News & Events Calendar

Allison Churilla, a Sociology graduate student, is the recipient of a Dissertation Year Fellowship for  2009-10 offered by the UNH Graduate School.  

UNH awarded the 2009 Seal of Approval for Faculty Gender Equity by the Sociologists for Women in Society.   

National Study Finds Large Increase in Arrests of Online Predators in Undercover Operations.

Professor Kenneth Johnson presents an analysis of the new U.S. Census data released March 19th.  

Results of the survey "Violence against Men in New Hampshire" conducted by Sharyn Potter, Associate Professor of Sociology; David Laflamme, Research Assistant Professor of Health Management and Policy, and Mary Moynihan, Research Associate Professor in Women's Studies was released to the press in Concord, NH on February 10, 2009.  

David Finkelhor garners award for Childhood Victimization: Violence, Crime and Abuse in the Lives of Young People.

"Just as immigrants were attracted to the growing U.S. economy, their volume has diminished as the economy has slowed, " said Kenneth M. Johnson, senior Demographer at the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire.  

"The dismal real estate market may benefit states that have seen people head to other states for years. In New York, the number of people going to other states dropped by 7.1% and the number coming in went up 2%, according to Kenneth Johnson, demographer at the University of New Hampshire's Carsey Institute."

Prof. Potter's research on the bystander in instances of sexual violence is discussed. 

Palmer Alumni Lecture Series:   Dr. Susan Ross from Lycoming College will present:  Deployed:  How Reservists Bear the Burden of Iraq.   Time:  12:40 to 2:00 p.m.  in Horton 201 on October 30, 2008.  

SILAS ARCHAMBAULT, a graduating sociology senior, will be one of eight UNH students presenting their research to the state legislature at the 2008 LEGISLATIVE BREAKFAST in Concord, NH, on April 9, 2008.   

New Census  Bureau data released on 3/20 showed changes in U.S. county level migration patterns between 2006 and 2007.  Dr. Kenneth Johnson was quoted in a front page story in USA Today as well as in the Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe and a number of other papers regarding the demographic factors underlying these changes in migration and population growth trends.   

Noted national child abuse researcher David Finkelhor has authored a book that presents a comprehensive new vision of how to think about and respond to children who experience crime, violence and abuse.

As Catholics prepare to enter the Lenten season, choosing to make financial sacrifices for religious reasons may help those concerned about the economic downturn, according to Michele Dillon, UNH professor of sociology.