College of Life Sciences & Agriculture
UNH Receives USDA Grant to Boost Climate-Resilient Farming Practices
UNH receives USDA grant to explore crop row orientation and cover cropping strategies, aiming to boost climate-resilient farming practices and enhance soil health. Read More-
06/19/24
Microplastics in Estuaries
Estuaries in New England are crucial for wildlife and aquaculture, but microplastics pose a growing threat. UNH researchers are studying microplastic... -
06/17/24
Aquatic Plants Could Help Reduce Water Pollution
Tiny aquatic plants called duckweed and their microbes could be engineered to cleanse chemicals from runoff water. Anna O'Brien's research at UNH... -
06/13/24
Faculty Spotlight: Bonnie Brown
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... -
06/11/24
Petit ’26 Earns NOAA Hollings Scholarship
Working as a research assistant during the spring semester in the lab of Michael Chambers, research associate professor in UNH’s Center for...
Recent Stories
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10/28/16 - Growing Produce in a DesertUNH's Becky Sideman discusses a new desert-based agricultural system in use in Australia. Read More
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10/13/16 - Meet UNH's New Faculty: 2016UNH has welcomed a diverse group of scholars and researchers to its faculty. Read More
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10/10/16 - Getting DirtyTwo major federal grants are supporting UNH research on soils and climate change. Read More
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10/03/16 - Sampling a SuperfruitThe Durham Farmers' Market is typically quiet on a rainy afternoon, but on a recent Monday, it was abuzz. Customers were sampling a new fruit: the kiwiberry. That’s right. The... Read More
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09/29/16 - UNH Entrepreneurship Center Announces Faculty FellowsThe Peter T. Paul Entrepreneurship Center (ECenter) has announced its first ECenter faculty fellows. Read More
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09/29/16 - Sponges of the CaribbeanUNH researchers are exploring how sponges, the less charismatic but essential reef neighbors of corals, contribute to overall coral reef health. Read More
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09/27/16 - Seeing the Data for the TreesMichael Palace, associate professor of Earth and geospatial science, will use his extensive experience with drones on the project. Forests play a major role in regulating the... Read More
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09/20/16 - Estuarine ExpertiseThis National Estuaries Week is a fitting time to shine a light on the work of estuary champion David Burdick, interim director of UNH’s Jackson Estuarine Laboratory. Read More
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09/19/16 - Black Tarps Over Cover Crops Suppress Weeds in Organic No-Till Vegetable GardenUniversity of New Hampshire researchers have found that using black tarps and cover crops successfully suppressed weeds in an organic vegetable system, allowing scientists to... Read More
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09/12/16 - Meet John GunnThe department of natural resources and the environment has welcomed John Gunn as a research and extension assistant professor of forest management. Read More