Spotlight

Morgan Breen ’24 is a zoology major from Easton MA. Morgan is a recipient of the international Research Opportunities Program (IROP) grant and this summer she is doing research at Bambelela Wildlife Rehabilitation in South Africa. She is analyzing the behaviors of orphaned Vervet monkeys raised by…

Katelyn Young ’23, ’24G earned her bachelor’s degree in nutrition: dietetics and her master’s degree in nutrition at UNH. She is now completing her dietetic internship at Cornell University and plans to become a registered dietitian.

Amanda Wittemann ’25 is a neuroscience and behavior major from Claremont, New Hampshire. They are also pursuing two minors: psychology and women and gender studies.

Olivia Obert ’25 is a zoology major from Nashua, New Hampshire. She interned at Southwick’s Zoo in Mendon, Massachusetts and received a stipend from COLSA’s SOAR fund to support her experience.

Aizhe Qian is a graduate student earning her degree in the Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics program. She is from Beijing, China and loves UNH's master program for a number of reasons, from location to the quality of the program. 

Kalina Gravel is a Marine, Estuarine and Freshwater Biology major from Vancouver, Washington. She is a SOAR Fund recipient and is interning for New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance this summer.

Riley Wilson is a genetics major from Colorado Springs, Colorado who was awarded a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship.

Keirra Bartley graduated in 2021 from COLSA’s nutrition and dietetics master’s degree program with dietetic internship is currently working for the Montana Dietetic Internship at Montana State University.

Abigail Sarna graduated in 2022 from UNH College of Life Sciences and Agriculture with a master of science in nutrition and dietetics with a dietetic internship (MSDI).

Elizabeth Barton ‘25G is a graduate student in COLSA’s nutrition and dietetics M.S. with dietetic internship (MSDI).

Jess examines the anthropogenic impacts on seals in the Gulf of Maine, using survey data and acoustic recordings to better understand these impacts.

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.