Department of Natural Resources and the Environment

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The Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, integrates the applied social sciences and natural resources sciences, enabling a more holistic, integrated approach to education, research, and outreach about use and conservation of resources.  

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  • UNH wildlife and conservation biology major Angelica Beltrán Franco
    Wildcat Spotlight
    Angelica Beltrán Franco ’19
    Coming a Long Way and Going Much Farther
    Angelica Beltrán Franco ’19 is a wildlife and conservation biology major and animal behavior minor who moved to the U.S. with her family in 2013 from Medellin, Colombia. 
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    Wildcat Spotlight
    Angelica Beltrán Franco ’19
    Coming a Long Way and Going Much Farther
    Angelica Beltrán Franco ’19 is a wildlife and conservation biology major and animal behavior minor who moved to the U.S. with her family in 2013 from Medellin, Colombia. 
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  • UNH natural resources master's degree student Allison Herreid
    Graduate Student Spotlight
    Allison Herreid '19G
    An Opportunity to Conduct International Research
    Allison Herreid '19G is about to embark on a collaborative international research program with 27 graduate students from 24 U.S. institutions.
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    Graduate Student Spotlight
    Allison Herreid '19G
    An Opportunity to Conduct International Research
    Allison Herreid '19G is about to embark on a collaborative international research program with 27 graduate students from 24 U.S. institutions.
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  • Jordan Strater presents at Northeast Resource Recovery Association annual membership meeting.
    Internship Spotlight
    Jordan Strater '19
    A chance to develop rare expertise and work on solving recycling industry crisis
    Jordan Strater '19 is interning at the Northeast Resource Recovery Association, where she’s researching a solution to a serious problem facing towns and the recycling industry. 
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    Internship Spotlight
    Jordan Strater '19
    A chance to develop rare expertise and work on solving recycling industry crisis
    Jordan Strater '19 is interning at the Northeast Resource Recovery Association, where she’s researching a solution to a serious problem facing towns and the recycling industry. 
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  • Bennett Thompson works in the lab
    Graduate Student Spotlight
    Bennett Thompson '19G
    Natural Resources grad student celebrates fellowship and explains awe for “universe beneath our feet”
    A few days before heading home to North Liberty, Iowa, for Thanksgiving, Bennett Thompson, a graduate student in UNH’s natural resources program, got some news great news: He’d been named a ...
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    Graduate Student Spotlight
    Bennett Thompson '19G
    Natural Resources grad student celebrates fellowship and explains awe for “universe beneath our feet”
    A few days before heading home to North Liberty, Iowa, for Thanksgiving, Bennett Thompson, a graduate student in UNH’s natural resources program, got some news great news: He’d been named a ...
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  • Grey Miller '20 holds baby sea turtle
    Wildcat Spotlight
    Grey Miller '20
    Avid hiker heads to the beach for a transformative summer internship
    Grey Miller ‘20, who chose UNH for its easy access to hiking and camping in the White Mountains, talks about why he jumped at an opportunity to spend the summer collecting data on sea turtles in Vero Beach, Florida.
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    Wildcat Spotlight
    Grey Miller '20
    Avid hiker heads to the beach for a transformative summer internship
    Grey Miller ‘20, who chose UNH for its easy access to hiking and camping in the White Mountains, talks about why he jumped at an opportunity to spend the summer collecting data on sea turtles in Vero Beach, Florida.
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19

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