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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07/10/15 - Eating Locally One Class at a TimeKelly Cullen, associate professor of natural resources and the environment, starts her class with terrifying statistics and ends it with hope. In the course Being a Locavore,... Read More
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07/07/15 - Yes, You Can Grow (Hardy) Kiwis in New EnglandThe first time Iago Hale popped a cold-hardy kiwifruit in his mouth, he was left speechless, amazed that he had never encountered the delicious fruit before. Now the researcher... Read More
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07/07/15 - Testing the WatersLed by UNH biogeochemical oceanographer Joe Salisbury, a group of 15 scientists is currently aboard the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research vessel Gordon... Read More
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06/26/15 - The Winds of (Climate) ChangeOn Thursday, June 18, 2015, Pope Francis made history in an encyclical — a papal letter that is distributed to all bishops in the Roman Catholic Church — entitled “Laudato Si,” in... Read More
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06/24/15 - Planting the SeedHere’s how you get healthy food to low-income families: help their garden grow. And if the saying holds true that such acts take a village, then meet villager Natalee Stimpson.... Read More
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05/18/15 - Climate Change Bringing Higher Seas, Health Impacts to N.H.Rising seas pose significant risks to New Hampshire coastal communities and ecosystems, cultural resources and the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, and climate change-driven health... Read More
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05/06/15 - Emeritus Associate Professor Mimi Becker Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from EPAEmeritus Associate Professor Mimi Becker received a lifetime achievement award from the Environmental Protection Agency at the organization’s 2015 Environmental Merit Awards... Read More
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04/29/15 - Engineering Her Way to AfricaThe first time Katerina Messologitis ’15 went to Costa Rica, in 2012, it was to learn about sustainable energy — wind, water, geothermal, solar. The second time, she served as a... Read More
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04/29/15 - COLA Announces New Community Literacy CenterThanks to the generosity of a trio of donors, the department of education will soon turn a long-held dream into reality: a new literacy center designed to meet the needs of New... Read More