Sustainability Institute

Student Moveout Recycling

UNH students: make less of THIS by participating in Trash 2 Treasure to donate your old furniture, clothing, unopened food, and more as you move out this spring.

Josephine Lamprey create climate fellowship at Sustainability Institute at UNH

Josephine A Lamprey Fellowship in Climate & Sustainability

“If there were more Jo Lampreys in the world, we’d be much better off as a society,” says Tom Kelly, UNH chief sustainability officer. The seacoast environmental pioneer, also the retired president of Lamprey Brothers, established The Josephine A. Lamprey Fellowship in Climate and Sustainability at the Sustainability Institute at UNH in 2012.

Sustainability Institute at UNH receives $1M to establish The Thomas W. Haas Pro

Thomas W. Haas Professorship in Sustainable Food Systems

“I am proud of our state’s university and its leadership in the nation as an institution committed to sustainability,” says Durham philanthropist Tom Haas, who recently gave $1 million to the Sustainability Institute at UNH to establish The Thomas W. Haas Professorship in Sustainable Food Systems. “For future generations it is important that we embrace the principles of sustainability now. I am pleased to do what I can to move the dialogue and the work forward.”

2013 "What Sustains Us?" Student Video and Image Contest - Image Winners

Congratulations to Kara Gringas '15 who took first place for her image "Balance" in this year's "What Sustains Us?" Student Video and Image contest, sponsored by the Sustainability Institute and the Museum of Art, UNH!

Other winners include Jessica Daigle '13 (2nd place) for her image "Earth's Floor" and Kathryn Quay '13 (3rd place) for her image "Cabin in the heart of the woods."

2013 "What Sustains Us?" Student Video and Image Contest - Video Winner

Congratulations to Kathryn Quay '13, video winner of this year's "What Sustains Us?" Student Video and Image Contest sponsored by the Sustainability Institute at UNH and the Museum of Art, UNH.

What her video by clicking here.

UNH included in The Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges: 2013 Edition

For the sixth year in a row, UNH was named one of the nation’s most sustainable colleges by the Princeton Review. UNH was lauded for having the oldest endowed university sustainability program in the nation, for being the first university in the nation to meet a significant portion of its energy needs with landfill gas, and for its “unique sustainable learning community model”. UNH is included in the free downloadable book “The Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges: 2013 Edition."

ECOCat Vehicle Selection Calculator

Download this easy-to-use spreadsheet to help your department or office make financially and environmentally-sound vehicle purchases.

NH Farm to School Day June 2, 2013, at Dimond Hill Farm on Concord, NH

NH Farm to School Day 2013

Spend an afternoon at Concord’s Dimond Hill Farm Sunday, June 2, 2013, at a farm day event to benefit NH Farm to School, a project of the University of New Hampshire Sustainability Institute that connects New Hampshire farms with local schools. The free event, from noon – 4 p.m., will feature music, food, and educational opportunities. Learn more at www.nhfarmtoschool.org.

Sustainability is a core value of UNH, shaping our culture, informing our behavior, and is a guiding principle in everything we do. As a nationally recognized leader in sustainability, UNH draws on the Sustainability Institute to act as convener, cultivator and champion of sustainability on campus, in the state and region, and around the world.

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