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Federal Subsidies Critical to Low-Income Families Facing Rising Child Care Costs
Low-income families have been hit hard by the rising cost of child care in America, and federal child care subsidies are one of the most important ways to mitigate rising child care costs that, for some households, now represent more than a third of...
5/21/2013 7:00 AM EDT
UNH Professor Publishes Book on Pioneering Literacy Work of Donald Graves
Up until Donald Graves’ pioneering work on literacy, the idea that young children should think of themselves as writers, much less even be able to write, was unheard of. That changed in 1983 when the University of New Hampshire professor changed...
5/20/2013 10:00 AM EDT
Moderate Recovery Continues in 2012 for U.S. Angel Investor Market
The angel investor market in 2012 continued the upward trend started in 2010 in investment dollars and in the number of investments, albeit at a moderate pace, according to the 2012 Angel Market Analysis released by the Center for Venture Research...
4/25/2013 8:00 AM EDT
UNH Professor Dedicates Original Composition to Families of Newtown, Conn.
University of New Hampshire professor David Ripley has dedicated his original composition, "The Sleeping of a Child," to the families of Newtown, Conn.
4/18/2013 11:00 AM EDT
Wilderness Therapy Programs Less Risky Than Daily Life
Adolescents participating in wilderness and adventure therapy programs are at significantly less risk of injury than those playing football and are three times less likely to visit the emergency room for an injury than if they were at home, a new...
3/28/2013 10:00 AM EDT
Targets of Bully Bosses Aren’t the Only Victims
Abusive bosses who target employees with ridicule, public criticism, and the silent treatment not only have a detrimental effect on the employees they bully, but they negatively impact the work environment for the co-workers of those employees who...
2/6/2013 10:00 AM EST
Record Number of Children Covered by Health Insurance in 2011
A record number of U.S. children were covered by health insurance in 2011, mostly due to substantial increases in the enrollment rates of public insurance, according to new research from the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire.
2/5/2013 9:45 AM EST
Climate Change Beliefs of Independent Voters Shift with the Weather
There’s a well-known saying in New England that if you don’t like the weather here, wait a minute. When it comes to independent voters, those weather changes can just as quickly shift beliefs about climate change.
1/24/2013 9:00 AM EST
UNH Terrorism Experts Available
4/16/2013 3:45 PM EDT
UNH Expert Available to Discuss Why People Blame Rape Victims
3/25/2013 2:30 PM EDT
Catholic Scholar Available to Discuss Papacy and American Catholics
2/27/2013 11:50 AM EST
Catholic Scholar Available to Discuss Resignation and Legacy of Pope Benedict XVI
2/11/2013 10:25 AM EST
UNH Professor Available to Discuss Anticipated #LanceArmstrong Apology
1/16/2013 4:50 PM EST
#Oil Spill Expert Available from @uofnh for Context on #Arctic Rig Grounding
1/3/2013 4:25 PM EST
National Child Violence Expert Available to Discuss Newtown Elementary Shooting
12/14/2012 2:50 PM EST
UNH British Historian Explains Appeal of Downton Abbey
When World War I hero Matthew Crawley dropped to one knee in the swirling snow and finally proposed to Lady Mary Crawley in the season two finale of the popular PBS drama “Downton Abbey,” it was the culmination of a romance ensconced in an...
12/13/2012 9:40 AM EST
