June 19, 2018
DURHAM, N.H. – Opioid mortality rates were higher in urban than in rural counties but rates have increased more in rural counties over the past two decades, according to new research by the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire. The most dramatic increases in opioid deaths were in the rural Midwest where they were 16 times higher in 2016 than in 1999 and in the rural Northeast where they were 11.4 times higher.
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L.L. Bean Leader Addresses 2018 UNH Commencement
“As you all embark on this next chapter, no matter what your plans are or where they may take you, I wish for you to lead an adventure-filled life,” University of New Hampshire commencement speaker L.L. Bean Chairman Shawn Gorman ‘89 said during the university's commencement held Saturday, May 19, 2018.
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 DURHAM, N.H. - Scientists have been able to prove the existence of small black holes and those that are super-massive but the existence of an elusive type of black hole, known as intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs) is hotly debated. New research coming out of the Space Science Center at the...
Read MoreUNH Researcher Captures Best Ever Evidence of Rare Black Hole |
 DURHAM, N.H. — The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) has received generous donations from industry partners Dell EMC, Verizon, Alexander Technology Group, Cisco, HPE, Liberty Mutual, QA Cafe, and Senet to support the expansion of HighTech Bound, its high school...
Read MoreUNH-IOL Announces Industry Sponsors for STEM High School Summer Internship |
 DURHAM, N.H. – New England bee enthusiasts will head to Cheshire County in mass for the 2018 Annual New England Bee Bioblitz organized by the University of New Hampshire Bee Lab and supported by the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station. The event takes place at Pisgah State Park June 22-24...
Read MoreUNH Bee Lab Hosts New England Bee Bioblitz in Cheshire County June 22-24 |
 DURHAM, N.H. – Researchers and engineers from the University of New Hampshire's Space Science Center (SSC) have been selected to be a part of a science mission by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to sample, analyze, and map particles streaming to Earth from the edges of...
Read MoreUNH Researchers Land Roles in NASA Mission to Study Outer Solar System |
 DURHAM, N.H. – The number of children or youth removed from parental care increased by more than 50 percent from 2012-2016 and the percent that included a substance-related allegation doubled from 30 to 60 percent, according to new research by the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of...
Read MoreUNH Research Finds More Children Removed from Parental Care, as Parental Substance Use Increases |
 DURHAM, N.H. – It doesn’t matter if it’s a forest, a soybean field, or a prairie, all plants take up carbon dioxide during photosynthesis – the process where they use sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into food. During this changeover, the plants emit an energy “glow” that is not visible...
Read MoreUNH Researchers Shine a Light on More Accurate Way to Estimate Climate Change |
 DURHAM, N.H. – The NH Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of New Hampshire and Granite State Dairy Promotion invite the public to “meet your milk” at the UNH Open Barn Saturday, June 23, 2018. The annual statewide event, which is free and open to the public, takes place at the...
Read MoreMeet Your Milk at UNH Open Barn June 23 |
DURHAM, N.H. — Beginning this fall, the University of New Hampshire will offer a sixth online master’s degree in cybersecurity policy and risk management (CPRM). The newest addition to UNH Online, this program blends cybersecurity strategy and policy with preparedness, incident response, recovery,...
Read MoreUNH Adds New Master’s Degree in Cybersecurity Policy and Risk Management |
 DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire has received a three-year $724,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, which will be used by the Center for the Humanities to host residential summer institutes that will train humanists to work in the public realm and embrace community...
Read MoreUNH Receives Mellon Foundation Grant to Take the Humanities to the Public |
 DURHAM, N.H. – Over the last 20 years, Maine’s forests have become younger and less dense. As a result, forests are not providing the most climate benefits that they could through carbon sequestration and storage. However, more carbon could be stored over the next 100 years with less frequent...
Read MoreUNH Research Finds Maine Forest Management Hampering Ability of Forests to Reap Climate Benefits |
 DURHAM, N.H. - The angel investor market in 2017 saw an increase in investment dollars and deal size, according to the latest angel market analysis released by the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire.
Total investments in 2017 were $23.9 billion, an increase of 12.6...
Read MoreUNH Finds Angels Remain Bullish for Seed and Start-Up Investing in 2017 Angel Market |
 DURHAM, N.H. – When it comes to finding protection and a safe feeding ground, fish rely on towering blades of seaweed, like kelp, to create a three-dimensional hiding space. Kelp forests have been shown to be one of the most productive systems in the ocean with high biodiversity and ecological...
Read MoreUNH Researchers Find Invasive Seaweed Makes Fish Change Their Behavior |
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- Pine-Killing Southern Beetle May Be More Deadly in NorthJune 10th, 2018Outlet: New York Times Online, The
...pine species there, said Jeff Garnas, a forest ecologist at the University of New Hampshire who's not associated... - UNH has new program to attract students from ChinaJune 10th, 2018Outlet: New Hampshire Union Leader Online
- How To Get Your Kids To Do Chores (Without Resenting It)June 9th, 2018Outlet: NPR/National Public Radio Online
...really complex term," says Andrew Coppens, an education researcher at the University of New Hampshire, who collaborates... - NASA selects University of New Hampshire researchers for mission to study safer space travelJune 8th, 2018Outlet: Boston Globe Online
...studying the outer solar system and safer space travel, and several University of New Hampshire researchers made the... - What a former vice president can teach Democrats about racial and economic inequalityJune 8th, 2018Outlet: Washington Post Online, The
Seventy years ago, Henry A. Wallace retired from politics after a failed third-party presidential run for the Progressive Party. But now his grandson,...