Health
New UNH Certificate Prepares Social Workers to Support Student Mental Health
UNH is launching a new online Trauma-Informed School Social Work Graduate Certificate in spring 2026 to help address New Hampshire’s shortage of school-based mental health professionals. The program trains social workers to support student well-being and collaborate with educators through trauma-... Read More
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11/20/25UNH’s Dementia Care Robot Project Enters Home Testing
UNH researchers have begun real-world testing of AI-enabled robot in the homes of families caring for loved ones with dementia, exploring how the... -
11/18/25For Older Adults Without Children, Friendship Can Be a Lifeline
UNH research finds older adults without children experience more loneliness, but strong friendships significantly reduce it. Marital status also... -
11/18/25A New Model for Care: IOD Program Grad Takes Innovative Approach to Disability and Health
A graduate of a neurodevelopmental leadership education program at UNH’s Institute on Disability (IOD) is blazing a new trail in primary care for New... -
10/28/25Keeping New Hampshire’s Outdoors Open and Accessible
UNH alum Ladd Raine ’06 is helping keep New Hampshire’s outdoors open, safe, and sustainable. As president of the Rumney Climbers Association, he...
Recent Stories
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12/17/15 - Using a Spoon to Bail Out a BoatThis is the sixth article in our series exploring how UNH alumni, faculty and students are tackling the heroin and opioid epidemic that has hit New Hampshire and many other parts... Read More -
12/10/15 - Finkelhor’s FinenessDavid Finkelhor says one of the achievements of social science is that it has helped increase awareness about the different kinds of threats to children, which has led to reduced... Read More -
12/10/15 - Documenting the ProblemThis is the fifth article in our series exploring how UNH alumni, faculty and students are tackling the heroin and opioid epidemic that has hit New Hampshire and many other parts... Read More -
12/10/15 - Destination: HaitiHaitian mothers wait to see a midwife at rural clinic. (Photo: Midwives for Haiti) Read More -
12/09/15 - Ted Kirkpatrick Named Senior Vice Provost of Student AffairsThe spring semester will begin with Ted Kirkpatrick in the role of senior vice provost of student life and dean of students. He had been serving on an interim basis. “The quality... Read More -
12/08/15 - The Policy PeopleMichael Ettlinger was a newbie in the tax policy world when his boss turned to him one day and said: “Go do CNN for me.” Those were daunting words for someone who was still... Read More -
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12/08/15 - Healthy PartnershipForget the freshman 15 in Manchester. In September, UNHM interim dean J. Michael Hickey ’73 announced a new partnership with Granite YMCA that opens up a wide array of health and... Read More -
12/08/15 - Prevention PioneersAt its fifth annual Innovators’ Dinner, UNHInnovation (UNHI) made good on its mission to recognize the full sweep of innovation, including intellectual property and creative work... Read More -
12/02/15 - Nutrition Innovator Miriam Nelson Joins UNH Sustainability InstituteMiriam Nelson, a leading researcher and author on nutrition and physical activity, will become the deputy chief sustainability officer and director of the Sustainability... Read More