Spotlight

Meet Torin Scalora-Riley, an Armed Forces veteran studying ways to mitigate climate change impacts. He is majoring in environmental science with a minor in outdoor adventure recreation. Aside from his academic pursuits, Torin is planning to climb Mount Rainier in Washington in June 2023 to raise…

Liza Balet '23 is a wildlife and conservation biology major and animal science minor from Ballston Spa, N.Y.

UNH woodlands manager Steve Eisenhaure ’97 oversees the Office of Woodlands and Natural Areas, teaches forest management at UNH and has been recognized for his work supporting and advancing New England’s forestry industry.

A specimen from the Albion R. Hodgdon Herbarium at UNH is being featured in the Maine Historical Society's exhibit CODE RED: Climate, Justice & Natural History Collections. The flora was collected in 1893 by Kate Furbish, whose many specimens are now held at the herbarium.

Anna Wallingford looks at the potential success of mixing the feeding stimulant with insecticides to attract and target only pest insects rather than spraying broader insecticides.

Anna Wallingford evaluates the effectiveness of biopesticides and natural aphid predators to systematically assess the effectiveness of the alternative IPM methods.

Fairchild Dairy lead farm worker Tim Cahill '21 joined the team at the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station in 2022—a little over a year after graduating from UNH with a Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science. No stranger to working with large animals, Tim worked at the Connolly Brothers…

Anissa Poleatewich and her team examine chitosan, a natural derivative of chitin, and its potential as a promising bio-stimulant and plant disease suppressant.

Anissa Poleatewich and her team test wood-peat substrate blends products for their impact on root rot disease in edible and floriculture crops.

Iago Hale runs the Kiwiberry Research and Breeding Program, which investigates the commercial potential of the underutilized kiwiberry.

Becky Sideman tests and evaluates different winter protection strategies and varieties to help New Hampshire farmers and gardeners enjoy regionally grown figs.

Tom Davis evaluates strawberry and quinoa’s locally adapted, weedy relatives that may be interbred to adapt and improve the crop’s productivity and resilience in this region.