The New Hampshire Institute for Health Policy and Practice (NHIHPP), a research institute at UNH, has received a $150,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to identify New Hampshire’s myriad sources of public health funding with an eye toward improving the funding and delivery of public health services in the state. 

The project, led by NHIHPP in collaboration with the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, the Community Health Institute, and four community-based public health entities (in Manchester, the Monadnock region, the North Country, and the Lakes region), will focus on funding for addressing tobacco use and prevention. 

“New Hampshire has a particularly complex public health infrastructure. It’s not clear exactly how the services we receive as people are being paid for,” says Jo Porter, deputy director of the NHIHPP and principal investigator on the grant. For example, she says, tobacco prevention services may be supported...

The Department of Theatre and Dance has added a universal ticket price of $8 for all shows for youth, 17 and under.  

“We are dedicated to nurturing the next generation of theatre goers, says David Kaye, department chair and director of the acting and playwriting program. “We offer youth drama theatre tours throughout New England, summer youth drama and dance camp programs and at least one show each season on our main stage that is family friendly, so the ticket price needs to be family friendly too.”  

Any production deemed not suitable for children will have a mature content statement when ordering tickets online that will guide ticket buyers to additional information. Box office personnel will utilize the...

With the value of coastal recreation estimated at some $20 billion nationally and $400 million in New Hampshire and Maine, coastal closures represent a significant sustainability problem with complex and interacting economic, social and environmental dimensions. As long-term trends indicate worsening coastal pollution, this research will inform choices and provide a promising model for interactions between science and decision-making. A team of researchers led by UNH and the University of Maine 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, aims to strengthen the scientific basis for decision making for the management of recreational beaches and shellfish harvesting.

The project, known as the New England SusTainability Consortium (NEST), is managed by the EPSCoR programs at UNH and UMaine in partnership...

Cooperative Extension is seeking those interested in protecting New Hampshire's wildlife to volunteer with its New Hampshire Coverts Project. Landowners, wildlife enthusiasts, and the conservation-minded are encouraged to apply for the 2013 New Hampshire Coverts Project training workshop by Aug. 1. 

The annual training workshop, now in its 18th year, takes place Sept. 18-21 at the Barbara C. Harris Camp and Conference Center in Greenfield. 

For three and a half days, participants learn about the latest concepts and issues in wildlife and forest ecology, habitat management, land conservation, community conservation planning, and effective outreach. Attendees pay a $50 registration fee, with room, board, and materials provided by program sponsors. 

Upon completion, trained volunteers, called "coverts cooperators," return to their...

American workers who found themselves in part-time positions in the aftermath of the economic downturn still struggle to find full-time work and are much more likely to be living in poverty than their peers with full-time work, according to new research from the Carsey Institute at UNH. 

“Part-time employment increased dramatically during the recent recession for both men and women. Individuals work part time for many reasons. Some do so to care for children and elderly family members. Others do so because they are in school. Yet others work part time because they cannot find full-time work. This latter reason may be a cause of concern for both workers and employers, as well as those interested in the long-term productivity and efficiency of the U.S. economy,” said researcher Rebecca Glauber, assistant professor of sociology and a faculty fellow at the Carsey Institute. 

The new research is presented in the Carsey Institute policy brief “Wanting More but...

Paul Dean, chief of police and executive director of public safety at UNH was appointed chair of the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators’ (IACLEA) Domestic Preparedness Committee (DPC) by IACLEA President Vickie L. Weaver.

Originally set up to oversee IACLEA’s federal Department of Homeland Security grant training program, the DPC’s current charge is to identify emerging trends and best practices in campus preparedness for man-made and natural disasters. The committee also seeks opportunities to partner with other entities to develop and promote an all-hazards approach to emergency preparedness and campus safety.

A 28-year veteran of law enforcement, Dean was instrumental in the development of IACLEA’s DHS-funded three-day course, “Managing Critical Incidents for Higher Education Institutions: A Multi-Disciplinary, Community Approach,” as well as a three-hour executive overview of that course designed for senior higher education...

There is still room in many of the classes offered this summer by the UNH Museum of Art. Youngsters through teens can take such things as drawing, painting, printmaking, woodworking, knitting and crocheting, advanced comic making and photography.

The Museum of Art camp program runs July 29 – Aug. 2, and Aug. 5 – 9. For more information, contact Catherine A. Mazur at 2-3713.

The cost is $125 per session or $225 for two sessions. Additional material costs may apply.

The maximum enrollment is 10 students per class with a minimum of six students needed to...