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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07/26/12 - A Diva in the Dairy“I’ve delivered calves in high heels,” says Rosie Cabral, a Ph.D. student at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) interested in improving neonatal calf immunity to... Read More
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07/26/12 - Unusual Opportunities Lead Students in Unexpected DirectionsTyler Burks '12 From his first year at UNH, Tyler Burks ’12 assumed that he’d major in the biological sciences, conduct research in his field, and go on to a Ph.D.... Read More
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06/28/12 - The MatchmakerBrent Loy has introduced hundreds of plants to their perfect mates—and the birds and the bees had nothing to do with it. Read More
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06/21/12 - Strawberry Fields...for NowJenny Jing ’13 loves strawberries, and that’s a good thing. She’s worked in the lab of professor Tom Davis, a leading strawberry genetics researcher, for three years. Read More
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05/31/12 - Faculty Potato Patch of 1917-1918On April 16, 1917, the United States entered WWI. A month later, in an effort to supplement food supplies, UNH faculty members were growing potatoes. Read More
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05/10/12 - Digging Deep: Volleyball Player to Farm in IndiaFour years ago, as one of Canada's top junior women's volleyball prospects coming out of high school, Jessy Dick '12 crossed the continent from Lethbridge, Alberta, to play for... Read More
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04/26/12 - Meet Ed Tillinghast, UNH's Spider ManOne night when Ed Tillinghast and his wife were settling into a motel room, he discovered that one of his spiders had escaped. And this was no ordinary spider. Read More
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04/19/12 - UNH Student Wins Third Place in Science CompetitionA first-year student at the University of New Hampshire is a top-three United States finisher in an international science competition. Sarah Kremer ’15, an ecology, evolution, and... Read More
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04/05/12 - UNH Research Brings New Understanding to Past Global Warming EventsA series of global warming events called hyperthermals that occurred more than 50 million years ago had a similar origin to a much larger hyperthermal of the period, the... Read More
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03/29/12 - Governor, UNH President Announce NSF Grant to Support Economic DevelopmentPopulation and land use changes in the Granite State in recent decades make research into what those changes mean vitally important to ensuring future generations will enjoy the... Read More