UNH Research: More Than One Way for Animals to Survive Climate Change

Researchers at the University of New Hampshire found that to live in hotter more desert-like surroundings, and exist without water, there is more than one genetic mechanism allowing animals to adapt. This is important not only for their survival but...
5-May-2021 5:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

UNH Research: Climate Change Affects Deep-Sea Corals and Sponges Differently

Corals and sponges are important foundations in ocean ecosystems providing structure and habitats that shelter a high number of species like fish, crabs and other creatures, particularly in the seamounts and canyons of the deep sea. Researchers at...
23-Apr-2021 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

UNH Researchers Develop Software to Monitor Ocean Soundscape Especially During COVID-19

An international development team, led by researchers at the University of New Hampshire, has created a user-friendly software program that can process sound data collected from the world’s oceans in a more standardized format that will enhance...
12-Apr-2021 7:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

UNH Research: New Hampshire Coastal Recreationists Support Offshore Wind

As the Biden administration announces a plan to expand the development of offshore wind energy development (OWD) along the East Coast, research from the University of New Hampshire shows significant support from an unlikely group, coastal recreation...
31-Mar-2021 1:50 PM EDT Add to Favorites

UNH Research: Over Half of At-Risk Youth Not Receiving Needed Mental Health Services

Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have found that more than 50% of children in high-risk populations in the United States are not receiving behavioral health services that could improve their developmental outcomes when it comes to...
18-Mar-2021 11:25 AM EDT Add to Favorites

UNH Research: No Second Chance to Make Trusting First Impression, or is There?

It's important to make a good first impression and according to research at the University of New Hampshire a positive initial trust interaction is helpful in building a lasting trust relationship. Researchers found that trusting a person early on...
3-Mar-2021 9:30 AM EST Add to Favorites

UNH Receives Nearly $3 Million to Research Effectiveness of Wilderness Therapy

The University of New Hampshire’s Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare Center will receive $2.97 million in grants to conduct a first-of-its-kind randomized study looking at the effectiveness of outdoor behavioral health (OBH), or wilderness therapy, a...
26-Feb-2021 8:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

UNH Researchers Release Child Maltreatment Report Showing Mixed Trends

A new report from the University of New Hampshire’s Crimes against Children Research Center (CCRC) showed a mixed trend in child matreatment in 2019 highlighting a marked increase in child abuse fatalities but also declines in physical abuse and...
18-Feb-2021 12:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

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