A recent study published by the Carsey School of Public Policy and conducted by UNH researchers Jess Carson, Analena Bruce, and Isaac Leslie found that half of New Hampshire residents buy local farm fresh food each month.

The frost heaves that turn New England roads and their drivers into a bumpy, grumpy mess are one of many consequences of the seasonal soil freeze and thaw cycle that impacts about half of the northern hemisphere. Yet despite this well-known phenomenon, there is a surprising lack of soil frost research that assesses the timing and extent of frozen soil and its impacts. 

The New Hampshire Institute for Civics Education recently held an interactive discussion on civic and community health with speakers Martha McCoy of Everyday Democracy and Bruce Mallory and Quixada Moore-Vissing, authors of the 2020 New Hampshire Civic Health Index at the Carsey School.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Center for Impact Finance at the UNH Carsey School held the 2021 Financial Innovations Roundtable, titled "Scaling Equitable Solar Finance," in May. Watch the recording of this event.

Michael Ettlinger, founding Director of UNH's Carsey School of Public Policy, was quoted in Politico on which state economies are recovering the fastest from the economic recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. “What we're seeing is the states that were down the most at the beginning are still down the most, and those were basically the states that rely most on travel,” said Ettlinger.

Do shrinking birth rates and closing elementary schools in New Hampshire offer a preview of what's to happen around the country? Carsey School Senior Demographer Ken Johnson believes so. Johnson recently spoke with reporters at The 74 Million about recent data that shows that 8 million fewer babies were born in the past 13 years than would have if the 2007-era birth rates had continued.

A study by UNH researchers found that half of New Hampshire residents are buying food from local farms at least a few times a month.

Ken Johnson, Senior Demographer with Carsey School of Public Policy, was recently cited in Bloomberg regarding new data that in 2020, 25 states had more deaths than births – a trend that has continued in early 2021.

"In 2019, 5 states had more deaths than births. The most in U.S. history to that time," said Johnson. "In 2020, 25 states had more deaths than births. The decline has continued in early 2021."

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"We thought about the state budget, but part of the challenge is that the federal government has much better data than not just New Hampshire, but almost any other state."

Annmarie Timmins from the New Hampshire Bulletin recently interviewed Carsey School Director Michael Ettlinger regarding Carsey's new FedGovSpend Explorer app, which tracks federal spending levels.