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

  • UNH graduate student Kaitlyn Orde
    - On Trial: Spinach
    New Hampshire growers interested in adding spinach to their winter crop production soon will have additional information to help them select which varieties to grow and when to... Read More
  • UNH student Yussra Ebrahim outside Rudman on campus
    - A Journey to Peace
    The last time Yussra Ebrahim ’16 visited Iraq she was 8 years old. She thought it was a family vacation, a time to be together with relatives who lived an ocean away, and she... Read More
  • A panel discussion at the 2016 Lean summit at UNH
    - Making Change Count
    Imagine saving millions of dollars in just a couple of years, honoring employees’ creativity and improving customer service. UNH and other organizations that have embraced Lean... Read More
  • forest imagery
    - Seeing the Forest and the Trees
    For hundreds of years, foresters have taken to the woods with tape measures in hand to assess tree inventories. Now this labor-intensive process is getting some high-tech help... Read More
  • UNH students work with children in Costa Rica
    - Engineering an Oasis
    Four engineering seniors recently laid the groundwork for a sustainable aquaponics system expected to produce fresh vegetables and fish for a community in Costa Rica, and Project... Read More
  • UNH students have helped bring sustainable energfy to a community in Ghana
    - Harnessing the Sun
    Two years ago, five UNH students had a vision to deliver a reliable and sustainable energy system to a community in need. In January, that vision became a reality when the Takumi... Read More
  • Occupational therapy students at UNH
    - Trash to Technology
    In Therese Willkomm’s classroom, occupational therapy students are turning campaign signs into assistive technology, with great results. Read More
  • Members of the Slow Food Club at UNH
    - Taking it Slowly
    Slow food is typically prepared using locally grown, high-quality ingredients. It all started in Italy in 1986, when journalist Carlo Petrini was informed that a McDonald’s... Read More
  • Charlie French of UNH Cooperative Extension
    - In the Town That Votes First, A Push To Keep Resort Benefits Local
    In 2011, the historic Balsams Resort shut its doors after more than a hundred years operating in the tiny town of Dixville Notch in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. With the... Read More
  • NH fishermen and UNH researchers at work harvesting steelhead trout
    - Steelhead Trout Making a Splash
    Thanks to the work of researchers at N.H. Sea Grant and UNH Cooperative Extension, New Hampshire-raised steelhead trout are making a splash in restaurants and seafood markets... Read More