Jessica Scheick Receives 2024 AGU Open Science Recognition Prize

Scheick recognized for her efforts to make all steps of the research process more accessible and transparent to everyone.?

UNH Makes Space Technology Available to Industry

UNH has launched its Space Technology Hub, a first-of-its-kind center in the region that provides testing facilities and expertise to the commercial space sector.

10 Ways UNH is Helping to Save the Earth

Sustainability and a planet-friendly ethos have long been core UNH values.?The university is home to the country’s first endowed Sustainability Institute, which celebrated its 25th anniversary in...

Student-led Project Examines Sun’s Corona During Total Eclipse

Six Ph.D. physics students from UNH were selected to participate in?Citizen CATE 2024 project to collect data during the total solar eclipse.?

Monitoring Marsh Transformations with Drones

New aerial imagery helps researchers monitor changes in the health and longevity of New Hampshire's coastal marshes.

Tracing Carbon Dioxide from the Atmosphere to the Trees

A three-year research grant will allow UNH scientists to study a curious trend in New Hampshire's tree growth.?

UNH Experts Share How to Safely View Upcoming Solar Eclipse

On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will travel across the U.S. The northern part of New Hampshire will be among the portions of the country in the path of totality, when the moon completely...

How Efficient is the Ocean at Taking Up Carbon?

Researchers from UNH and around the globe have arrived at the most accurate estimate to date of how much carbon dioxide is pulled from the atmosphere and locked deep in the ocean.

Shoals Marine Lab Names New Executive Director

Sara Morris, a well-respected leader dedicated to student academic experiences?and a passionate ornithologist, has been selected as the new Executive Director for the Shoals Marine Laboratory.

Earth’s atmosphere plays major role in creating space storms

New research indicates that the Earth’s atmosphere plays a larger role in the creation of space storms than previously thought.

Physics Professor Honored for Magnetospheric Research

Lynn Kistler has been selected as?the American Geophysical Union's 2023 James Van Allen Lecture recipient.

Grad student helps lead charge for a more inclusive STEM environment

Tamara Marcus '24G co-authored a paper focusing on a science communication and policy workshop that centers marginalized communities.?

Light Work

UNH scientists are building components for NASA's IMAP mission that will map the boundaries of our heliosphere.

UNH Researchers Tap Into AI To Help Forecast Space Weather

Researchers are tapping into the power of AI to accurately forecast space weather near Earth's middle latitudes.?

UNH Space Scientist Secures Four Research Grants Totaling $1.2M

UNH will receive $1.2 million?for its role in four research grants to study space energy transfer and to create 3D space visualizations.

Retracing Colonists’ Spread into Great Bay

Researchers are using an innovative tactic to reveal the decision-making behind the early English colonists' movements into Great Bay.

Frosty Field Work

Wearing their warmest winter garb, graduate students from UNH and the University of Maine, along with three UNH faculty members, braved the extreme cold and perpetual darkness in the heart of...

Shipping Sounds

UNH researchers found no significant change in the U.S. continental shelf's underwater soundscape during the COVID-19 lockdown.

We All Belong on the Island

Shoals Marine Laboratory has been awarded a 2022 Honorable Mention for Innovation for its Strategic Plan for Advancing Belonging.

A Career's Work Recognized

Colin Ware has been selected for the 2022 Visualization Lifetime Achievement Award for his work in scientific data visualization.?

For the Greater Good

A fellowship abroad helped Michael Coughlan hone his machine learning skills while improving the UK's home energy resilience.?

Warming Waters

A UNH postdoctoral researcher is studying impacts of climate change on methane-producing bacteria in Arctic lakes.?

Shifting Sands

Data from the volunteer-based Beach Profiling Program indicates which N.H. beaches are most resilient to coastal storms.

Physics Fellow

UNH physics professor Nathan Schwadron has been elected to the prestigious 2022 Class of Fellows of the American Geophysical Union.?

Another Leap Forward

UNH?researchers have received a $750,000 NASA grant to study gamma ray bursts.

Monumental Mapping

Twelve scientists and students associated with UNH are mapping the seafloor of the largest marine protected area under U.S. jurisdiction.?

Nourishing Ocean Deserts

Research on the chemistry of ocean deserts shows how phytoplankton survive?in such tough conditions.

Maps Made Easier

The New Hampshire?Geodata Portal website provides easier access to online GIS maps for the state.

Coastal Buffers

The autumn may be a time when Great Bay Estuary is particularly vulnerable to the effects of coastal and ocean acidification, according to new UNH research.

Searching for Answers

UNH will receive $906,055 from NSF ANSWERS to build on its existing strengths in space weather research and education.

Building Momentum for the Blue Economy

When it comes to the economy, the ocean is a major player — from tourism to energy, seafood to shipping, the world’s marine-related assets tally up to trillions of dollars. But our oceans and...

Passings: Eric Scheuer

Eric Scheuer, a long-time UNH research project engineer, has passed away at the age of 51.?

Differentiating Dolphin Dialects

New acoustic technology designed by UNH researchers tracks dolphins' habitat shift to colder waters due to climate change.

Prepping for New Leadership

Kalle Matso has been selected as the next director for the Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership.?

Winds of Change

A new collaboration between UNH and Vineyard Wind will focus on the underwater soundscapes near the offshore wind turbines near Martha's Vineyard.

Plant Nutrient Declines

A new study indicates that nitrogen levels in terrestrial ecosystems are declining in some regions of the world.?

Space Storms

UNH researchers will receive $1.1 million to study space weather as part of the Center for Geospace Storms.

Federal Funding

UNH is set to receive nearly $5.5 million in federal funding to support research, education, and energy resilience in the region.

Rocket Science

UNH-built instruments aboard a rocket aimed at studying mysterious type of Northern Lights.

Back to Orbit

A new satellite equipped with a UNH-built instrument will improve weather predictions on Earth and in space.?

Sustaining the Seas

David Fredriksson has been selected to lead the new UNH Sustainable Seafood Center.?

Rising Star

Jessica Scheick was selected for Geospatial World's 2022 Rising Stars Award for her work in cryospheric science and remote sensing data.?

Research Snapshot: Space Rays

Researchers are testing different detector designs to?learn how elements form during supernova explosions in space.?

A Striking Discovery

A new study from UNH reveals how lightning actually begins within a storm cloud.?

Passings: Professor Robert Harriss

Professor Robert Harriss, an influential figure in the early growth of the UNH Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space (EOS), passed away on Dec.?24, 2021.?

Ocean Mapping Honor

CCOM/JHC's John Hughes Clarke has been inducted into the Class of 2021 Hydrographer Hall of Fame.

Unearthing Great Bay's Past

Researchers have summarized their findings about Great Bay's social and ecological history in an online StoryMap.?

Arctic Air

UNH researchers have received an NSF grant to study the mechanisms of wintertime air pollution in Arctic regions.?

Converging on Climate Science

A new graduate traineeship program will help students expand their climate research skills while working closely with Arctic Indigenous people.?

In a Class of Their Own

Steve Frolking and Roy Torbert have been elected to the 2021 Class of Fellows of the American Geophysical Union.?