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Feb 27, 2013
Forest Watch Documents Record Loss of White Pine Needles - an Indicator of Environmental Stress in Northern New England
Data released this week by the UNH’s Forest Watch program show that 2010 marked the first time in 20 years of the program’s observations that white pines did not retain important older needles. Recent samples and measurements made by students and teachers may suggest that a new environmental stressor appeared in spring 2010 and has affected new needles that opened in 2010, 2011, and 2012. Read more
Feb 27, 2013
Carsey Institute Explores Native Americans' Views of the State of Their Communities
Carsey researcher Jessica Ulrich-Schad has gained insights about Native Americans and Alaska Natives using data from Community and Environment in Rural America surveys and focus groups with Native leaders in one rural state. Describing how the Native experience is both similar to, and unique from, that of other rural Americans, Ulrich-Schad concludes that, while Native people face challenges in... Read more
Feb 27, 2013
Center for Molecular and Comparative Endocrinology Researchers Contribute to Major Breakthrough in Vertebrate Evolution
Stacia Sower, Wayne Decatur and Jeff Halland, colleagues in the Center for Molecular and Comparative Endocrinology, have helped determine the first complete genome sequence for the sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus). The genome sequence helps scientists understand the evolution of vertebrates. Read more
Feb 27, 2013
UNH Psychology Researchers Contribute to the Search for Better Treatments for Depression
Timothy Warner, a Ph.D. candidate, and psychology Professor Robert Drugan are studying the implications of stress on depression. Their work will contribute to the development of new, more effective treatments for this wide-spread mental health condition.Full article Read more- 1 of 37
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Feb 27, 2013
History Professor's Book About the American Revolution Named Finalist for National Book Prize
Among the Powers of the Earth: The American Revolution and the Making of a New World Empire (Harvard University Press, 2012) by Eliga Gould, professor of history, has been named a finalist for the 2013 George Washington Book Prize, a $50,000 award that recognizes the best recent book on the nation’s founding era. Read morePosted in: Health, Behavioral & Social Sciences, Humanities & the Arts, Research Development & Communications, Research Spotlight
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