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.

A new exhibition at the UNH Museum of Art focuses on ocean research and the collaboration between art and science.

Joan B. Beasley and a research team from the Center for START Services at the Institute on Disability (IOD) at UNH has been approved for a $4.86 million funding award.

Former NH Listens Program Manager Andres Mejia Jr. has been named full-time Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice for the Exeter Region Cooperative School District. Mejia began August 1 in this newly created position, where he will educate, advise, and train the community on their role in diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. 

The Pittsburg, Kansas-based Morning Sun newspaper recently reported that the state taxes collected in Kansas have been largely unaffected by the resurgence of the coronavirus pandemic and were higher than to be expected. A report conducted in July by the research team at Carsey School of Public Policy showed Kansas was one of the only states, out of 14 total, with a larger economy following the first quarter of 2021. 

This summer, Dzijeme Ntumi ’17, ’18G served as the lead instructor and curriculum designer for an innovative new educational program that explores science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics, as well as the Black experience.

NH Listens Fellow and former NH Listens program manager Andres Mejia Jr. has been named the new Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice for the Exeter Region Cooperative School District in Southern New Hampshire. A graduate of the Carsey School's Master in Community Development program, Mejia has worked at UNH as a social justice educator for several years.

The Valley News recently reported on findings that a lack of child care Norwich and surrounding towns has resulted in parents cutting back on work to stay home with children. The findings cited a 2018 report from Vulnerable Families research team at the Carsey School of Public Policy.