UNH in the News

NHPR: Rural New England Counties See Big Increase in Overdose Rates

Researcher Shannon Monnat says the trend speaks to a failure of public policy aimed at stemming the crisis. Read More

The New York Times: More Whites Dying Than Being Born in a Majority of U.S. States

Report co-authored by Kenneth Johnson suggests whites could drop below 50 percent of the population earlier than 2045. Read More

Nova: Extraordinary Star-Swallowing Event Aids Detection of Mid-Sized Black Holes

The discovery, discussed in a paper by lead author Dacheng Lin, could help researchers better fill in gaps on black holes’ birth and behavior. Read More

The New York Times: Pine-Killing Southern Beetle May Be More Deadly in North

Jeff Garnas discusses the potential effects of the beetle on the majority white pine forests of New England and the Adirondacks. Read More

NPR: How To Get Your Kids To Do Chores (Without Resenting It)

Andrew Coppens discusses why kids volunteering to help around the house is such an important trait in Mexican and Mexican-American families. Read More

The Boston Globe: NASA Selects UNH for Mission To Study Safer Space Travel

Nathan Schwadron and Harlan Spence, among others, will be investigating the global heliosphere — a bubble that surrounds and protects our solar... Read More

New Hampshire Business Review: UNH Adds Online Cybersecurity Master's Degree

The interdisciplinary program in cybersecurity policy and risk management is aimed at helping to fill the growing need for cybersecurity... Read More

Seacoast Online: Light Pollution a Growing Challenge

John Gianforte discusses the effects of light pollution and how we can take steps to reduce it. Read More

The Laconia Daily Sun: Experts See New Diseases Surging in State

Alan Eaton comments on how New Hampshire's forested environment affects tick populations and how it differs from conditions a century ago. Read More

WMUR: Daniel Seichepine Talks About Heroin's Effects on Brain

Daniel Seichepine says heroin can actually change the brain, which poses real challenges for users during recovery. Read More