COLSA Research Directory

  • Students harvesting Brussels sprouts as part of COLSA research at Woodman farm

COLSA scientists conduct research on a wide array of issues in areas of human and animal health, sustainable food production and nutrition, natural resource and wildlife management, and environmental quality. Learn about the research that’s pushing the scientific frontiers that will help overcome challenges and capture critical opportunities to improve the lives and livelihoods of communities in New Hampshire and beyond.

Please note: This directory launched August 2022 and it is not yet a comprehensive list of research work performed across COLSA. You can find a more complete inventory of research conducted by COLSA researchers on the COLSA FindScholars webpage and on the biography webpages of individual faculty members.

Do you have content that you'd like to publish within this directory? Fill out our Research Spotlight intake form. You can contact Nick Gosling or Sarah Schaier with any questions.

In a study involving over 8,900 Hispanic/Latino adults, UNH researchers found that greater consumption of saturated fatty acids—primarily from milk an... Learn More
UNH researchers and international collaborators sequenced the shea tree genome, providing a valuable resource for development and preservation of the ... Learn More
Research led by UNH scientist Remington Moll assessed how emerging technologies may help improve population calculations of moose across northern New ... Learn More
UNH scientists are exploring forest composition and health using unpiloted aerial systems, overcoming the limitations of traditional forest assessment... Learn More
This study by UNH scientists used unpiloted aerial systems to estimate foliage cover, characterize changes in forest structure, and improve land manag... Learn More
The Northeast is facing warmer, wetter and more variable weather, including droughts. This research by New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station s... Learn More
Upcoming spaceborne SAR missions like NISAR promise frequent monitoring with high-resolution images, unaffected by weather. This New Hampshire Agricul... Learn More
Decades of harvesting has left northeastern forests lacking desirable tree species. This study by New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station resear... Learn More
UNH researchers examine the distribution of fungal pathogens related to beech bark disease and the beech bark’s response to insect and pathogen attack... Learn More
Research by NHAES scientists examines opportunities of diversifying sugarbushes and producing novel syrups from birch, beech and other species. Learn More
According to research at the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of New Hampshire, conversion to silvopasture in the north... Learn More
UNH researchers have advanced our understanding of the mutations that result in color blindness and certain retinal degenerative diseases that cause b... Learn More
UNH researchers are developing novel treatments for Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM), a rare form of lymphoma. Learn More
UNH researchers overturned a longstanding idea in evolutionary genomics by finding the clam apoptosis pathway is more similar to humans than to invert... Learn More
UNH has performed over one million tests from over 125 NH groups to monitor coronavirus, helping provide a safe environment for the greater community.... Learn More
UNH awarded NIH funding to study COVID-19 variants in New Hampshire to comprehend variant's impact on transmission, immunity evasion & sympto... Learn More
In a first-of-its-kind study, UNH researchers found that repurposing a known drug can block enzymatic activity in the virus which causes COVID-19. Learn More
UNH research unravels sponge-microbe symbiosis in coral reefs. Learn More
The bobcat, New Hampshire’s state wildcat and a critical contributor to the sustainability of the state's forest ecosystem, is under stress by hu... Learn More
Researchers at the University of New Hampshire found that multiple genetic mechanisms allow animals to adapt to live in desert-like surroundings and e... Learn More