Study Examines Food Insufficiency Among LGBTQ+ New Englanders
UNH researchers found that New England’s LGBTQ+ residents experience a rate of food insufficiency that is two to three times higher than that found among cisgender New Englanders. Their findings are helping to highlight the ways existing policies and programs that address food insecurity. Read more
$10 Million NIH Grant Supports Continued Human Health and Disease Research
UNH’s Center of Integrated Biomedical and Bioengineering Research (CIBBR) has been granted a second $10 million award from the National Institutes of Health, enabling the center to continue advancing cutting-edge interdisciplinary research. Read more
Points of Interest
A legacy lives on in the donation of nearly 80,000 herbarium specimens; CIBBR research focuses on retinal degenerative diseases; UNH doctoral candidate creates syrups from non-maple trees; and a gift supports development of innovative student ideas. Read more
Advancing Knowledge Through Partnerships
COLSA partnership building spans the globe, resulting in new connections and partnerships with government and educational institutions in Puerto Rico and Bangladesh. Read more
Even Far Outside the Classroom, Students Are Transformed
Two COLSA study-abroad programs, EcoQuest: Ecology in Action and Livestock and Wildlife Management in Namibia, provide students with a global classroom. Read more
Fishy Business
A COLSA scientist is studying illegal fishing in developing countries and both legal and illegal fishing impacts local marine biodiversity and resources. Read more
Saving Sought-after Sea Snails
Global demand has diminished channeled whelk fisheries on the East Coast of the United States, however, one COLSA research is heading an effort to make the industry more sustainable. Read more
Growing the Family Business
COLSA alum Henry and Jeff Huntington of Please View Gardens in Loudon, NH, are making a name for themselves in the booming wholesale plant nursery business. Read more
Mitigating Threats to Africa’s Carnivores
Africa’s apex land predators, including lions, leopards and cheetahs, play important roles in ecosystem health across the continent according to research by a COLSA scientist. Read more
Caribbean Partnership Expands
COLSA faculty and students are building partnerships and launching new research projects in the Caribbean, in particular in the British Virgin Islands. Read more
Listen Up: Establishing COLSA’s Expertise in the Fascinating Field of Acoustic Ecology
Two new COLSA scientists are at the forefront of growing UNH’s research in the fascinating and rapidly advancing field of ecological acoustics. Read more
Where Permafrost Thaws: Researchers and Students Are Working to Understand Risks
COLSA scientists and students are traveling the globe to study thawing permafrost caused by rising temperatures and determine potential impacts could result. Read more
Whale Watcher
COLSA alum David Morin has built a career of studying and freeing whales from fishing gear in the North Atlantic. Read more
From Japan: Critical Training in Critical Zones
A group of COLSA faculty and students participated in a summer training in Japan focused on Critical Zone science—a growing research field centered on the topmost section of Earth’s crust. Read more
A Bit on Cucurbits
UNH’s legacy cucurbits program is continuing to thrive under new leadership, using genetics to develop new varieties and build upon 80-plus years of science. Read more
UNH College of Life Sciences & Agriculture: Global Reach
UNH COLSA scientists and scholars unite with experts worldwide to share knowledge and tackle unique challenges. Using the map below, explore just some of the global locations where COLSA research and programming takes place, and learn more about COLSA researchers, and the partners they collaborate with, working to advance science and education for all.
The UNH Cucurbit Research and Breeding Program: Advancing Plant Science
Forestry & Climate Science Exchange Program: UNH and Bangladesh
THRIVE Fall 2023
Published in September 2023
THRIVE is published by the UNH College of Life Sciences and Agriculture. Our goal is to inspire and inform our alumni, friends, faculty, staff and partners by sharing college news and celebrating faculty, alumni and student achievements as we work to continuously strengthen our commitment to research, teaching and public service. In the fall 2023 issue, we highlight COLSA’s connections and research around the globe.
