Sustainability
UNH Positions Students, Businesses to Thrive in Wake of SEC Climate Disclosure Ruling
In March, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted the first-ever national climate disclosure rule, a decision signifying that publicly traded companies will be legally required to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and other climate risk factors for the first time. It’s a... Read More-
06/04/24
Grad Student Receives Prestigious Department of Energy Graduate Research Award
Charles Wilson, a Ph.D. candidate in chemistry, has received a prestigious graduate research award from the U.S. Department of Energy. The funding... -
05/09/24
Wave of Innovation: Drift-RMT Takes Home Top Holloway Prize
A team specializing in engineering and business earned the $15,000 grand prize at the 36th Paul J. Holloway Prize Innovation to Market Competition. ... -
04/19/24
Internship Makes a Difference Close to Home
Skye Loto is passionate about businesses that focus on environmental and social good. When she was looking for an internship to help her grow her... -
04/16/24
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...
Recent Stories
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05/08/17 - A Quest to Explore Renewable EnergyTom Haines’ spring break was a bit out of the ordinary. During the course of 10 days in March, Haines trekked 50 miles across the Texas Panhandle and slept at local farms. He... Read More
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05/08/17 - Finding Five New TrufflesUNH researchers supported by the NH Agricultural Experiment Station have identified and described five new truffle species, including two that have been found only in New... Read More
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05/04/17 - Ocean InvasivesUNH researchers looked at seaweed populations during the last 30 years in the Gulf of Maine. Read More
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05/03/17 - Sparking SolutionsMany efforts within the College of Liberal Arts are addressing the pressing problems of our time. Read More
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04/25/17 - SPARK 2017Flip through the most recent issue of SPARK, UNH’s annual research review. Read More
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04/20/17 - Breeding SuccessIn 1951, the "New Hampshire Midget" watermelon, developed at UNH by Albert F. Yeager, then head of the university’s horticulture department, won a gold medal in the All-American... Read More
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04/19/17 - Research Daily DispatchUpdated daily, the dispatch highlights URC happenings and coming events. Read More
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04/16/17 - Engineering an OasisGrowing up in India, Sid Nigam ’16 saw plenty of food insecurity and malnutrition. At UNH, the mechanical engineering student channeled a passion for sustainable, affordable food... Read More
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04/16/17 - How's Your Nitrogen Footprint?Sustainability leadership efforts have contributed to a groundbreaking initiative to measure and reduce the nitrogen footprint on campus. Read More
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04/15/17 - Research on the Edge: Marine ScienceIn June, UNH added the R/V Gulf Surveyor, a 48-foot aluminum vessel with the capability to deploy sophisticated multi-beam echo sounders, to its research fleet. The vessel will... Read More