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  • A black bear walking through a forest with moss-covered ground and trees in the background, approaching the camera.
    Friday, January 03, 2025
    New UNH research highlights the need for balanced research efforts to protect underrepresented species and guide future conservation
    More than one million species at risk of extinction in the coming decades due to climate- and human-driven impacts on habitats. While thousands of research projects have studied the impacts of these risks and offer mitigation strategies, scientists with the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) found that in more than a century of U.S. mammal...
  • Photo of the drone used for this study sitting on ground in front of the corn field.
    Wednesday, November 20, 2024
    Drone technology offers promising potential for earlier disease identification in corn
    Seeing the last leaves hanging on to trees in late Fall is a telling sign that New England dairy farmers have wrapped up the year’s field crop operations and are starting to think about what seeds to purchase and plant next spring. For many, the Brown MidRib (BMR) corn variety is an enticing choice because it is highly digestible by dairy cows and can improve milk production. However, it is also...
  • A coyote looks into a game camera while in the forest.
    Tuesday, November 05, 2024
    Nationwide coyote surveys highlight how hunting by humans may increase, rather than reduce, local coyote numbers
    Key Finding Human hunting may unintentionally boost coyote populations by increasing reproduction and immigration rates, while competition with larger predators affects coyote numbers depending on habitat. Once a rare sight in the northeastern United States, the eastern coyote has become a common presence across New Hampshire’s forests, farms and suburbs. First arriving in the state in the...
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    Studying Oyster Resilience in New Hampshire’s Great Bay
    Selina Cheng ’26 is pursuing her graduate degree in marine biology at UNH. She earned her bachelor’s degrees in environmental sciences and English from the University of Virginia in 2021. At UNH, she’s researching how oysters survive in the challenging conditions of the intertidal zone in New Hampshire’s Great Bay.
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  • Kaylee Finch smiling holding an owl
    Turning a Passion for Conservation into a Career in Education
    Kaylee Finch ’25 earned her degree in wildlife and conservation biology at UNH. She is now the Public Program Educator at the Audubon Society of Rhode Island, where she shares her passion for nature with audiences of all ages.
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  • Lauren McDowell Graduation Photo
    COLSA Alumna Leads Marine Mammal Rescue Efforts on the NH Coast
    Lauren McDowell ’24, earned a degree in marine, estuarine, and freshwater biology with a dual major in sustainability at UNH. She is now the Community Outreach Manager for the Seacoast Science Center Marine Mammal Rescue Program, where she helps rescue seals and other marine mammals along the New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts coast.
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    Wildlife Hospital Internship at the Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge
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  • Drew Villeneuve
    Graduate Student Spotlight
    Drew Villeneuve '26 , from Brunswick, ME, is a Ph.D. biological sciences: marine biology student at UNH. Drew discussed his research focused on better understanding the effects of climate change on marine ecosystems and the people who depend on them.How would you explain your discipline and/or research to a non-scientist?
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