Sustainability

Thompson Hall in summer

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

Recent Stories

  • Vegetables at a farmer's market
    - Finding Sustainable Solutions
    A UNH-based network aims to solve tomorrow’s food problems today. Read More
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    - New Hampshire Impact: UNH by the Numbers
    $1.5 billion. That’s the amount UNH contributes to New Hampshire’s economy each year through its expenditures in the state and the cost of educating a highly skilled workforce. It... Read More
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    - Professor with a Porpoise
    Chris Glass wouldn’t blame you if you’ve never heard of the vaquita. The small porpoise is so secretive that it wasn’t discovered as a species until 1958. Plus, there are only... Read More
  • UNH alum Jamie Emery '80 and team
    - Water Wizards
    In 1992, Jamie Emery ’80, president of Emery & Garrett Groundwater Investigations (EGGI), was retained by the Virginia State Department of Corrections to identify new water... Read More
  •  Bye Waste, Hello Warmth
    - Bye Waste, Hello Warmth
    At UNH’s Organic Dairy Research Farm, UNH researchers have launched an innovative composting program that provides a high-quality compost product and captures the heat energy for... Read More
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    - (Local) Flavors of Fall
    Grilled swordfish with roasted tomatoes, anyone? Or how about lamb sliders? This year's harvest dinner event took "local" to a whole new level.  Read More
  • Composting at the UNH Organic Dairy Research Farm
    - Composting at the UNH Organic Dairy Research Farm
    At UNH’s Organic Dairy Research Farm, UNH researchers have launched an innovative composting program that provides a high-quality compost product and captures the heat energy for... Read More
  • Jacqueline Gilbert professor Robin Sheriff
  • Flooded road in New Hampshire town
    - The Soggy Truth
    Political ideology is the strongest predictor of survey respondents' perceptions of climate and weather. Since 2005, New Hampshire has experienced an increase in the frequency... Read More
  • UNH's Becky Sideman
    - Growing Produce in a Desert
    UNH's Becky Sideman discusses a new desert-based agricultural system in use in Australia. Read More