According to new data released from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. life expectancy could drop by the largest amount since World War II, reports The Wall Street Journal. Ken Johnson, Senior Demographer with the Carsey School of Public Policy, said he estimates that COVID-19 will result in more deaths than births in half of U.S. counties – the first time this has happened in U.S. history.

The Guardian reports on new information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stating that life expectancy in 2020 could decline by 2–3 years. Carsey School Senior Demographer Ken Johnson told The Guardian that he expects the pandemic will cause deaths to outpace births in more than 50 percent of U.S. counties this year – the first time in U.S. history of such an occurrence.

A desire to better understand how people think led Gordon Unzen ’21 to major in psychology. He added philosophy after taking social and political philosophy, and then justice studies when he realized it complemented the other two fields and gained him access “to the world of law” through classwork and internships.

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Get to know Melissa Mullen '21, one of our peer assistant leaders who helps incoming first-year students adjust to life at UNH Manchester.

The Keene Sentinel reports on the Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District in New Hampshire voting to fund a full-day, tuition-free preschool program for 3- and 4-year-olds and interviewed Carsey School research professor Jessica Carson to discuss how universal preschool programs can impact child-care providers.

The Bond Buyer publication recently cited the Carsey School's COVID-19 Economic Crisis: By State report, which is an ongoing research project by Carsey Director Michael Ettlinger and Policy Analyst Jordan Hensley on the impact of COVID-19 on the United States economy.