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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

  • illustration of trees, people, a rainbow, buildings, rain, clouds, and technology on top of a globe with eyes
    - New Angles on Old Problems
    Prof. Tom Haines examines questions about our present industrial world and a sustainable future in “Walking to the Sun.†Read More
  • illustration of buildings against a green circular background
    - A Carbon-Neutral Future
    Ask Cameron Wake to describe UNH’s response to reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE) and one word comes to mind: aggressive. WildCAP, the university’s climate action plan, is “... Read More
  • UNH student Kathryn Bennett ’18
    - Starting Somewhere
    For Kathryn Bennett ’18, a student in theÌıCollege of Life Sciences and Agriculture, an interest in sustainability began at a young age. “I have always been passionate about... Read More
  • Graduate student Allison Leach in front of a research poster
    - How's Your Nitrogen Footprint?
    Sustainability leadership efforts have contributed to a groundbreaking initiative to measure and reduce the nitrogen footprint on campus. Read More
  • Tegan O'Neill
    - Following Up with Sustainability Fellows
    UNH Today follows up with a couple of former Sustainability Institute fellows in this article.Ìı Read More
  • Vegetables at a farmer's market
    - Finding Sustainable Solutions
    A UNH-based network aims to solve tomorrow’s food problems today. Read More
  • white clam pizza at UNH harvest dinner
    - (Local) Flavors of Fall
    Grilled swordfish with roasted tomatoes, anyone? Or how about lamb sliders? This year's harvest dinner event took "local" to a whole new level.Ìı Read More
  • T Hall behind the UNH sign
    - Fresh Air
    The Office of Environmental Health and SafetyÌıhas collaborated with other campus units to develop an indoor air qualityÌımanagement plan. Read More
  • UNH student Katherine Bemis '17
    - Sustainable You
    Katherine Bemis’s recycling bin is always overflowing, and she rarely fills a full trash bag. She bikes to class, is an active member of UNH’s Organic Gardening Club and has a... Read More
  • library courtyard
    - Blue and White Makes Green
    When it comes to sustainability, it’s not easy being green. It takes a “long-term, enduring commitment,†according to Tom Kelly, chief sustainability officer and founding... Read More