Political Science
Jacobs ’25 Finds Potential Career Path in Internship with Sen. Shaheen's Office
Emeri Jacobs ’25 was only a few days into her experience as a legislative intern in the office of U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen this summer when she had her first “I’m really here” moment – watching from the gallery as Shaheen addressed the senate floor. Read More
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05/14/24UNH Students Take Home Three Awards at Model UN Conference
Twenty UNH students had the opportunity to rub elbows with international ambassadors and gain hands-on practice in political diplomacy during a trip... -
01/19/24UNH Experts Ponder Future of New Hampshire Primary Following DNC Change
Simmering tension between New Hampshire state leadership and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) over the Granite State’s first-in-the-nation... -
04/07/23Center for the Humanities Awards Five New Hayes Fellowships
Faculty research will focus on New Hampshire’s history, culture and government. -
02/06/23Passings: Emeritus of Political Science Lawrence O'Connell
UNH scholar and practitioner of public administration is remembered.
Recent Stories
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07/23/20 - Newsweek: Will the Blue Invasion of Red State America Finally Pay Off in 2020?Five states (Arizona, Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia) have added almost six million domestic migrants since 2000. While that may sound like a lot, according to... Read More -
06/30/20 - Early ActivismRonelle Tshiela ’21 has a friend who never drives with anything in his pockets. He keeps his license and registration on the dashboard so if he gets stopped by the police he doesn... Read More -
05/20/20 - Energy-Health NexusJeannie Sowers will study the health impacts of infrastructure destruction in the Middle East. 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 -
04/15/20 - Promoting a Right Not a PrivilegeIn her application to become a 2020 Truman Scholar, Abrita Kuthumi ’21 proposed an idea that would provide educational resources for the lowest caste group in Nepal. She mapped... Read More -
03/23/20 - Polarizing Political Stances are Eroding TrustLawrence Hamilton, a professor at the Carsey School, says that since the 2016 election, there has been an erosion of trust between researchers and people who identify as extreme... Read More -
03/05/20 - Reflecting on Super Tuesday 2020 (NHPR)UNH's Dante Scala discusses the results of Super Tuesday. Read More -
02/21/20 - Who Controls the River Nile? (BBC News)UNH political scientist Jeannie Sowers discusses the mega dam project on the Nile. Read More -
02/11/20 - New NH Voters Replace their Conservative PredecessorsCarsey School demographer Kenneth Johnson calculates that since the last election, about 195,000 of New Hampshires 1.1 million voters have departed from the state. They have been... Read More -
02/10/20 - League of Women Voters Turns 100The League of Women Voters was founded Feb. 14, 1920, six months before the 19th Amendment was ratified. Read More