NH Impact
Former NH Listens Program Manager Now Serving as NH Public K-12 District Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice
Andres Mejia, MCD Graduate and NH Listens Fellow A longtime University of New Hampshire employee was recently named the first Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) for a New Hampshire K-12 public school district. Read MoreAlso in UNH Today...
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01/13/22Pine Pests
UNH researchers Jeff Garnas, associate professor of forest ecosystem health, and Ph.D. student Caroline Kanaskie discovered the damaging southern... -
01/09/22How Can Students Get Involved in Advocacy, Outreach, and Community Service?
Interested in becoming involved in advocacy, outreach, and/or community service? The Carsey School offers three graduate degrees that can prepare you... -
01/06/22One Million And Counting
The University of New Hampshire's uniquely designed lab has completed more than one million tests to detect and monitor the coronavirus. The cutting-... -
01/03/22NH Public Radio: Report: One-quarter of U.S. households with young children struggle to find child care
Todd Bookman of New Hampshire Public Radio recently reported on the nationwide dearth of adequate child care, citing new research from Jess Carson at...
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09/23/21 - The Josiah Bartlett: New Hampshire should welcome Afghan refugeesWithin the last decade New Hampshire's population growth has decreased to the lowest in a century and immigration accounted for 89% of growth according to Census data analyzed by... Read More -
09/20/21 - Concord Monitor: Barriers to civic engagement stand in way of good government, vibrant communitiesThe 2020 New Hampshire Civic Health Index published earlier this year by the Carsey School of Public Policy highlights civic areas where the state is excelling and where it's... Read More -
09/20/21 - Sentinel Source: The pandemic has worsened NH's childcare problemPrior to COVID-19, New Hampshire's childcare system struggled, offering coverage for only 60 percent of what was needed. Now, the pandemic has worsened circumstances and forced... Read More -
09/17/21 - FOSTERing SuccessA UNH program that helps New Hampshire small businesses grow by accessing federal grant funding has notched its first major success. Portsmouth-based Nearview, a participant in... Read More -
09/17/21 - UNH Scientists Receive $1M to Support Critical Soil Sustainability ResearchUniversity of New Hampshire scientists have received three grants totaling $1 million that will support research addressing urgent questions in soil sustainability and, ultimately... Read More -
09/16/21 - The Conway Daily Sun: 'Backpack' food programs linked to higher test scoresRecent research conducted by the University of New Hampshire's Michael Kurtz, Karen Conway, and Robert Mohr and published by the Carsey School of Public Policy found that '... Read More -
09/14/21 - Getting ResultsThe UNH COVID-19 lab has gone from testing only UNH students at the outset to becoming one of the most powerful tools the Granite State has in the battle against COVID-19. Read More -
09/13/21 - Sentinel Source: Challenges to Rural Community Depend on LocationMany rural communities have been struggling with the migration patterns increasing population prices and the COVID-19 pandemic has only increased the issue of affordable housing.... Read More -
09/13/21 - NH Business Review: NH has long had a child care problem, but the pandemic has made it worseNew Hampshire's labor shortage has been exacerbated due to the COVID-19 pandemic and has extremely impacted a child care shortage, causing providers to close down or to scale back... Read More -
09/09/21 - Sustainably CoolThe University of New Hampshire has once again been recognized for its sustainability efforts by the Sierra Club, which ranked UNH ninth among the “Top 20 Coolest Schools of 2021... Read More