Carsey School of Public Policy
Faculty Excellence Celebration Recognizes Outstanding UNH Educators
Every year, a chosen few of UNH’s outstanding faculty members from each college and school receive Faculty Excellence Awards in recognition of their achievements in teaching, scholarship and service. University-wide awards recognize public service, research, teaching and engagement. The 2025 award... Read More
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09/30/25UNH Research Shows Number of Childless Women in the U.S. Continues to Rise
Research from the University of New Hampshire reports that in 2024 there were 5.7 million more childless women of prime child-bearing age than... -
09/15/25Building a Better Childcare System in New Hampshire
A Carsey School expert breaks down the complicated landscape of childcare in New Hampshire. -
05/22/25Immigrants fuel growth in major U.S. urban counties
In an Associated Press article about immigrants keeping the largest urban counties in the U. S. growing in 2024, the Carsey School's Senior... -
05/22/25The trends behind the historically low U.S. birth rate
CBS News’ 60 Minutes Overtime interviewed the Carsey School’s Senior Demographer Kenneth Johnson to find out what’s happening with American women...
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 -
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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 - 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 -
05/19/20 - 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 -
05/12/20 - COVID CollaborationUNH has launched six new interdisciplinary research projects aimed at addressing the challenges of coronavirus. Read More -
05/11/20 - Valley News: Child Care Spots Limited in the Upper ValleyAccording to a report published by the Carsey School in 2018, the Upper Valley area in New Hampshire is short as many as 2,000 licensed child care spots. Due to COVID-19, this... Read More