UNH recreation researchers help New Hampshire balance the economic benefits of booming outdoor recreation with challenges like overcrowding, climate change, and public health risks. Their work informs statewide planning, policy, and campaigns like Wildly Responsible, ensuring sustainable access, safety, and long-term vitality for the state’s outdoor assets.

UNH economist Karen Conway’s new study finds that walkable neighborhoods helped buffer pandemic-related mental health declines. Using national data, she and collaborator Andrea Menclova showed that even modest increases in walkability reduced deterioration, suggesting investments in sidewalks and neighborhood design can serve as cost-effective public health interventions.

Samuel Carton, assistant professor of computer science, in a co-principal investigator on a $152 million partnership between the National Science Foundation and NVIDIA to develop AI models for scientific research.

The University of New Hampshire has once again been designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security.

Any question as to how deep Kristin Carpenter’s connection to UNH’s Hetzel Hall runs can be answered by a group messaging thread her children share with their friends.

Four recent UNH graduates were named Fulbright recipients this spring, earning grants that will allow them to further their education in Scotland, Jordan, Germany, and Taiwan, respectively.

Jake Gehrung ’20, Silas McIntire ’23, Sydney Seaver ’24 and Madison Smith ’23 received the recognition. Additionally, Lina Adjout ’21 was recognized as an alternate.

Rem Moll is learning what factors create wildlife-vehicle collision "hotspots" and how to mitigate them to reduce collision frequency.

Building the region’s future healthcare workforce is a team effort, and a partnership between the UNH College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) and the Southern New Hampshire Area Health Education Center (AHEC) is helping lead the way by investing in the next generation before they even graduate high school.  

How do you make your beautiful hydrangeas last in a bouquet? At UNH’s Woodman Horticultural Research Farm, Becky Sideman, UNH professor of horticulture, is growing 19 varieties of cold-hardy hydrangeas that florists could use as cut flowers: arborescens, like the one she cuts here, panicle and oak leaf. She’s found that arborescens and panicle varieties “basically grow themselves,” but she steers clear of the classic blue macrophylla hydrangeas, which don’t bloom reliably in our Northern New England climate.