Estuaries in New England are crucial for wildlife and aquaculture, but microplastics pose a growing threat. UNH researchers are studying microplastic movement and accumulation to mitigate risks.

Archaeologists at the University of New Hampshire along with a historian at Northeastern University believe they have unearthed the long-lost homestead of King Pompey, an enslaved African who won his freedom and later became one of the first Black property owners in colonial New England.

“We are thrilled,” said Meghan Howey, professor of anthropology and director of the University of New Hampshire’s Center for the Humanities. “I’m extremely confident this is a foundation from the 1700s and everything that points to this being the home of King Pompey is very compelling.”

Tiny aquatic plants called duckweed and their microbes could be engineered to cleanse chemicals from runoff water. Anna O'Brien's research at UNH aims to improve stormwater management using these plant-microbe systems.

When Bonnie Brown, professor and chair of the department of biological sciences, was 24 years old and in graduate school, she drove a van from Virginia to Panamá with her then-boyfriend. Not because she wanted to necessarily, but because she worried about him making the trip alone. He was, she recalls, a terrible driver.

Two professors from the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences (CEPS) at UNH have been awarded the esteemed National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Development (CAREER) award.

Chemistry’s Nate Oldenhuis and mechanical engineering’s Nathan Laxague were selected for the program that supports “early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organizations.”

Kenneth Holmes, senior vice provost for student life at UNH, reflects on the significance of Juneteenth. Also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States, when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865 and announced the end of slavery, two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.

Holmes recalls growing up in Savannah, Georgia, as a descendent of slaves, "surrounded by the echoes of history."

For the second year in a row, Alexis Piñero-Benson, director of community standards at UNH, has been nominated for and accepted a role as a faculty member at the Gehring Academy, the nation’s leading training institute for conduct professionals, which will be held July 14-18 in Detroit, Michigan.

Working as a research assistant during the spring semester in the lab of Michael Chambers, research associate professor in UNH’s Center for Sustainable Seafood Systems, Elisabeth Petit ’26 was able to tap directly into interests she hopes will carry her well beyond UNH.

She relished every minute there – she just wished there were a lot more of them. Her busy schedule, crowded with a heavy courseload and campus life commitments, conspired to limit her availability.

Granite State farmers can boost sustainability by adding high-demand radicchio to their crops, and research at UNH is aiding that effort by identifying top-performing varieties for New England's climate.

This summer, after a career spanning over 40 years, Betsy Humphreys will be retiring from the Institute on Disability (IOD) and the New Hampshire-Maine Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Program (NH-ME LEND)  program, leaving behind a legacy of transformative work in the field of developmental disabilities.