Family
Restaurant Workers Deserve Affordable Child Care
One in four families spends more than 10 percent of their income on child care, according to a 2016 report from Carsey School of Public Policy. Low-income families spend 19.8 percent, or nearly double that. The lack of affordable and accessable childcare is a nationwide crisis that Camilla Marcus... Read More
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06/16/15UNH Expert Weighs In On Duggar Drama
David Finkelhor, director of the UNH Crimes Against Children Research CenterWhen news broke that the Duggar family — known for their TLC show "19... -
05/11/15A.J. LeBlanc Named Family Business of the Year
A.J. LeBlanc Heating, Plumbing and Air Conditioning in Bedford has been named the 2015 Family Business of the Year by the University of New... -
10/29/14Family Weekend 2014
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10/08/14Firsthand Experience in a Secondhand Store
You hear it all the time from students, the value of taking what they’ve learned in the classroom out to the field to gain up-close experience while...
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06/19/14 - New SchoolJoan Stolar Smith '73 never planned to make her mark in education. An accomplished harpsichordist who majored in music at UNH, Smith thought her career path was clear. "My plan... Read More -
03/17/14 - Finding Her Perfect BalanceFrom the ages of 14 to 18, Emily Quigley lived in the New Hampshire Foster Care System and was a resident for a while at the Dover Children’s Home in Dover, N.H. After earning a... Read More -
12/19/13 - The Case Against SpankingMurray Straus, founder and co-director of the UNH Family Research Laboratory and professor emeritus of sociology, discusses the long-term implications of spanking. A new book by... Read More -
10/10/13 - Sibling Aggression and Mental HealthWhen Corinna Jenkins Tucker learned that her study linking the effects of sibling aggression to poor mental health outcomes would be published in the journal Pediatrics, she was... Read More -
10/10/13 - Former Senator and Business Leader Win Service AwardsUNH has announced the recipients of its most prestigious awards, the UNH Alumni Association’s Pettee Medal and the UNH Foundation’s Hubbard Family Award. Thomas W. Haas is the... Read More -
09/06/12 - Knotts LandingBeth Knotts ’79 nearly dropped out of UNH before finding what really mattered to her. Her journey of discovery changed her and her family forever. Now there’s a new Knotts on... Read More -
08/16/12 - Unique Program Connects N.H. Campers with Incarcerated FathersA program launched by UNH’s family studies department is sending some New Hampshire kids to camp – and to prison. Read about how that’s a good thing. Read More