Spotlight

Bearded seals and climate change in Alaska
Rachel's work involves using bioacoustics (passive acoustic monitoring) and environmental sea ice data to understand shifts in bearded seal breeding phenology and calling behavior in relation to climate change in Alaska. 
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Taking her place in a welcoming community for women in STEM
Carrie Hill ’25 is a biology major and triple minor in biomedical science, genetics and psychology.
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Calculating carbon emissions for a Sustainability Fellowship
Durga Raja ’25 is an environmental and resource economics and sustainability dual major from Nashua, New Hampshire.
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A Fellowship to Support Food Safety in New Hampshire
Olivia Elliott ’26 is a nutritional sciences major from Exeter, New Hampshire who received a Sustainability Fellowship from the UNH Sustainability Institute.
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Work at the UNH Herbarium has Nurtured a Love of Plants
Rain Bugado ’25 is a biology and French major from Berwick, Maine. Thanks to her experience working in the UNH Albion R. Hodgdon Herbarium, Rain discovered a love and appreciation of plants. COLSA: Why did you choose UNH? Rain Bugado: I originally chose UNH for a few reasons, the first of which…
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A Summer Fellowship to Support a Passion for Sustainability
Olivia Audet ’24 is an environmental conservation and sustainability major from Middlebury, Vermont who is interning at Scrapp, a company that develops smart waste programs for businesses, brands and retailers aiming to transition to zero-waste, thanks to a Sustainability Fellowship from the UNH…
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A research interest fulfilled and a career discovered
Gabrielle Jarrett ’24 is a marine, estuarine, and freshwater biology major and Classics minor from Exeter, New Hampshire. While an undergraduate, Gabrielle worked in Gregg Moore’s Coastal Restoration and Resiliency Lab and made critical contributions to microplastics research.
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Hands-on experiences in the field are making the difference for this environmental science major
Haley Sanborn is an environmental sciences: ecosystems major from Seabrook, New Hampshire. She is also a published author. (More on that below.) Prior to the official start…
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Bullfrog Vocalization Study: A Zoological Analysis
Alex Zager, a zoology major, explores bullfrog vocalizations and the effects of temperature on their activity during mating season.
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Zoology Research: Giraffe Vocalizations Study
Discover COLSA student Jocelyn Brierley's research on giraffe vocalizations and behavior in response to noise at the Potawatomi Zoo.
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A love of research, a commitment to food and nutritional security
Palash Mandal is a doctoral candidate in COLSA's agricultural sciences PhD program. He expects to receive his degree in May, 2025.
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Pursuing Two Passions, Preparing for Success
Agriculture and photography may not seem like common combined passions, but they are for Olivia Camara ’24, who is a sustainable agriculture and food systems major with a focus on dairy management from Acushnet, Massachusetts.
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