Biological Sciences
Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø Scientists Helping Address Threats to a Critical Wildlife Refuge
A team of scientists from the University of Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø are collaborating with Ducks Unlimited in an innovative effort to restore salt marsh resiliency in Maine. Read More-
12/16/24
Phytoplankton Monitoring in Gulf of Maine as a Signal of Climate Change Impacts
Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø researchers study phytoplankton dynamics in the Gulf of Maine to understand climate change impacts, marine biodiversity shifts, and sustainable... -
11/01/24
Innovations in Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø Aquaculture
Discover how aquaculture research supported by the Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍøÌýAgricultural Experiment Station is advancing sustainability, from oyster health... -
07/25/24
Optimizing Lumpfish Rearing
Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø research shows that adjusting light and density in lumpfish hatcheries reduces aggression, enhancing their role in controlling sea lice in salmon... -
12/22/23
Halpin Named Fellow of American Physiological Society
The American Physiological Society named Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø Manchester professor Patricia Halpin a Fellow.
Recent Stories
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12/20/21 - STEM Outreach SuccessThe COVID pandemic provided no shortage of opportunities for organizations to adapt, and that’s precisely what fourÌýSTEM Teaching Fellows did when they developed outreach... Read More
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12/09/21 - Keeping Great Marsh GreatWith a $3.1 million grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø researchers will work to protect Great Marsh in northern Massachusetts and southern Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø. Read More
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11/01/21 - Be Inspired by Women in STEM, Nov. 9Women make up nearly half of the U.S. workforce, but only 27% of the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) workforce. Women are vastly underrepresented in STEM—and at... Read More
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10/19/21 - Mushroom MadnessSay what you will about 2021, but the year is shaping up to be phenomenal for mushrooms. Read More
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10/06/21 - Faculty Spotlight: Sue Cooke ’94, ’04G, Biological SciencesSince joining the Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø Manchester faculty in 2013, Dr. Sue Cooke, lecturer of biological sciences,Ìýhas designed courses that not only appeal to her students’ interests, but also... Read More
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08/13/21 - Research Snapshot: Protecting SmeltOn a sandbar in the Squamscott River in Exeter, Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø researchers and collaborators from Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø Fish and Game and Coastal Research Volunteers collect rainbow smelt caught in... Read More
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07/26/21 - Research Snapshot: Raising LumpfishAt Ò×ʤ²©¹Ù꿉۪s Coastal Marine Lab in New Castle, N.H., Elizabeth Fairchild raises and researches lumpfish as a potential pest-management solution for the aquaculture industry. Fairchild... Read More
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04/26/21 - Brain MonitorWith a new National Institutes of Health grant, Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø researchers Edward Song and Arturo Andrade will conduct research on the neurotransmitter glutamate that will contribute to our... Read More
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04/08/21 - From Biology Club to Breast Cancer ResearchMadissonÌýOliwaÌý’19 graduated from Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø Manchester with a degree in BiotechnologyÌýand is currently halfway through her two-year research position at the Breast Tumor Immunology Lab... Read More
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03/29/21 - Space BoundA team of Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø Manchester students is one of five selected by NASA to send their experiment on soil bacteria mutationÌýto the International Space Station. Read More