Carsey School of Public Policy
UNH 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 expected given prior patterns — a significant jump from 2.1 million in 2016 and 4.7 million in 2022. This shift in fertility patterns has contributed to 11.... Read More
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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... -
05/21/25Are Americans Flocking to Low-Tax States?
In this Newsweek article, U.S. News Reporter Jordan King interviews experts to examine the reason Americans are moving to low-tax states. Kenneth...
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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 -
12/04/18 - Rising to the ChallengeSocial business competition winners get creative at the annual NH SVIC. Read More -
12/03/18 - UNH Students Among State's New Lawmakers (The Concord Monitor)Report explores work-life balance for new Granite State legislators. 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 -
11/29/18 - UNH-AmeriCorps Program Will Benefit Youth, Seniors (Union Leader)Program from AmeriCorps and UNH's NH Listens to match volunteer high school graduates with seniors living at home. Read More -
11/28/18 - UNH Launches Forums on Intergenerational AmeriCorps Program (NHPR)UNH is kicking off a series of public forums that on ways to assist students struggling to afford college with the state's elderly. Read More -
11/27/18 - UNH Starting Program for Youth To Assist Seniors (San Antonio Express News)What happens when you combine healthy aging and youth empowerment? UNH is hoping to find out. Read More -
11/19/18 - A Look at UNH's NH Listens (NEBHE)Bruce L. Mallory, Quixada Moore-Vissing and Michele Holt-Shannon of NH Listens write about the civic engagement program. Read More -
11/19/18 - UNH Program Aims To Recruit And Retain STEM Teachers (NHPR)There's a shortage of teachers across New Hampshire in subjects like life science, physics, chemistry and math, and that's something UNH is trying to change. Read More -
11/16/18 - Get a Job… And a DegreeMPP student Adam Strong is completing his capstone while beginning his career. Read More