UNH Today

DURHAM, N.H. - Fred Short, professor of natural resources and the environment at the University of New Hampshire and a leading expert in seagrass conservation and restoration worldwide, has been named "Conservationist of the Year" by the Coastal Conservation Association of New Hampshire. He will receive the award at an event Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, at the Wentworth Marina in New Castle.

DURHAM, N.H. - A high school football player's broken neck - from which he's recovered - has yielded breakthrough biomechanical data on cervical spine injuries that could ultimately affect safety and equipment standards for athletes. University of New Hampshire associate professor of kinesiology Erik Swartz collaborated on the study, which appears in a letter in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine.

DURHAM, N.H. - Families are increasingly relying on public health insurance plans to provide coverage for their children, a growing trend that researchers say is tied to job losses, coverage changes to private health insurance plans, and expanded access to public plans, according to new research from the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire.

The trend is particularly pronounced within rural and inner-city areas, which traditionally have had lower coverage rates than suburban areas.

DURHAM, N.H. - More than 11 percent of New Hampshire's population - about one person in nine - reports having a disability, according to a new report from the University of New Hampshire's Institute on Disability (IOD). "Facts & Figures: The 2011 Annual Report on Disability in New Hampshire" presents a comprehensive picture of issues related to disability in the Granite State.

Among the key findings in the annual report:

DURHAM, N.H. - More than 11 percent of New Hampshire's population - about one person in nine - reports having a disability, according to a new report from the University of New Hampshire's Institute on Disability (IOD). "Facts & Figures: The 2011 Annual Report on Disability in New Hampshire" presents a comprehensive picture of issues related to disability in the Granite State.

Among the key findings in the annual report:

DURHAM, N.H. - The Green Launching Pad will host a business development seminar Tuesday, July 26, 2011, to help entrepreneurs learn how to succeed at launching and sustaining their new ventures in a green economy.

"Green Entrepreneurship -- Strategies for Success" will be offered from 10 a.m. to noon at the Idea Greenhouse, 8 Jenkins Court, Durham. The seminar is free, but registration is required.

DURHAM, N.H. - New research from the University of New Hampshire Center for Venture Research shows that stereotypes about gender affect the investment decision-making of women, even among successful women.

DURHAM, N.H. - Bruce Mallory, professor of education and former provost, has been named the interim director of the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire. Mallory will serve for two years, effective immediately.

DURHAM, N.H. - Proposed cuts to one of the nation's most successful nutrition programs for low-income women and children could hit hard millions of families in rural and urban areas that depend on the program, according to new research from the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire.

DURHAM, N.H. - The Institute on Disability (IOD) at the University of New Hampshire will host the 13th Annual Autism Summer Institute August 8-10, 2011, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Nashua. This year's three-day conference, "Everybody Reads, Everybody Writes, Everybody Has Something to Say," is open to anyone interested in learning more about Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) from experts on the subject, including people living with ASD.