UNH Retains Carnegie R1 Classification

UNH retained its R1 classification for highest research activity from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, the organization announced today, securing its spot among the...

What Are the Northern Lights, and Why Are We Seeing Them So Often?

Nada AlHaddad and Noé Lugaz, research professors who study, the solar phenomena that can result in northern lights, answer questions about this phenomenon.

Artificial Intelligence Produces Database of 700 Million Aurora Images

UNH researchers have harnessed artificial intelligence to produce and label the largest-ever database of aurora images  — about 700 million total — that could lead to better prediction of potentially...

Early Mesoamericans Trapped Fish Far Earlier Than Previously Thought

A series of canals and ponds in Belize indicate that early Mesoamericans were trapping fish far earlier than previously thought.

External Funding for UNH Research Leaps to $252 Million

UNH researchers brought in $252 million in competitive external funding in fiscal year 2024, supporting projects that aim to solve problems and improve lives in New Hampshire and beyond.

Coastal Response Research Center Marks 20-Year NOAA Partnership

For two decades, the federal government has turned to UNH as its trusted research partner in managing and preventing oil spills and other disasters.

New Center Advances Metal Forming Technologies

UNH researchers will advance research and workforce development in metal-forming technologies, used in transportation, defense, aerospace, household appliances and biomedical industries, as a partner...

Marking Healthy Aging Month with Evidence-Based Advice

UNH researchers offer advice for Healthy Aging Month.

Harnessing the Power of the Sea for Renewable Energy

Could the famously predictable tides provide reliable power to coastal communities? What if the same waves that induce queasiness made aquaculture more productive?

Physicist Hollen Honored as Moore Foundation Experimental Physics Investigator

Physics professor Shawna Hollen has received a major honor from the Moore Foundation.

UNH Manchester Project Integrates Character Development Into Technical Education

Can learning computing and engineering form character? That’s what a UNH College of Professional Studies team of educators and researchers will investigate over the next three years.

5 Ways Wildcats Are Staying Cool This Summer

Summer of ’24 has already broken heat records here in New England, but some in our UNH community are staying cool. Here are five ways our ’Cats are beating the dog days of summer.

EPA Picks UNH to Lead New Stormwater Center of Excellence

UNH will lead a new Stormwater Centers of Excellence focused on cold climate challenges, in partnership with the University of Minnesota.

Neutron Star Insights Move from Theoretical to Data-Driven

Neutron stars — dead stars with a mass of up to two times our Sun squeezed into a ball the size of New Hampshire’s coastline — are among the densest objects in the universe. The composition of their...

New Agroforestry Project Studies Integration of Farming and Forests

UNH leads a new USDA-funded agroforestry project that studies integrating crop and animal farming in forested areas for enhanced food production, carbon sequestration and climate resilience.

Grad Student Receives Prestigious Department of Energy Graduate Research Award

Charles Wilson, a Ph.D. candidate in chemistry, has received a prestigious graduate research award from the U.S. Department of Energy. The funding will support his research at the DOE's Brookhaven...

UNH Student Team Wins National Marine Energy Competition

For the second year in a row, a UNH team won first place in the Department of Energy's Marine Energy Collegiate Competition.

Discovering Ina Jane Doe

Amy Michael, assistant professor of anthropology and director of UNH’s Forensic Anthropology Identification and Recovery Lab, and true crime podcaster Laurah Norton (“The Fall Line”) have been...

Major NSF Funding Will Advance N.H.’s Science and Technology Leadership

With an $8 million award from the National Science Foundation, UNH will lead an initaitve to boost the state's science and technology innovation.

Five Graduate Students, Alumni Receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

Three UNH graduate students and two alumni received prestigious Graduate Research Fellowships (GRFP) from the National Science Foundation. Awarded to students pursuing master’s and doctoral degrees...

10 Ways UNH is Helping to Save the Earth

Sustainability and a planet-friendly ethos have long been core UNH values. The university is home to the country’s first endowed Sustainability Institute, which celebrated its 25th anniversary in...

March Research Recap

Catch up on the latest research news from UNH.

Was Structure a Factor in Baltimore Key Bridge Collapse?

UNH professor of civil and environmental engineering Erin Bell comments on the construction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.

Predicting Solar Weather With Machine Learning

New grants from NASA and the National Science Foundation further UNH research into magnetospheric processes.

State Taps UNH for NH Outdoor Recreation Management Plan

UNH researchers conducted a survey on New Hampshire residents' relationship to outdoor recreation, in support of a statewide outdoor recreation plan.

Anthropology Researcher Helps Unearth Major Site in Andes

UNH postdoctoral researcher Alex Putnam-Garcia was part of the team that excavated one of the earliest-known circular plaza sites in the Americas.

UNH Experts Share How to Safely View Upcoming Solar Eclipse

On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will travel across the U.S. The northern part of New Hampshire will be among the portions of the country in the path of totality, when the moon completely...

Advancing Discovery With Two New Mass Spectrometers

Two new scientific instruments will let researchers measure the weight of molecules — and advance our understanding of Alzheimer’s disease, soil microbes and contaminants like PFAS, addiction and...

Fieldwork Safety Program Recognized for Excellence

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities honored UNH's research fieldwork safety program with an award.

Department of Energy Honor to Ph.D. Student Sean Schaefer Will Advance Arctic Research

Ph.D. student Sean Schaefer and his advisor, associate professor Jessica Ernakovich, have both received grants to use Department of Energy facilities to advance their research on a changing Arctic.

Flax to Linen Project Weaves History With Experience

The path to a deeper understanding of rural New England’s pre-industrial textile economy begins in a muddy field on the edge of UNH’s Woodman Horticultural Research Farm. There, a historian and an...

NOAA Administrator Announces New Ocean Mapping Center of Excellence at UNH

NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad announced the creation of the Center of Excellence for Operational Ocean and Great Lakes Mapping at UNH during a visit to campus.

Seacoast Sips of Science Brings UNH Research to the Community

Seacoast Sips of Science brings UNH research to local breweries and other venues.

Research Receives $210 Million in Competitive Funding in FY23

UNH received $210 million in competitive external funding in FY23, supporting research projects that improve lives in New Hampshire and beyond.

UNH Receives $2.3M in Grant Funding to Improve Early Childhood Learning in NH and Beyond

UNH has received a total of $2.3 million in grant funding to study active, playful learning and to make improvements to CSDC facilities.

uSafeUS® App Supports Student Safety

UNH tops national rankings for campus safety year after year, but like any college, it’s not immune to instances of sexual violence. UNH is also home to Prevention Innovations Research Center (PIRC...

Climate Change Has Stalled Plants’ Ability to Blunt Effects of Climate Change

New UNH research published in the journal Science finds that climate change is diminishing plants' ability to absorb carbon.

UNH to Lead Clean Energy Technical Assistance Partnership

UNH has been selected to lead an initiative that aims to support the region’s large energy users — industrial, commercial and institutional — in adopting clean energy technologies.

UNH Receives $2.6M Grant to Boost Nursing Workforce

With a $2.6 million federal grant, UNH will provide tuition assistance to nurse practitioner students to work in underserved communities.

UNH and Exail Open Marine Autonomy Innovation Hub

UNH and French technology company Exail celebrated the opening of the new Marine Autonomy Innovation Hub at UNH.

Skull Scare

TSA agents at the Pittsburgh airport got a scare recently, when Ph.D. candidate Elizabeth Mamros ’23G sent her research — which aims to create customizable trauma fixation hardware that will hold...

UNH Hosts Government Power Researchers

Last week (June 6 – 8, 2023), UNH hosted federal government researchers for a meeting of the Interagency Advanced Power Group, a federal organization that strives to share information and increase...

Seed Breeding, Smart Insoles Receive UNHInnovation Fund Grants

Two disparate faculty research projects — squash and pumpkin seeds and smart insole sensors — got a boost from the inaugural UNHInnovation Fund recently. The fund awarded two $50,000 grants to help...

Forestry Researchers Share $1M NSF Award

Because forests don’t recognize state lines, a new initiative funded by the National Science Foundation taps researchers from UNH and across Northern New England to accelerate innovations in forest...

Six Students, Alumni Receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

Three UNH students and three alumni received National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, a record number for UNH.

Prescod-Weinstein Honored with Cottrell Scholar Award

UNH's Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is among 25 recipients of the prestigious Cottrell Scholar Award from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement.

Extreme Close-Up, Ant Edition

UNH's University Instrumentation Center imaged the head of a leafcutter ant using its scanning electron microscope.

Tracking Hidden STEM in NH's North Country

Is K-9 search-and-rescue a STEM skill? What about hunting, snowmobiling or cross-country skiing? That’s what Andrew Coppens, associate professor of education, and Jayson Seaman, associate professor...

Research Snapshot: Offshore Survival

The engineering tank in Chase Ocean Engineering Lab is no match for the chilly offshore waters of the Gulf of Maine, but it stood in ably for a recent offshore marine survival class hosted by the...

National Lab Day

. U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen welcomed participants to UNH's National Lab Day.