Carsey School Senior Demographer Ken Johnson recently joined NHPR’s Rick Ganley for an interview on the 2020 Census data and how New Hampshire’s population has changed. Read the four key takeaways from their conversation in the full transcript of this interview on the NHPR website.

UNH researchers are constantly performing impactful work. Check out these engaging "virtual postcards" for a quick glimpse at some of the most timely and interesting research being done at UNH.

In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Carsey School Senior Demographer Ken Johnson discussed how new Census data shows that minority populations are growing and, for the first time in history, the United States’ white population is not growing.

The Small Family Community Fellowship was recently established to provide opportunities for New Hampshire students to apply what they learn in the classroom to important needs at the local level. Through paid positions with community organizations and businesses, these fellowships combine students’ academic pathways with service to enhance both student growth and the common good.

On a sandbar in the Squamscott River in Exeter, UNH researchers and collaborators from New Hampshire Fish and Game and Coastal Research Volunteers collect rainbow smelt caught in a fyke net. 

The Hill newspaper recently interviewed Ken Johnson, Senior Demographer at the Carsey School, regarding new census data that shows a natural decrease in the white population as the U.S. population growth is driven by minority communities. 

The Freedom Café was founded more than eight years ago with one ambitious goal and two worldly possessions. It recently moved from its original location at 10 Mill Road to 37 Main Street in Durham, settling into a more central location that will allow the café to expand its offerings while fulfilling its mission of trying to end human trafficking.

The birthrate declined for the sixth straight year in 2020, according to the federal government. Kenneth Johnson, a senior demographer at the Carsey School, has calculated that together with the rise in deaths — up by about 18 percent from 2019 — the drop in births is contributing to the aging of the American population: A total of 25 states had more deaths than births last year.

Marian McCord will serve on the National Science Foundation's Committee on the Future of NSF EPSCoR.

How can a Master in Public Policy, Master in Public Administration, or Master in Community Development prepare you to work in Nonprofit Management? At the Carsey School of Public Policy at UNH, it’s by connecting students to local and regional nonprofits, teaching them about the unique work of nonprofit managers, and inspiring them to create change through hands-on projects.