Fantastic Voyage
Natalie Cook '23 spent 45 days aboard a survey vessel this summer to map the seafloor of the Chesapeake Bay.
Natalie Cook '23 spent 45 days aboard a survey vessel this summer to map the seafloor of the Chesapeake Bay.
The University of New Hampshire has once again been recognized for its sustainability efforts by the Sierra Club, which ranked UNH ninth among the “Top 20 Coolest Schools of 2021.”
An international team of researchers led by UNH has sequenced the shea tree’s genome, providing a valuable resource for the strategic development of the species and contributing to th preservation of the vital social and economic crop.
Germany's federal elections are the subject of a fall 2021 event series.
The Washington Post recently reported on new laws that impact abortion, voting, and concealed carry rights. The newspaper also examined a recent article by Carsey School Director Michael Ettlinger on the disparity between the popular vote and governing power in the United States.
With a new $1.8 million National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) grant, UNH researchers will study how and why coastal hazards like excessive flooding are causing roads to fail and how to protect this critical infrastructure.
UNH’s Child Study and Development Center hosted an event to discuss President Biden’s Build Back Better Agenda, and included a child care site visit followed by a panel discussion to learn about how the Build Back Better Agenda will impact families, children and communities of New Hampshire.
New Hampshire Public Radio reported on the state's decreasing youth population, but pointed out the increased diversity among New Hampshire youth. “We're talking about over 40 percent of the children being minority now, in a state that's been so much non-Hispanic white. That's pretty striking," stated Carsey School Senior Demographer Ken Johnson in the article.
The New Hampshire Bulletin recently reported on the diversification of New Hampshire's population following the release of 2020 Census data that shows that the state's youth is the most diverse population in the state. The Bulletin interviewed Senior Demographer Ken Johnson and Carsey researcher Quixada Moore-Vissing, co-author of the 2020 New Hampshire Civic Health Index, which was released earlier this year.
New Hampshire is becoming a more diverse state, with children at the forefront of the demographic changes in the past decade, according to a new analysis from the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station and the UNH Carsey School of Public Policy.