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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04/08/15 - J. Morgan Rutman to Lead UNH Foundation BoardThe philanthropy of J. Morgan Rutman ’84 is benefitting students and faculty in diverse areas around the university—including the Shoals Marine Laboratory, a prestigious lecture... Read More
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04/01/15 - Stable LivingLinsey Phelan '15 with Icing on the Cake, one of her favorite horses, at the UNH horse barns From inside her apartment, Linsey Phelan '15 can hear the thundering of horses’... Read More
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03/04/15 - Six Legs and a HeartAllison McCully’s colleagues don’t invite her to meetings or greet her with a steaming cup of coffee. Instead, they might whinny or stomp their feet to welcome McCully, who is... Read More
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02/27/15 - UNH Researcher Will Discuss Climate and Land Use at Organic Farmers ConferenceJohn Aber, professor of natural resources at the University of New Hampshire and researcher with the N.H. Agricultural Experiment Station, will discuss future climate and land use... Read More
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02/24/15 - UNH Researcher to Discuss Farming and Climate Variability at March 7 EventJohn Aber, professor of natural resources at the University of New Hampshire and researcher with the NH Agricultural Experiment Station, will discuss future climate and land use... Read More
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02/19/15 - Have Funding, Will Travel: Ph.D. Student and Fulbright Fellow Trots the Globe in Pursuit of a Scientific CareerBelmont, Mass. native Sophie Burke’s decision to come to UNH in September 2009 was pretty much a no-brainer. “I started my search looking for a small liberal arts college where I... Read More
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02/05/15 - Pinpointing a Pint-Sized Pest From On HighUNH graduate student Justin Williams inspects a hemlock branch. (Photo: Kristi Donahue, UNH/EOS) The hemlock woolly adelgid is the single greatest threat to hemlock health and... Read More
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02/04/15 - UNH Bee Hotel Will Be Featured at 2015 NH Farm and Forest ExpoVisitors to this year's N.H. Farm and Forest Expo in Manchester, N.H., will have a chance to see what the accommodations are like for bees buzzing around UNH's Woodman Farm. A... Read More
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01/14/15 - Bringing Up BiologistsDavid Townson says what excites him about research is new discoveries and the chance to witness something that hasn’t been reported before. Townson, a professor in the UNH... Read More
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01/14/15 - Assistant Professor Studying Non-Native Species in Hawaii with Dept. of DefenseKahanahaiki gulch, Hawaii A Japanese white-eye scouts the underside of a broad leaf for insects on the island of Oahu. The notable feature of these songbirds is an eponymous white... Read More