Between 2010 and 2011, the child poverty rate rose modestly across the nation to 22.5 percent. Today 16.4 million children live in poverty; 6.1 million of them are under age six, according to researchers from the Carsey Institute at UNH.

In addition, 45 percent -- 32.7 million of America’s children -- live in families with incomes below 200 percent of the federal poverty line.

“It is important to understand young child poverty specifically, as children who are poor before age 6 have been shown to experience educational deficits, and health problems, with effects that span the life course,” the researchers said.

To evaluate the changes in child poverty, researchers focused on two time periods -- change since 2007, as the nation entered the recession, and change since 2010. They also looked at young children -- children under 6 years old -- living in poverty as well as national poverty rates for...

For 40 years, researchers at UNH have been working to better understand the state’s short coastline and the dynamic marine environment just beyond it. At the third annual Know the Coast Day, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012, faculty and student researchers will share what they’ve learned with free demonstrations and activities at two UNH marine laboratories.  

“University of New Hampshire faculty are conducting research from Great Bay to the Arctic Ocean and the...

When Kate Bolick wrote in The Atlantic about why women are choosing to delay marriage, she didn’t know that her cover story “All The Single Ladies” -- a blend of personal

reflection and reporting – would provoke so much discussion on national news talk shows, lead to a book contract, and develop into a CBS sitcom.

The UNH Writers Series welcomes Bolick, the 2012 Hyde Hibberd Visiting Writer, who will discuss blending the personal with the public in her talk “Personal Journalism: Locating Yourself in the World” Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. The event takes place at 5 p.m. in the Memorial Union Building, Theatre I. It is free and open to the public.

Thanks to the generosity of the Hibberd family, each year the UNH Master of Fine Arts in Writing program invites a writer to campus to talk to graduate students,...

I.  Roll – The following senators were absent:  Baldwin, Shore, Simos and Veal.  Guests were John Aber and Joe Gilbert.

II.  Remarks by and questions to the provost – The provost said that President Huddleston will do a state-of-the-university address in October.  In addition, the provost will send a letter to all faculty soon, regarding events of the last three years and especially the academic review and new budget initiatives.  The budget cuts were difficult but have been accomplished, and now the university will focus on excellence all across campus.  The separation incentive program resulted in 120 fewer faculty and staff.  That will put stress on many programs.  There are currently more out-of-state students, up to 55% from 50%.  The first set of Navitas students has matriculated at UNH, after spending a bridge year here in...

Tom Schram, associate professor of education, will deliver the distinguished Kimball Lecture Friday, Sept. 28, 2012. The title of his lecture is ""Redefining the End of Teacher Education."

Presented by the UNH Department of Education, the Kimball Lecture will take place at 4 p.m. in the MUB Theatre II. A reception will follow. It is free and open to the public.

“Teacher education is at a serious crossroads. The impact of policy initiatives on teacher education reform has reached what some call ‘crisis proportions’ and sent our profession into a serious reactive mode. The challenges we face are exacerbated by the way the federal government under both the Bush and Obama administrations has sent mixed messages to potential teachers, parents of K-12 students,...

The Whittemore School of Business and Economics announces two new open-enrollment executive development programs for women and managers on the executive track. 

The UNH Women’s Leadership Development Program and the Next Level Executive Development Program are the newest additions to a broad range of executive development programs offered by the Whittemore School of Business and Economics that provide intensive study for business leaders who want to strengthen their management skills and leadership capabilities.

Each program will be offered once in the spring and once in the fall. UNH Women’s Leadership Development Program will be held March 4-8, 2013, and Sept. 16-20, 2013. The Next Level Executive Development Program will be held April 8-12, 2013, and Oct. 21-25, 2013. Both programs will be held on campus in Durham in the new state-of-the-art Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics, which opens in January 2013.

“These programs provide an...

NFL Charities, the charitable foundation of the National Football League owners, has awarded a grant to UNH faculty member Erik Swartz to further his ongoing research on the implications of football helmet, facemask, and shoulder pad design on emergency care for injured players.  

Swartz, associate professor of athletic training in the department of kinesiology, received $62,521; his is one of 15 NFL Charities grants totaling more than $1.5 million that support sports-related medical research.

The grant will allow Swartz, who has been studying the safe removal of protective equipment like helmets and shoulder pads from athletes...