The City of Nashua Health Department recently received funding from the Kresge Foundation that it will use to study why people of color trust/mistrust its health care system. As part of this effort, city officials will work with NH Listens to gather data that will help develop a marketing campaign and training and educational services.

It’s not unusual for college students to worry about paying for tuition, room, board and books, especially here in New Hampshire, where average student loan debt is among the highest in the country. But a recent survey shows that a surprising number of UNH students also struggle to afford day-to-day essentials – food, shelter and transportation to and from campus or a job.

Michael Ettlinger, Director of the Carsey School, recently joined a WGBH panel to discuss responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact of those responses, and reactions from consumers and corporations around the world.

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.