College of Health & Human Services
From Online Discovery to Desert Research
UNH graduate student Anna Frisbie conducted fieldwork at Saguaro National Park, studying how natural soundscapes impact visitor experiences. Her research, part of a collaborative project with the National Park Service and Leave No Trace, explores how sound influences emotional connections to nature... Read More
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09/02/25NSF Mid-Career Grant Backs UNH Research into Why Rural Youth Stay — or Leave
UNH researcher Cindy Hartman has received a prestigious NSF Mid-Career Advancement grant to study how rural New Hampshire youth view their futures.... -
08/26/25The Research Behind New Hampshire’s Outdoor Recreational Experience
UNH recreation researchers help New Hampshire balance the economic benefits of booming outdoor recreation with challenges like overcrowding, climate... -
08/18/25Planting the Seeds for Tomorrow’s Healthcare Workers
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... -
08/06/25Who’s Visiting New Hampshire's White Mountains?
In the White Mountain National Forest, UNH researchers are conducting visitor use surveys for the USDA Forest Service.
Recent Stories
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03/29/21 - Director of UNH’s Institute for Health Policy and Practice appointed to State All Payer Claims Databases Advisory CommitteeJo Porter, director of the Institute for Health Policy and Practice has been appointed to the newly created State All Payer Claims Databases Advisory Committee (SAPCDAC). Read More -
02/26/21 - Helping to End the FearEarly in December, when the state of New Hampshire was expecting its first shipments of COVID-19 vaccines, officials sought help with distribution. Volunteers who would assist... Read More -
02/25/21 - The Wilderness As TherapyGetting outside can do more for teens than keep them physically fit. It can also be good for them mentally. UNH’s Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare Center will receive $2.97 million... Read More -
02/17/21 - Fully ImmersedIn a normal year, nursing students begin their senior practicum during the last semester before they graduate. But as COVID-19 has repeatedly proven, nothing has been normal since... Read More -
02/08/21 - Relational Coordination Collaborative Joins UNHThe Relational Coordination Collaborative, formerly the Relational Coordination Research Collaborative at The Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University... Read More -
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02/02/21 - Making the Telehealth ConnectionUNH's Telehealth Practic Center is helping NH prisons and county jails as they struggle to meet the complex health related needs of their residents. Read More -
01/26/21 - Coming HomeAssistant professor of nursing Alyssa O’Brien was recently recognized by the New Hampshire Nurses Association with an Excellence in Nursing award for her teaching and research. Read More -
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01/22/21 - To the WoodsIf everything goes according to plan for Krista Rodrigues ‘22G, you may come across her one day working on a trail in the Whites. If not there, then along another mountain belt.... Read More