Sociology
Why Birthrates Among Hispanic Americans Have Plummeted (New York Times)
The United States population grew by just 0.6 percent last year, the smallest increase in 80 years, according to Ken Johnson, a demographer at the University of New Hampshire. He noted that, at current rates, young Hispanic women will have an average of two children, down from three just a decade... Read MoreAlso in UNH Today...
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02/28/19The Smile of the Child Int’l Conference Against Sexual Abuse of Children (The National Herald)
Sociologist David Finkelhor is featured at an international conference as a world expert on child sexual abuse. -
02/28/19Potter, Stapleton at UNH-Innovation Wildcatalyst Series
Potter and Stapleton discuss new nonprofit in this series that highlights successful women in research. -
02/15/19The Catholic Church's euphemization of power (National Catholic Reporter)
Michele Dillon, interim dean of COLA and sociologist, publishes an opinion piece on double truths in the Church hierarchy. -
02/06/19A Rural Spiral
UNH research finds a shrinking population in more than a third of rural counties.
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12/06/18 - UNH Study Shows Inflow of People (NHPR)New census data show that New Hampshire saw a substantial inflow of people from other states between 2013 and 2017. Read More -
11/30/18 - Sexual Harassment in N.H. WorkplaceMore than half of women and nearly 25 percent of men in the Granite State have been victims of workplace sexual harassment. Read More -
11/19/18 - A Top HonorReeve Kennedy is one of 15 students across the country to receive a Doris Duke Fellowship for the Promotion of Child Well-Being. Read More -
10/11/18 - To Teach Bystander Intervention, Try a Video GameA new study from UNH's Prevention Innovations Research Center has found video games show promise as tools for sexual assault prevention. Read More -
09/28/18 - Talking at TEDxPortsmouthUNH sociologist Sharyn Potter addresses the costs of campus sexual violence in a TEDxPortsmouth talk. Read More -
08/28/18 - Chaos at Home Adversely Affects AdolescentsA new UNH study is among the first to look at the effects of unstable and disorganized family environments on rural teens Read More -
08/24/18 - Dillon Named Interim DeanClass of 1944 Professor of Sociology Michele Dillon will serve as COLA's interim dean for the 2018-19 academic year. Read More -
08/16/18 - Fighting Suicide with ScienceA UNH graduate student is the nation’s first psychological autopsy examiner. Read More -
06/08/18 - This Researcher Is Taking a Revolutionary Approach: Psychological AutopsiesPh.D. candidate, Michael Staley talks about his revolutionary appraoch to suicide prevention through "psychological autopsies." Read More -
05/15/18 - Ready to FlyGraduating COLA seniors look back on lessons learned and forward to bright futures. Read More