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  • Fieldwork Safety Program Recognized for Excellence

    Fieldwork Safety Program Recognized for Excellence

    The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities honored 91制片厂's research fieldwork safety program with an award.
  • Male student in greenhouse holds a plant. His t-shirt says 91制片厂 Graduate School.

    Department of Energy Honor to Ph.D. Student Sean Schaefer Will Advance Arctic Research

    Ph.D. student Sean Schaefer and his advisor, associate professor Jessica Ernakovich, have both received grants to use Department of Energy facilities to advance their research on a changing Arctic.
  • Woman in blue shirt stands in field of flax, holding harvested plants

    Flax to Linen Project Weaves History With Experience

    The path to a deeper understanding of rural New England鈥檚 pre-industrial textile economy begins in a muddy field on the edge of 91制片厂鈥檚 Woodman Horticultural Research Farm. There, a historian and an...
  • Three men stand in front of a colorful data visualization screen

    NOAA Administrator Announces New Ocean Mapping Center of Excellence at 91制片厂

    NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad announced the creation of the Center of Excellence for Operational Ocean and Great Lakes Mapping at 91制片厂 during a visit to campus.
  • Circular logo that says Seacoast Sips of Science

    Seacoast Sips of Science Brings 91制片厂 Research to the Community

    Seacoast Sips of Science brings 91制片厂 research to local breweries and other venues.
  • Scientist in a "bunny suit" works on a NASA project in a clean room

    Research Receives $210 Million in Competitive Funding in FY23

    91制片厂 received $210 million in competitive external funding in FY23, supporting research projects that improve lives in New Hampshire and beyond.
  • Children and teacher at CSDC

    91制片厂 Receives $2.3M in Grant Funding to Improve Early Childhood Learning in NH and Beyond

    91制片厂 has received a total of $2.3 million in grant funding to study active, playful learning and to make improvements to CSDC facilities.
  • Hand holding smarphone with uSafeUS app open

    uSafeUS庐 App Supports Student Safety

    91制片厂 tops national rankings for campus safety year after year, but like any college, it鈥檚 not immune to instances of sexual violence. 91制片厂 is also home to Prevention Innovations Research Center (PIRC...
  • Scientific instruments sit in a green field below a blue sky.

    Climate Change Has Stalled Plants鈥 Ability to Blunt Effects of Climate Change

    New 91制片厂 research published in the journal Science finds that climate change is diminishing plants' ability to absorb carbon.
  • Interior view of an industrial power plant

    91制片厂 to Lead Clean Energy Technical Assistance Partnership

    91制片厂 has been selected to lead an initiative that aims to support the region鈥檚 large energy users 鈥 industrial, commercial and institutional 鈥 in adopting clean energy technologies.
  • 91制片厂 Receives $2.6M Grant to Boost Nursing Workforce

    91制片厂 Receives $2.6M Grant to Boost Nursing Workforce

    With a $2.6 million federal grant, 91制片厂 will provide tuition assistance to nurse practitioner students to work in underserved communities.
  • A red autonomous surface vessel called Drix in Portsmouth Harbor

    91制片厂 and Exail Open Marine Autonomy Innovation Hub

    91制片厂 and French technology company Exail celebrated the opening of the new Marine Autonomy Innovation Hub at 91制片厂.
  • A model skull with a large metal "patch" on it

    Skull Scare

    TSA agents at the Pittsburgh airport got a scare recently, when Ph.D. candidate Elizabeth Mamros 鈥23G sent her research 鈥 which aims to create customizable trauma fixation hardware that will hold...
  • 91制片厂 Olson Center for advanced manufacutring, shot from above

    91制片厂 Hosts Government Power Researchers

    Last week (June 6 鈥 8, 2023), 91制片厂 hosted federal government researchers for a meeting of the Interagency Advanced Power Group, a federal organization that strives to share information and increase...
  • Researcher stands in a pumpkin patchh

    Seed Breeding, Smart Insoles Receive 91制片厂Innovation Fund Grants

    Two disparate faculty research projects 鈥 squash and pumpkin seeds and smart insole sensors 鈥 got a boost from the inaugural 91制片厂Innovation Fund recently. The fund awarded two $50,000 grants to help...
  • Research tower in a forest, shot from above with fall colors emerging

    Forestry Researchers Share $1M NSF Award

    Because forests don鈥檛 recognize state lines, a new initiative funded by the National Science Foundation taps researchers from 91制片厂 and across Northern New England to accelerate innovations in forest...
  • Thompson Hall at sunrise, with flag

    Six Students, Alumni Receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

    Three 91制片厂 students and three alumni received National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, a record number for 91制片厂.
  • 91制片厂 professor Chanda Prescod-Weinstein in front of a painting of Black astronomers.

    Prescod-Weinstein Honored with Cottrell Scholar Award

    91制片厂's Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is among 25 recipients of the prestigious Cottrell Scholar Award from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement.
  • Scanning electron microscope image of ant head, colored red and blue

    Extreme Close-Up, Ant Edition

    91制片厂's University Instrumentation Center imaged the head of a leafcutter ant using its scanning electron microscope.
  • Search-and-rescue dog runs toward the camera in the snow as school children look on

    Tracking Hidden STEM in NH's North Country

    Is K-9 search-and-rescue a STEM skill? What about hunting, snowmobiling or cross-country skiing? That鈥檚 what Andrew Coppens, associate professor of education, and Jayson Seaman, associate professor...
  • Group of people wearing lifejackets huddle in a circle in a pool

    Research Snapshot: Offshore Survival

    The engineering tank in Chase Ocean Engineering Lab is no match for the chilly offshore waters of the Gulf of Maine, but it stood in ably for a recent offshore marine survival class hosted by the...
  • A panel of National Lab scientists talk under a slide that says "91制片厂 DOE National Lab Day

    National Lab Day

    . U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen welcomed participants to 91制片厂's National Lab Day.
  • 91制片厂 PhD candidate David Ruth smiles at the camera in front of physics equipment

    Testing a Fundamental Force

    听 91制片厂 PhD candidate DAvid Ruth, lead author on a recent Nature Physics article. Photo by Sydney Staples.
  • Understanding the Nucleus, and Everything

    Understanding the Nucleus, and Everything

    Karl Slifer, professor of physics. PHoto by Sydney Stapes.
  • Woman with dark curly hair looks at the camera, painting of Black astronomers behind her

    Excellence in Science Communication

    Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, assistant professor of physics and astronomy and core faculty of women鈥檚 and gender studies, is a top award winner of the inaugural Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for...
  • Graduate student wearing protective clothing works with his hands in a large piece of scientific equipment.

    National Lab Honors

    Chemistry Ph.D. candidate Nick Pollack has been selected for the U.S. Department of Energy's prestigious Graduate Student Research Program.
  • aerial photo of 91制片厂 College Woods in fall with football stadium in background

    Funding for Forests

    91制片厂 Extension received two grants that will support their work in managing and protecting the state's forests.
  • Woman in plaid shirt holds whale baleen so library patrons can see

    Outreach That鈥檚 Not Overdue

    听 A new program connects 91制片厂 Extension with New Hampshire's public libraries.
  • Meeting Great Bay History

    Meeting Great Bay History

    A prestigious National Endowment for the Humanities grant will extend the work of the Great Bay Archaeological Survey to 72 K-12 teachers.
  • Three researchers walk through a salt marsh at sunrise

    Research Snapshot: Early Birds

    91制片厂 researchers study tidal marsh sparrows to understand how they're adapted to living in the harsh environment of salt marshes.
  • Hand holding a live fish, Arctic charr

    Fish Out of Cold Water?

    Nathan Furey, assistant professor of biological sciences.
  • Students wearing life vests stand at the edge of a test tank

    Wave Power

    An interdisciplinary team of 91制片厂 students took a top prize in the national Marine Energy Collegiate Competition hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy.
  • Researcher in full PPE works beneath a hood

    Sequencing Variants

    With new funding from the National Institutes of Health, 91制片厂 wilil continue its genomic surveillance of COVID-19 variants in New Hampshire.
  • aerial photo of sun setting over T Hall

    CAREER Builders

    Three 91制片厂 assistant professors have received prestigious Faculty Early Career Development Program, or CAREER, awards from the National Science Foundation. With the five-year grants, totaling $2.6...
  • One man hands another an award

    Canadian Kudos

    Larry Mayer, director of 91制片厂鈥檚 Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, received the Canadian Hydrographic Association鈥檚 Sam Masry Award at the 2022 Canadian Hydrographic Conference.
  • Woman with dark curly hair looks at the camera, painting of Black astronomers behind her

    Particle Physics Progress

    91制片厂 physics professor Chanda Prescod-Weinstein will serve on the National Academies' Committee on Elementary Particle Physics.
  • Students work at desks and a white board in a clean, modern space

    ECenter Honors

    The Deshpande Foundation awarded 91制片厂's ECenter its 2022 Excellence in Student Engagement in Entrepreneurship Award.
  • Suburban yard with some cut grass and some left long

    How Low Can You Mow?

    Not a fan of mowing the lawn? Good news: Cutting the grass less may be better for the environment. Trimming the number of times you run the mower around the yard, known as 鈥渓ow mow鈥, can help reduce...
  • Five people stand side by side, some are holding glass plaques.

    Innovation Inspiration

    91制片厂Innovation honored its Innovators of the Year for 2020 and 2021.
  • Chanda Prescod-Weinstein looks at the camera in front of a painting

    Literary Luminary

    The LA Times Book Prize in science and technology went to Chanda Prescod-Weinstein for "The Disordered Cosmos."
  • Underwater image of SCUBA diver and coral and sponges

    Genomic Time Machine

    Looking at the microbiome of sponges, 91制片厂 researchers have developed a 鈥済enomic time machine鈥 that could predict aspects of coral reef and ocean ecosystems through hundreds of millions of years of...
  • Man in striped shirt crouches in snow next to monitoring equipment

    FOSTERing Building Safety

    91制片厂Innovation's FOSTER training program helped NH company 2KR Systems secure a National Science Foundation grant.
  • Brightly colored graphic representing theoretical simulations of magnetic fields.

    Magnetism in Three Dimensions

    New research from associate professor of physics Jiadong Zang has mapped magnetic fields in three dimensions for the first time.
  • Glaciers in Arctic ocean

    From the Sea to the Stars

    Researchers Atsushi Matsuoka and Fabian Kislet will explore carbon cycling in the ocean and X-rays in space with two National Science Foundation grants.
  • Portrait of Marian McCord wearing dark blue suit and pearls

    Outstanding Woman

    NH Business Review recognizes Marian McCord, senior vice provost for research, economic engagement and outreach, with a 2022 Outstanding Women in Business Award.
  • 91制片厂 exercise science researcher Deborah Feairheller stands behind a fire truck, dressed in turnout gear

    Sounding the Alarm for Firefighter Hypertension

    New research from 91制片厂 found that firefighters' blood pressure 鈥 already higher than average 鈥 jumps during emergency calls, putting them at elevated risk for heart attacks and strokes.
  • Student researcher stands at edge of stream in Arctic Sweden.

    Transforming Students Into Climate Leaders

    Three National Science Foundation grants provide international climate change research opportunities for students.
  • Eelgrass in Great Bay Estuary

    Giving Eelgrass an Edge

    91制片厂 researchers received a new NOAA grant that aims to improve the health of eelgrass in Great Bay.
  • Side by side headshots of two male professors

    Wound Healing Trailblazers

    Two chemical engineering professors have received a National Institutes of Health 鈥淭railblazer鈥 award for a project that aims to improve chronic wound healing.
  • Large black bear looks directly at a trail camera

    Research Snapshot: Spying on Wildlife

    91制片厂 researchers are using trail cameras to develop more efficient and accurate ways to monitor fur bearers in New Hampshire.
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