral "speed bumps" are complicated.

What's the Buzz?

New research from UNH has found a dramatic decline in 14 wild bee species.

Healing Hydrogel

New research from chemical engineering professor Kyung Jae Jeong could lead to an effective treatment for corneal melting, a significant cause of blindness.

YouMap, IMAP

When NASA launches its Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) mission in 2024, it will carry an instrument designed and built by a team of UNH engineers and scientists.

UNH Researchers Identify Role Sex-Biased Protein May Play in Autism

A new discovery could lead to promising autism treatment strategies.

Crawleys, Curated

UNH historian Nicoletta Gullace takes a closer look at the beloved "Downton Abbey" to reveal that it may have been preserving history not as it actually was but as fans believe it ought to have been.

Repetitive Concussions Create Lasting Impact

UNH researchers have found that young adults who experienced repetitive concussions can experience persistent cognitive changes.

Hyperlocal Shrimp?

UNH researchers are testing a shrimp aquaculture method that could put the seafood staple back in your fishmonger’s case.