Carsey School of Public Policy
Building a Better Childcare System in New Hampshire
A Carsey School expert breaks down the complicated landscape of childcare in New Hampshire. Read More
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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... -
05/20/25Weekend of Commencement Festivities Celebrates 2025 Graduates
The University of New Hampshire celebrated commencement weekend with three ceremonies on the Durham campus and one at the UNH Franklin Pierce School...
Recent Stories
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02/01/17 - NHPR: Research From UNH Shows Death by Drugs, Alcohol and Suicide Up NationwideResearch from the University of New Hampshire's Carsey School of Public Policy shows that deaths caused by drugs, alcohol and suicide nationwide rose by 52 percent from 2000 to... Read More -
01/31/17 - UNH Research Finds Deaths Involving Drugs, Alcohol and Suicide Are on the RiseNationwide, the mortality rate from deaths caused by drugs, alcohol and suicide rose 52 percent from 2000 to 2014, according to new research from the Carsey School of Public... Read More -
01/23/17 - The New York Times: Peak Millennial? Cities Can’t Assume a Continued Boost From the YoungWhen city populations started swelling in the early and mid-2000s, it had less to do with the first of the millennials moving in than it did with lots of slightly older people not... Read More -
01/11/17 - St. James Plaindealer: Grow Our Own summit inspires attendees to work to support all southwest Minnesota kidsOn Dec. 15, the Southwest Initiative Foundation (SWIF) hosted the Grow Our Own summit at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. A full lineup of experts focused on how... Read More -
01/06/17 - The Concord Monitor: Story of father fired for attending birth of son catches eye of N.H. lawmakersAbout half of Granite Staters lack access to parental leave, and less than a third of workers have access to all three types of extended leave: for their own illness, for parental... Read More -
12/31/16 - My San Antonio: White births, migration explain why Texas remains a red stateDue, in part, to its aging population and net out-migration, there are more deaths than births among whites in California, but not in Texas. A recent study that I [Rogelio Saenz]... Read More -
12/20/16 - Crain's Chicago Business: Illinois lost people in the last yearAccording to Kenneth Johnson, a demographer at the University of New Hampshire, the Illinois drop and that in many northern states is a sort of return to the norm, with domestic... Read More -
12/20/16 - NHPR: As New England Ages, Immigrants Make Up A Growing Share Of Health WorkersReliance on immigrant labor for health care is only expected to increase, especially in New England, where there's a demographic storm brewing. The region is home to some of the ... Read More -
12/16/16 - The Independent: Looking to the future — our childrenBeth, Mattingly, the director of research on vulnerable families at the University of New Hampshire’s Carsey School of Public Policy, shared information on Minnesota demographics... Read More -
12/09/16 - The Washington Post: America’s destiny has never been so obviousWithin the next three decades, the Census Bureau estimates that minorities will outnumber whites in America. We already reached a number of milestones along the way: There are now... Read More