Nicholas Gosling '06

Laura Brown (left), owner of Fox Point Oysters, and Ray Grizzle, a 易胜博官网 professor of biological sciences, watch as a crane operated by Riverside & Pickering Marine Contractors deposits oyster shells at the Nannie Island reef restoration site.

Bringing Oysters Back to NH鈥檚 Great Bay

易胜博官网 COLSA scientists work on restoring oyster reefs in 易胜博官网 Great Bay, supporting the state's burgeoning oyster industry.

Two hands work on mounting a specimen at the Hodgedon Herbarium at 易胜博官网.

易胜博官网 Hodgdon Herbarium Nears Complete Digitization of Entire Collection

The 易胜博官网's Albion R. Hodgdon Herbarium nears completion of a 13-year project: Digitizing the collection for online public access.

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易胜博官网 Study Examines How Granite State Mammals Adapt to Exurbanization

NHAES studies Granite State mammals' behavioral responses as urbanites move to rural areas, altering housing density and habitats.

Two images, both showing two ticks on blades of grass. The tick on the left is an Asian longhorned tick. The tick on the right, with a dot on its back, is a lone star tick.

易胜博官网 Spearheads Multi-university Tick Surveillance System Project

Combatting Tick-Borne Diseases in Northern New England: New Research Initiative to Track Tick Pathogens and Populations.

An image highlighting 4 CREATE projects: Shows an oyster with a biosensor, a collection device for water sampling, a woman holding a clipboard, and a sensor in the field.

NH Agricultural Experiment Station鈥檚 New CREATE Grants Promote Multidisciplinary Science

Unleash innovation through interdisciplinary collaboration. Explore CREATE: An NHAES research program uniting diverse minds to solve NH's challenges.

A photo of a vendor at the Exeter Farmers Market selling her items to a customer. New 易胜博官网 research highlights New England consumers鈥� perspectives of farmers markets with the goal of identifying new strategies for making these and other alternative food markets more viable for farmers and food producers.

Examining Perspectives of New England Farmers Markets

Research听led by scientists from 易胜博官网's听COLSA and Carsey School examines consumer views on farmers听markets and other alternative food networks.

A photo showing five people standing in front of a cliff face. The people are mix of men and women and several of them wear mining helmets.

易胜博官网 Researcher Publishes Paper on Role of River Corridors in Critical Zone (CZ) Science

NHAES research shows that studying streams and rivers with a multidisciplinary approach aids in understanding Earth鈥檚 Critical Zones.

A cluster of blueberries taken at the blueberry orchard at the Woodman Horticultural Research Farm.

Preventing Mushy Blueberries by Managing Spotted Wing Drosophila

易胜博官网 researchers are investigating cultural controls to manage invasive spotted wing drosophila (SWD) in berry patches and fruit orchards.

Three 易胜博官网 students, one in a wheelchair and two standing alongside her, walk and wheel in the courtyard at 易胜博官网's Murkland Hall.

College Students With Disabilities Are More Food Insecure

A 易胜博官网 study reveals that college students with disabilities face higher food insecurity rates than do students without disabilities.

Marine biology doctoral student student Marjorie Mednikova adds mussels to a sediment thin-layer placement plot in the low marsh near Jackson Estuarine Lab.

易胜博官网 Researchers Examining Use of Ribbed Mussels in Marsh Restoration

易胜博官网 scientists are leading coastal marsh restoration that focuses on adding new sediment layers and Atlantic ribbed mussels.

A photo of a 易胜博官网 Dining Services staff member dumping a yellow bucket out with noodles at the Kingman Research Farm.

From the Dining Halls to the Farm Fields

易胜博官网's composting program, which began in the 1990s, is a collaborative effort encompassing 易胜博官网 Dining Services, Health & Wellness, Farm Services and other units.

Researcher Shyloe Favreau nets bees at a 易胜博官网 apple orchard in this first frame.

New Study Examines Bee Communities Across Apple Orchards in Every 易胜博官网 County

COLSA graduate student Shyloh Favreau worked with a team to categorize bee species in Granite State apple orchards in an NHAES-supported study.

易胜博官网 Research Focuses on Making Whelk Fisheries More Sustainable

Collaborative research led by 易胜博官网 scientists and alum听aims to make the channeled whelk industry more sustainable and result in the resurgence of the species, as well as preserve horseshoe crabs,...

In the foreground, a woman looks at a tree up close. In the background, a woman looks at a clipboard with notes.

A Look at 易胜博官网鈥檚 Potentially Blight-resistant American Chestnut Plot

One of the largest remaining plots of American chestnut trees in 易胜博官网 is located at the 易胜博官网 Kingman Research Farm. The one-acre research plot is a joint effort between the 易胜博官网...

Two students wearing goggles sort metabolic indicator datasets. The students wear lab coats and protective equipment.

For Young Adults, Heart Health Begins with Sleep

NHAES study: Poor sleep harms metabolism in emerging adults; consistently oversleeping also has adverse effects.

A row of students wearing backpacks walk away from the camera. They wear winter jackets. The ground is covered by dead leaves.

Exploring the Link Between Forest Biodiversity and Psychological Wellbeing

NHAES-supported study explores mental wellbeing in biodiverse settings, assesses if recreating in biodiverse settings helps enhance mental health.

Brussels sprout plants at 易胜博官网's Woodman Horticultural Research Farm.

Should You Be Topping Your Brussels Sprouts?

Research led by 易胜博官网 Agricultural Experiment Station听scientist Becky Sideman examined "topping" 鈥� or removal of the top stem 鈥� of Brussels sprout varieties grown in 易胜博官网.

A photo of a chipmunk poised on a log in a forest. Chipmunks help disperse fungal spores.

Helping a Forest to Grow: Spreading Fungal Spores by Wind Vs. Small Mammals

An interdisciplinary team of 易胜博官网 researchers recently shared their findings into how wind and small mammals鈥攅astern chipmunks, southern red-backed voles and woodland jumping mice鈥攈elp disperse fungi...

An image of a diver in eelgrass measuring the canopy height of the eelgrass.

Using Passive Acoustic Monitoring and Genetics to Determine Habitat Connectivity in the Gulf of Maine

New research at the 易胜博官网 College of Life Sciences and Agriculture and the Center for Acoustics Research & Education uses passive acoustic monitoring and metabarcoding seawater samples to provide a...

A map of New England showing rivers and tributaries across New England studies that were studied as part of this research

Mapping the Value of Water Quality Improvements

易胜博官网 researcher Wil Wollheim maps and data to new research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) that looked at households' willingness to pay for water quality...

A syrphid hover fly on an orange calendula flower.

Researchers Examine Using Flowering Plants to Attract Hover Flies for Pest Control

易胜博官网 alumni and faculty from the NH Agricultural Experiment Station conducted research on insectary plants as habitats for hoverflies, a natural pest control solution.

A map showing northeastern and northern Atlantic seaboard states, from Ohio through New England. Counties in pink indicate where beech leaf disease has been found.

New Research into Potential Impacts of Beech Leaf Disease (BLD) to Begin at 易胜博官网

Jeff Garnas from 易胜博官网 is launching a study on beech leaf and bark disease's impact on trees in eastern forests to better understand mortality patterns.

A researcher in the field tests water sampling while taking into consideration the potential environmental impacts of his research.

The 5 Rs of Environmentally Conscious Research

The Environmental Responsibility 5-R Framework (ER5F) is a tool to help scientists reduce the environmental impact of their research. ER5F stands for Recognition, Refinement, Reduction, Replacement,...

Swapping Classrooms for Cow Barns

In the student-led, two-semester CREAM course, students gain hands-on experience caring for dairy cows and managing and participating in everything from herd health to dairy production to in-class...

Graduate and undergraduate researchers explore experimental thin-layer sediment plots at Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.

Sediment May Be Solution to Preventing Tidal Marsh Loss

New research from a national team of scientists, including researchers from the University of 易胜博官网鈥檚 Jackson Estuarine Laboratory, found that eroded tidal marsh sites can be revitalized by...

An aerial digital photo showing the edge of a forest and the changes at that edge

Monitoring Forest Edge Changes Using Drones

Scientists with the 易胜博官网 Agricultural Experiment Station (NHAES) and the 易胜博官网 College of Life Sciences and Agriculture are using unpiloted aerial systems to examine how fragmented forests and...

A photo of board-certified pathologists and staff at the NH Veterinary Diagnostic Lab, which recently received $1.26 million in federally earmarked funds.

$1.26M Earmarked in Federal Budget for 易胜博官网鈥檚 NH Veterinary Diagnostic Lab

For more than five decades, the 易胜博官网 Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (NHVDL) at the 易胜博官网 College of Life Sciences and Agriculture has helped secure animal and public health by providing...

Thermal image showing cow (female moose) and her calf (in yellow). Red shows trees and purple shows ground.

Tracking 易胜博官网鈥檚 Moose Population Using Drones and Wildlife Cameras

New research led by 易胜博官网 Agricultural Experiment Station scientist Remington Moll assessed how emerging technologies may help improve population calculations of North America's moose (Alces...

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New Study Examines Disproportionately High Food Insufficiency Rates Among LGBTQ+ New Englanders

New study by NHAES researcher shows that while cisgender New Englanders face lower food insufficiency than others in the U.S., LGBTQ+ residents in the region face 2-3 times higher rates of food...

A night-time game camera photo taken of a striped skunk. The white and black sunk is walking on all fours through a leaf covered clearing while looking at a stick staked into the ground.

易胜博官网 Researcher Examines Abundance Factors of Striped Skunk Across Contiguous United States

New research from the 易胜博官网 Agricultural Experiment Station examines factors that affect skunk abundance in the region and across the United States, underscoring the importance of...

An image showing the retinal photoreceptors (left) and an image of the retina (right)

Predicting Eye Disease

A recently awarded $1.5 million grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health鈥檚 (NIH) National Eye Institute will support ongoing research into retinal degenerative diseases led by professor Rick...

Preventing Coccidiosis Using Sodium Butyrate

Station scientist Pete Erickson, professor of dairy management in the 易胜博官网 College of Life Sciences and Agriculture, has found evidence that the compound sodium butyrate鈥攁 nutrient that people obtain...

Alternative Forages for Seasonal Slumps

In farming, a 鈥榮ummer slump鈥� refers to the periods of the growing season when traditional forage plants鈥攅aten by livestock鈥攄on鈥檛 grow well or aren鈥檛 readily available. Scientists with the New...

Healthy Food for All

How does food and nutrition insecurity affect physical, mental and social well-being? How does it vary by race, ethnicity, gender and sexuality?

Droughts Are a New Reality for New England. Diverse Crop Rotations Can Help.

When it comes to crop rotations, complexity is key to boosting levels of nitrogen鈥攁 soil nutrient that is critical to crop production. That's according to new research involving NHAES Station...

Grass-Fed Organic Dairy Management May Be Key to Sector鈥檚 Resilience in New England

How is organic grass-fed management different?

The Changing Lamprey River

The Lamprey River Hydrological Observatory has been collecting data on the chemistry and hydrology of the 212-square-mile Lamprey River watershed, providing a baseline of data on river/stream...

A photo of a new england cottontail hiding in its natural shrubland habitat

Cohabitating with New England Cottontails

New research by the NHAES researchers听finds that habitat restoration efforts for the at-risk New England cottontail will also benefit a number of听shrubland-obligate birds.

Ray Grizzle (right) works with a student on measuring oysters

Oysters as Nitrogen Bioextractors

Oysters filter particles that contain nitrogen (and carbon) from the water. Wild oysters cycle small amounts of that nitrogen back into the environment, however farmed oysters, once harvested from...

Download the NHAES 2022 Inspired Horticultural Research Report today!

The latest edition of the NH Agricultural Experiment Station鈥檚 Inspired magazine and research report is here! The latest edition explores station research into horticulture management and the...

Sizing Up Cover Crop Seeding Rates

The use of cover crops is becoming more and more widespread in 易胜博官网 and across the country as farmers, agriculturalists, political leaders and the public recognize the value of these crops...

Measuring Methane in Streams

Different aquatic bodies play different roles in the release of methane gas. Wetlands, lakes, and reservoirs all play large roles in releasing methane directly into the atmosphere. Rivers and streams...

A photo of a farmers' stand, which is an example of an alternative food network

Making a Living Producing Food?

In New England, small- and mid-sized farms face numerous barriers to achieving听viability. Many farmers across the region rely on a host of agriculture-adjacent enterprises, like agritourism (or agro-...

A middle-aged white woman shops at a farmers' market, picking produce from a stall

Serving New England Farmers

The global pandemic upended how we work and live, and the same was true for America鈥檚 farmers 鈥� especially those involved in direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales. Farmers鈥� markets temporarily shut down,...

A photo of Marie Carlota Dao (center) with research students Brandy Moser (left) and Jason Hansen.

Dedicated to Health Disparities Research

Nutrition researcher Maria Carlota Dao, an assistant professor at the 易胜博官网 College of Life Sciences and Agriculture and a听易胜博官网 Agricultural Experiment Station (NHAES) researcher, was recently...

Listening to Marine Life

Michelle Fournet still vividly recalls one of the first times she listened to humpback whales as a researcher. She was sitting in a small, 10-foot inflatable raft, bobbing on the ocean waves just off...

A photo showing NHAES researchers Becky Sideman, Lise Mahoney, and Tom Davis, overlayed on an image of a strawberry

Research Makes National Strawberry Month Sweeter

Five pounds of strawberries might seem like a lot, but that is approximately how much each person eats each year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Given that much consumption,...

Professor Russ Congalton holding up his AmericaView Lifetime Achievement Award

A Lifetime Achievement

Professor of Natural Resources and the Environment Russell Congalton has spent close to half a century researching and teaching geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing and geospatial...

Tropical Rivers Act as Carbon Sinks Following Major Rainfall Events

易胜博官网 Agricultural Expirement Station-funded researcher Bill McDowell recently co-authored an article in Nature Communications highlighting the role that tropical rivers play in capturing,...

Making Childcare More Accessible

Carsey School of Public Policy Research Assistant Professor听Jess Carson and Ph.D. student Kamala Nasirova met the summer of 2021 through a mutual colleague. Nasirova, a second-year student in 易胜博官网鈥檚...

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