The goal of the NH Food and Agriculture Strategic Plan – the first comprehensive food system-focused document of its kind in the Granite State – is not just to educate New Hampshire residents about locally grown and caught food. It’s to make them players in the game.

The University of New Hampshire remains one of the best value public universities in the country and the top value public university in New England, according to U.S. News & World Report.

UNH’s College of Life Sciences and Agriculture (COLSA) recently welcomed a contingent of faculty and students from two universities in Ecuador for a visit to Durham as part of an ongoing collaboration between the institutions, a partnership designed to share research experiences and approaches, particularly around watershed sustainability and socioeconomic issues.

The University of New Hampshire celebrated the official opening of the Hamel Honors and Scholars College on Sept. 29 at a ribbon cutting ceremony outside of the college's new home in Huddleston Hall. The college was made possible by a $20 million gift from longtime benefactor and UNH parent Dana Hamel. The transformative gift — announced last year — greatly expands UNH’s capacity to identify, reach and support high achieving students.  

Three UNH researchers received prestigious grants that will connect them with the Department of Energy’s national laboratories to pursue research that aims to understand the early universe through ultralight dark matter, turn sunlight into energy-rich fuel, and help develop a groundbreaking national nuclear physics project.

UNH faculty-developed apps to prevent campus violence and reimagine physical education were winners of the 2024 UNHInnovation Fund.

If you’re a student planning to take a course with Steve Irlbeck, be prepared to participate.   

Irlbeck, an assistant professor of finance, doesn’t let his students get lost in lectures. He structures his classes so students have a chance to work on problems in class while encouraging participation through tools like iClickers, which enable live polling as students respond to questions.  

UNH study reveals that despite warming and nitrogen enrichment, soil carbon in New England forests remains stable due to plant inputs, challenging earlier predictions.

Fisheries extension specialist Gabriela Bradt received a major Sea Grant award for her work with invasive green crabs.

UNH researchers will advance research and workforce development in metal-forming technologies, used in transportation, defense, aerospace, household appliances and biomedical industries, as a partner in a new industry-university research center.