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DURHAM, N.H.—The bobcat, New Hampshire’s official state wildcat and a critical contributor to the sustainability of the state's forest ecosystem, may be being stressed out by human activity in residential and agricultural areas, according to scientists with the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of New Hampshire.

Editors and Producers: An author of the 2020 N.H. Civic Health Index and other speakers will discuss the findings about New Hampshire’s pre-pandemic civic landscape and the future of the state at 1 p.m. today, March 25, 2021. Register here for a link to the Zoom event. Quixada Moore-Vissing is also available to respond to questions at qmoore-vissing@publicagenda.org.

DURHAM, N.H.— Kim Janey makes history as Boston’s first Black woman mayor and only the second in New England. The city council member becomes acting mayor of Boston as former Mayor Martin J. Walsh is confirmed as the nation’s next labor secretary. Kabria Baumgartner, associate professor of American studies at the University of New Hampshire, can speak to the significance of Janey’s place in history and highlight the political force Black women have played in politics through the centuries.

DURHAM, N.H.—The University of New Hampshire’s franchising sector-focused RIFC 50 Index™ continued to recover from the severe losses sustained earlier in the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, gaining 12.8% in market value in the fourth quarter of 2020 as effective vaccines started becoming available and fueled hopes for control of the pandemic in the near future. Developed and published by UNH’s Rosenberg International Franchise Center (RIFC), it is the first stock index to track the financial market performance of the U.S.

DURHAM, N.H.— Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have found that more than 50% of children in high-risk populations in the United States are not receiving behavioral health services that could improve their developmental outcomes when it comes to mental and physical health problems.

DURHAM, N.H. — Buckingham Palace broke its silence around Harry and Meghan’s explosive interview with Oprah releasing a statement from Queen Elizabeth saying the issues raised, especially those of race, were “concerning.” Nicoletta Gullace, associate professor of history at the University of New Hampshire who studies 20th century and modern British history, is available to discuss the underlying historical influences around the royal family’s continued attempts to remain relevant and popular at this difficult time.

Editor’s Note: A call will be held for press March 10, at 3 p.m. with NH SBDC State Director Liz Gray and UNH Survey Center Director Andrew Smith and Research Associate Sean McKinley. Please reach out to Heidi Edwards Dunn for the Zoom call information.

Producers and editors: Dean Merrill-Sands is available for interviews as are faculty members, Paul College graduates working in the field and business leaders. Please email erika.mantz@unh.edu for contact information.

DURHAM, N.H.— In business, as in life, it is important to make a good first impression and according to research at the University of New Hampshire a positive initial trust interaction can be helpful in building a lasting trust relationship. Researchers found that trusting a person early on can have benefits over the life of the relationship, even after a violation of that trust.

DURHAM, N.H.—The Biden administration has created a bipartisan commission to study reforms within the Supreme Court as well as a broader review of the court system and the House of Representatives’ Judiciary Committee recently held hearings on the need for more federal judges and other court reforms.