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- News Flash: Mutants to the Rescue - Vaughn Cooper and area high school students watch evolution in action
- News Flash: The New Student Meeting and 2013 Application Cycle information and forms for Pre-Professional Health students are now posted at: www.unh.edu/premed-advising
Careers and Alumni
As an undergraduate, Whitney Hunter (BS'09) was a researcher in a genetics lab; today, she is in the master's program in genetic counseling at Brandeis University near Boston.
Genetics
What's great about the UNH Genetics Program?
- New major focusing on one of the fastest growing and most exciting areas of biology
- Hands-on experience from laboratory courses in genetics, genomics, and molecular biology
- Students from CT, MA and RI may qualify for reduced tuition from the New England Regional Student Program
- Preparation for careers in research, teaching, forensics, genetic counseling, and many more
- Appropriate major for students interested in graduate school, medical school, dental school, or physician assistant programs
- Many opportunities to do research in faculty laboratories and present research at scientific conferences on- and off-campus
Learning Opportunities

Invasive green algae have spread along the Atlantic seaboard and are now established in the waters of the New Hampshire seacoast. Where have they come from? Professor Anita Klein and colleagues are investigating.







