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    Emily_Ray_Shoals

    FROM SHARKS TO CYANOTOXINS

    Emily Ray ’20 is collecting data on cyanobacteria this summer during an internship at the Shoals Marine Laboratory.

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    UNh COLSA River

    RESEARCH FINDS NE STREAMS IMPACTED BY ROAD SALT

    On average, 11 percent of streams in the Merrimack River watershed are affected by elevated salinity, raising concerns about impact to fish and plants.

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    Stacia Sower Career

    A CAREER IS CELEBRATED

    Special issue of "General and Comparative Endocrinology" highlights Professor Emeritus Stacia Sower's accomplishments and research legacy.

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 College of LIFE SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURE

At the UNH College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, we seek to make a difference — from identifying the molecular pathway that leads to a new treatment for disease, to understanding the complex forces that impact our ecosystems and natural landscapes, to finding solutions for a global food system tasked with feeding billions.

Here, you will deepen your understanding of the world and learn to find sustainable responses to the planet’s biggest challenges. Leading edge research and hands-on experiences, combined with practical skill building in the lab and in the field, will create a firm foundation for your future.

When you graduate, you will join thousands of Wildcats who are forging their own paths to success, from here in New Hampshire to every corner of the world.

 

 

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Explore Undergraduate Scholarships

We offer many scholarships just for COLSA students that reward your achievements and help make college more affordable.

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Discover Research
Opportunities

Unique, hands-on research projects lead to challenges and achievements that extend far beyond the classroom.

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Set Your
Course

Discuss goals and design your career plan with help from the professionals at our St. Martin Career Exploration Office.

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  • Erin Cullather presents her work at the NIH.
    Wildcat Spotlight
    Erin Cullather Does it All
    Well-rounded student-athlete shines in the pool, the classroom and the lab
    Meet Erin Cullather, ’19, a biomedical sciences: medical microbiology major from Highland Park, Illinois. We caught up with the stand-out Division I student-athlete as she prepares to return to Durham following a summer internship at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland.
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    Wildcat Spotlight
    Erin Cullather Does it All
    Well-rounded student-athlete shines in the pool, the classroom and the lab
    Meet Erin Cullather, ’19, a biomedical sciences: medical microbiology major from Highland Park, Illinois. We caught up with the stand-out Division I student-athlete as she prepares to return to Durham following a summer internship at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland.
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  • Bonnie Brown, professor and Biological Sciences Department Chair
    Faculty Spotlight
    Welcome, Bonnie Brown
    Accomplished Researcher Heading the Department of Biological Sciences
    Bonnie Brown is joining COLSA as a professor and new chair of the Department of Biological Sciences. Brown, who comes to UNH from Virginia Commonwealth University, works in the field of ecological genetics. Her research involves metagenomics, which is the investigation of genetic material obtained...
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    Faculty Spotlight
    Welcome, Bonnie Brown
    Accomplished Researcher Heading the Department of Biological Sciences
    Bonnie Brown is joining COLSA as a professor and new chair of the Department of Biological Sciences. Brown, who comes to UNH from Virginia Commonwealth University, works in the field of ecological genetics. Her research involves metagenomics, which is the investigation of genetic material obtained...
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  • COLSA students present at the Social Innovation Internship Showcase
    Wildcat Spotlight
    High Impact Internships
    Students Devote Summer to Social Innovation
    Each spring the UNH Center for Social Innovation and Enterprise selects a handful of motivated, high-achieving, impact-focused student leaders for the Social Innovation Internship program. The 9-week Social Innovation Internship connects students to leading for-profit and nonprofit organizations...
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    Wildcat Spotlight
    High Impact Internships
    Students Devote Summer to Social Innovation
    Each spring the UNH Center for Social Innovation and Enterprise selects a handful of motivated, high-achieving, impact-focused student leaders for the Social Innovation Internship program. The 9-week Social Innovation Internship connects students to leading for-profit and nonprofit organizations...
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  • New grant to study hagfish slime
    Research Spotlight
    Getting Slimed
    New grant will fund study on one of the most unique biomaterials known to humankind
    Hagfish slime, which has been described as the grossest super-material in existence, might be one of the most unique biomaterials known known to humankind — and UNH scientist and assistant professor David Plachetzkihas received a grant from the National Science Foundation’s Integrative Organismal...
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    Research Spotlight
    Getting Slimed
    New grant will fund study on one of the most unique biomaterials known to humankind
    Hagfish slime, which has been described as the grossest super-material in existence, might be one of the most unique biomaterials known known to humankind — and UNH scientist and assistant professor David Plachetzkihas received a grant from the National Science Foundation’s Integrative Organismal...
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    Research Spotlight
    Breeding Better Berries
    Scientists with the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station have launched a research project that aims to develop the first varieties of strawberries specifically designed for organic agriculture in the United States. The organic strawberry varieties will be developed for optimal production...
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    Research Spotlight
    Breeding Better Berries
    Scientists with the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station have launched a research project that aims to develop the first varieties of strawberries specifically designed for organic agriculture in the United States. The organic strawberry varieties will be developed for optimal production...
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Get the Facts

#2
in ecology research
#8
in Natural Resources
and conservation
92%
of COLSA alumni
are employed or in
graduate school
 
77%
of students participate
in internships and/or research
 
87%
Average acceptance rate of Colsa
students to veterinary School
— well above the national average

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

Aug
18

Visit Woodman Horticultural Research Farm on 6th Annual Durham Farm Day Saturday Aug. 18 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Aug
28

Study Abroad Info Session 12:45 PM to 1:45 PM

Aug
30

Australia and New Zealand Study Abroad Info Session 12:45 PM to 1:45 PM

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