New England SusTainability Consortium (NEST) A team of researchers led by the University of Maine (UMaine) and the University of New Hampshire (UNH) will conduct a three-year study of the many factors affecting the health of their shared coastal ecosystem. This collaboration, funded by a $6 million award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), aims read more Two New NSF-Funded Grants Announced as SSI Researchers Continue to Make a Difference