Sustainability

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International Changemaker Grant Sends Students to Work in Global Communities

The International Changemaker Grant will send five teams of UNH students to a variety of international locations this summer, where the students will work in native communities and collaborate with organizations working on sustainability initiatives ranging from energy insecurity and community... Read More

Recent Stories

  • kerry johnson
    - UNH Hosts ACE Fellow Kerry Johnson
    The provost’s office welcomes Kerry Johnson to the University of New Hampshire for the 2014-2015 academic year. A professor and associate dean of the School of Liberal Arts at... Read More
  • pay and display parking meter
    - “Pay and Display” Hourly Parking Pay Stations Installed at UNH
    New “Pay and Display” parking pay station kiosks have been installed on the University of New Hampshire’s Durham campus. The kiosks will provide pay-per-hour parking permits in... Read More
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    - The Oyster Is Their World
    Steve Jones, research associate professor of natural resources and the environment and a water quality specialist, samples Great Bay with Ph.D. student Meg Hartwick. Consider the... Read More
  • Alexandra Philip
    - A Wetland Awaited
    When Alexandra Philip ’15 emerged from the plane after the 14-hour flight from Boston to Auckland, any apprehension she had about arriving in a foreign place where she knew no one... Read More
  • swimmer in pool
    - Outdoor Pool Update
    The University recently received a geotechnical report on the soil conditions in the area of the future outdoor pool that found a large portion of the site has very poor soil for... Read More
  • students at shoals marine lab preparing for dive
    - Over Their Heads In Algae at Shoals Marine Laboratory
    Amber Litterer ’16 and Kristen Mello ’14 have been in over their heads all summer. That’s because they spend a portion of each day under water as diving interns at the Shoals... Read More
  • erika moretti with hand in marine tank
    - How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Studying Crustaceans in Great Bay
    Last summer, Erika Moretti ’15 was on a lobster boat on Great Bay helping a UNH researcher pull lobster traps for an annual survey when they found a blue crab in one of the pots.... Read More
  • student studying carpenter bees
    - A Bee on the Brink
    What’s going on inside your rose stems might surprise you. Open one up and you might find an insect, or two or three, in various stages of growth, nestled within the walls. The... Read More
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    - UNH Bee Research
    If you build it, will they come? The University of New Hampshire's Sandra Rehan shows us her "bee hotel" and explains its role in attracting native pollinators. The research is... Read More
  • upward bound students giving an outdoor presentation
    - Schooled for School
    Before there can be a dream, there has to be the belief. Not in the dream itself just yet but in possibilities. In yes you can. UNH’s Upward Bound, and counterparts of the federal... Read More