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A banner highlighting UNH's STARS Platinum sustainability rating hangs on Main Street across from Thompson Hall

UNH Earns Highest National Rating for Sustainability for Third Consecutive Time

The Â鶹app has once again received recognition for its ongoing and increasing sustainability achievements by achieving a platinum rating — the highest possible — under the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s STARS, Sustainability Tracking,... Read More

Recent Stories

  • Young Changemakers Take Center Stage
    - Young Changemakers Take Center Stage
    UNH held its Community Changemaker Challenge on May 13 for New England high schools, hosting teams from five schools via Zoom in a showcase of creative ideas and solutions to a... Read More
  • Student honorees at the second annual Sustainability Awards
    - Celebrating Sustainability
    The second annual UNH Sustainability Awards were held Tuesday, May 10, with honorees including alumni for the first time in the ceremony’s brief history. The awards were... Read More
  • McDowell Earns Hollings Scholarship
    - McDowell Earns Hollings Scholarship
    Lauren McDowell ’24 has been named a NOAA Hollings scholar, becoming the first UNH student to receive the honor for sophomores since 2019. McDowell will complete a paid internship... Read More
  • Students walking on campus
    - Kick-starting Carbon Footprint Analysis
    Faculty and staff at UNH’s Changemaker Collaborative have been awarded a grant of $27,540 from the Henry David Thoreau Foundation to help fund a clinic centered around carbon... Read More
  • Tree and building on campus
    - Sustainability Award Nominations Open
    The Sustainability Institute is invitingÌýnominationsÌýof UNH alumni for theÌýUNH Sustainability Awards recognizing significant contributions to advancing sustainability in their... Read More
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    As climate change concerns begin to rise, legislators in WashingtonÌýhave began to shift the focus of resources toward implementing clean energy, especially in overlooked...
  • Campus photo at UNH
    - Still Seeing STARS
    The Â鶹app has achieved a renewed platinum rating—the highest possible under the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE... Read More
  • Sustainable Recognition
    - Sustainable Recognition
    UNH was once again selected to The Princeton Review’s Green College Honor Roll for 2022, marking the 14th consecutive year that the university has achieved such status. Read More
  • jackie_Harris
    - Inspired to make an impact
    Inspired by one city’s commitment to address climate change, Jackie Harris ’23 served as an intern this summer in Keene, New Hampshire on a team aimed at reducing the water and... Read More
  • Aerial view of Thompson Hall
    - Sustainably Cool
    The Â鶹app has once again been recognized for its sustainability efforts by the Sierra Club, which ranked UNH ninth among the “Top 20 Coolest Schools of 2021... Read More