COVID-19
Alexandra Gazette Packet: Baby Bust: Declining birth rates lead to shrinking Kindergarten enrollments
The Alexandra Gazette Packet recently interviewed Ken Johnson, Carsey School Senior Demographer, to discuss nationwide declining birth rates and its impact on local school systems like those in Virginia. Read More
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07/08/21KARE 11: New data shows Minnesota’s COVID restrictions saved lives
KARE 11, an NBC-affiliate based in Minneapolis, recently reported on the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and interviewed Jordan Hensely, a... -
06/11/21NBC News: CDC finds deaths from heart disease and diabetes climbed amid Covid in U.S.
NBC News recently referenced research by Carsey School Senior Demographer Ken Johnson in which he found that 25 states saw more deaths than births in... -
06/10/21Daily Yonder: Covid Infections and Deaths Drop to Lowest Rates in a Year
The Daily Yonder recently referenced research by Ken Johnson, Senior Demographer at the Carsey School of Public Policy, in an article on the spread... -
05/19/21The Laconia Daily Sun: As Families Struggle, Some States Lead the Way on Childcare, Paid Leave
Jess Carson, a research professor at the Univeristy of New Hampshire's Carsey School of Public Policy, was recently quoted in The Laconia Daily Sun...
Recent Stories
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06/01/20 - Carnegie Corp: Andrew Carnegie Fellow on Rural America’s Vulnerability to COVID-19Carsey School Senior Demographer and 2016 Andrew Carnegie Fellow Ken Johnson was recently interviewed for his research into the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on rural... Read More -
05/28/20 - Keene Sentinel: COVID-19 Pandemic Hasn't Change N.H. Resident's Views on ScienceA recent poll conducted by researchers at the Carsey School of Public Policy found that around 70 to 80 percent of New Hampshire residents' said that they trusted advice from... Read More -
05/26/20 - NHPR: Pandemic Hasn't Changed N.H.'s Views on ScienceA recent poll conducted by the Carsey School shows that New Hampshire residents' trust in science and in the government has not changed, even as coronavirus continues to spread.... Read More -
05/26/20 - Union-Bulletin: Rural Areas Expect Higher Death RateAccording to Kenneth Johnson, senior demographer at the Carsey School, an older population, greater incidence of obesity, and chronic health problems in rural areas are likely to... Read More -
05/19/20 - NH Union Leader: NH’s Tourism Hotspots Now Face COVID-19 RiskCarsey School Senior Demographer Ken Johnson was interviewed for this NH Union Leader article on how New Hampshire’s tourism destinations are beginning to get hit harder by the... Read More -
05/19/20 - Fosters.com: Innovative Approaches Surfacing to Meet Food-related COVID-19 NeedsCarsey School researcher Jessica Carson was quoted in Fosters.com regarding her research into how government, nonprofit, retail, and volunteer emergency food systems are... Read More -
05/19/20 - Wall Street Journal: Coronavirus Spreading Faster in Rural CommunitiesCarsey School Senior Demographer Ken Johnson was recently quoted in the Wall Street Journal for his research into why coronavirus will spread faster within rural U.S. communities... Read More -
05/11/20 - Monadnock Ledger-Transcript: NH Residents Have More Confidence in State Gov'ts Than FederalAccording to Lawrence Hamilton, senior fellow at the Carsey School, New Hampshire residents have more confidence in state government and scientific organizations than they do in... Read More -
05/06/20 - Concord Monitor: Research Reflects Strong Differences in Opinion Depending on People’s Political ViewsA study by Lawrence Hamilton, senior researcher at the Carsey School, and Thomas Safford found that 72% of people trusted science agenices while only 47% said that they were "very... Read More -
04/29/20 - The Conway Daily Sun: Areas With Seasonal Homes Hit Harder by COVID-19According to Jessica Carson, assistant research professor at the Carsey School, in the nation's 199 rural counties where seasonal housing acounts for 25% or more of all housing... Read More