Many rural communities have been struggling with the migration patterns increasing population prices and the COVID-19 pandemic has only increased the issue of affordable housing. The Sentinel Source discussed several different researchers who had seen this problem across the U.S., including Jess Carson, Carsey School of Public Policy researcher. Carson explained how many people hadn't recovered from the 2008 recession before being hit again with the challenges of the pandemic and the variables allowing communities to rebuild. 

New Hampshire's labor shortage has been exacerbated due to the COVID-19 pandemic and has extremely impacted a child care shortage, causing providers to close down or to scale back. New Hampshire Business Review recently wrote an article on the issue, mentioning a brief published in July by the Carsey School and the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.

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.