New research from the University of New Hampshire shows that the states spending the most to woo foreign companies to their communities -- millions of dollars -- do not have the educated or skilled workforce that would allow them to fully capitalize on the investment made by foreign companies.
Children who are spanked or victims of other corporal punishment are more likely to have sexual problems as a teen or adult, according to new research presented today by Murray Straus, co-director of the Family Research Laboratory at the University of New Hampshire.
Investors looking for the best return in the U.S. stock market would be wise to invest in January, which generates the highest returns of any month of the year, according to a historical analysis of stock market returns conducted by two University of New Hampshire researchers.
Before you file your taxes, you may want to consider several last-minute tips before sending your W-2s to Uncle Sam by April 15.
As this year's Academy Awards approach, the Hollywood elite are contemplating which designer dresses they will wear as they walk down the red carpet. According to a University of New Hampshire professor, this pre-awards show spectacle says a lot about our society and the role of celebrities in it.
New research from the University of New Hampshire shows that the nation's poorest cities experienced a substantial drop in poverty rates during the economic boom from 1992 to 2003, but not enough to lift them out of their relative positions as the most impoverished communities in America.
As Catholics prepare to enter the Lenten season, choosing to make financial sacrifices for religious reasons may help those concerned about the economic downturn, according to Michele Dillon, professor of sociology at the University of New Hampshire.
David Finkelhor, director of the Crimes Against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire, is available to discuss new policies adopted by MySpace designed to protect children from Internet predators.
According to theater historian David Richman at the University of New Hampshire, the lasting popularity of "Our Town" "“ which debuted 70 years ago this month "“ can be attributed to Wilder's use of minimal scenery and props, the appeal of its ensemble cast and because it deals, at least in part, with nostalgia.
Noted civil rights scholar Harvard Sitkoff, a professor of history at the University of New Hampshire, has authored a new biography on Martin Luther King Jr., "King: Pilgrimage to the Mountaintop", that has been called the finest brief biography of the civil rights leader.
As the Christmas shopping season moves into its final days, new research from the University of New Hampshire shows that certain shoppers who exhibit distinct cognitive skills are more apt to be impulse buyers.
When New Hampshire voters cast their first-in-the-nation primary votes January 8, many of them will be doing so for the first time ever. A new analysis of the state's demographic trends finds that New Hampshire, with a total population of 1.3 million, gained 79,000 residents between 2000 and 2006, and that most of this growth came from net migration.
City dwellers are less likely to head to the slopes when their backyards are bare, even if New England ski resorts have many feet of packed power and ideal skiing conditions, according to new research from the University of New Hampshire.
Michele Dillon, professor of sociology at the University of New Hampshire, is available to discuss the significance of former Gov. Mitt Romney's upcoming speech about his Mormon faith, and the role of religion and religious voters in presidential elections.
For years, everyone has gone to grandma's house on Christmas Eve but now, suddenly, your sister announces she and her children are staying home -- if the family wants to celebrate the holidays together, they need to do it on another day. Breaking with holiday tradition can be a sensitive topic for many families, according to Sheila McNamee, professor of communication at the University of New Hampshire.
Murray Straus, co-director of the Family Research Laboratory and professor of sociology at the University of New Hampshire, is available to discuss the effects of spanking and Massachusetts' proposed anti-spanking legislation.
Although the date of the New Hampshire Presidential Primary is yet to be determined, University of New Hampshire students will be the first to vote in the Granite State, going to the polls this December as part of the university's first mock presidential primary "Wildcats Vote."
The New England economy is expected to experience slow growth over the next six months as the region struggles with the broadening effects of the housing credit crisis and rising energy prices, according to Ross Gittell, James R. Carter Professor at the University of New Hampshire.
Today's rural Americans are making the ultimate sacrifice in disproportionate numbers, a new fact sheet finds. Rural areas account for only 19 percent of the adult population, but have suffered 26 percent of U.S. casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Tom Kelly, director of the Office of Sustainability at the University of New Hampshire, is available to discuss Bill Clinton's new initiative with Wal-Mart to make sustainability efforts more affordable for cities.
Michael Goldberg, associate professor of economics at the University of New Hampshire Whittemore School of Business and Economics, has co-authored a new book that offers a fresh way to think about markets and represents a potential turning point in economics.
Gay men working in management and traditional blue-collar, male-dominated jobs make less than straight men because they are discriminated against by their employers, according to new research released today by the University of New Hampshire Whittemore School of Business and Economics. Lesbians, however, do not experience similar discrimination in the labor market.
Melissa Holt, research assistant professor with the University of New Hampshire Crimes Against Children Research Center, is available to discuss how to prevent bullying and the latest research about bullying in conjunction with National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week Oct. 21-27, 2007.
Bullies and their victims are more likely to be victims of other crimes than youth who are not exposed to bullying, according to new research from the Family Research Laboratory and the Crimes Against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire.
A new Carsey Institute Fact Sheet shows that working Americans in rural areas are more likely to benefit from the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) to make ends meet than their neighbors in urban areas. Families in the rural South take advantage of the tax credit the most.
A new study by the Carsey Institute shows that rural mothers with children under age 6 have higher employment rates than their urban counterparts, but have higher poverty rates, lower wages, and lower family income.
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards will visit the Carsey Institute Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007, to discuss new policy developments in his Rural Recovery Act.
Policy experts and research on key issues being debated by presidential candidates are available from the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire. Experts and research are available on a wide range of topics including energy, health care, immigration, income inequality, Iraq, jobs, poverty, predatory lending and women in the labor force, with a particular emphasis on rural America.
In 37 states, a higher percentage of rural children live in poverty today than in 2000, with the South and Southwest having more children living in poverty than other regions of the country, according to a new study released today by the Carsey Institute.
The Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire will release new data on child poverty in rural America Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007. The research will coincide with the release of new information from the U.S. Census on child poverty rates nationally. The Carsey Institute's research will provide rural child poverty figures nationally and provide a state-by-state breakdown of changes in rural child poverty rates.
The University of New Hampshire, in cooperation with Waste Management of New Hampshire, Inc., has launched EcoLine, a landfill gas project that will pipe enriched and purified gas from Waste Management's landfill in Rochester to the Durham campus. UNH is the first university in the nation to undertake a project of this magnitude.
A leading demographer with the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire is available to discuss new U.S. Census data and trends in the growth of the Hispanic population nationwide. The new data will be released by the U.S. Census Thursday, Aug. 9, 2007.
As the U.S. Senate debates the reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire presents two research reports about the federal program and its impact on health insurance coverage for children.
The national Food Stamp and School Lunch programs are vital to alleviating food insecurity in rural America where residents rely on the programs more than their urban neighbors, according to new research from the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire.
One in 25 youth who use the Internet got a request to transmit a sexual picture of themselves during the course of the year, according to a new study published Friday, July 20, 2007, in the Journal of Adolescent Health. This development represents a new peril for young people created by the fusion of digital photography and the Internet, say the authors of the study, researchers at the University of New Hampshire's Crimes against Children Research Center.
Recent news stories have reported the deadly consequences of intimate partner violence. Now a new book by a University of New Hampshire researcher presents the latest research about the nature, causes and impact of intimate partner violence and how this new information can be used to aid victims and families.
British literature expert James Krasner is available to discuss the seventh and final Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, scheduled for publication July 21, 2007. Krasner, a professor of English at the University of New Hampshire, can discuss the book in the context of the genre in which it is written "“ British Public School novels, a popular writing style of 19th century Britain that may be unfamiliar to most Americans. He also can share his thoughts regarding what characters he believes will or will not survive J.K. Rowlings' final book.
David Finkelhor, director of the Crimes against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire and a nationally recognized expert in the study of child victimization, is available to discuss the news that police have destroyed a global Internet pedophile ring, arresting 700 suspects worldwide and rescuing 31 children.
Obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and inactivity: they're not just your father's problems any more. New data on the widely unstudied demographic of college students indicates that this group of 18 "“ 24-year-olds are on the path toward chronic health diseases.
Brides across the United States are targeting one particular day in 2007 for their wedding day "“ July 7 "“ believing that the Biblical significance of the number seven and the 777 combination will give them an extra dose of marital luck.
As baby boomers age and women with young children return to the work force, families are increasingly turning to paid workers to care for children and elderly relatives. Yet those workers receive low wages, change jobs often, lack health insurance, and live in low-income families at a greater rate than all female workers, according to a new policy brief
Once a child has become a victim of a crime or a peer assault, he or she stays at high risk to be re-victimized, according to a new national study conducted by researchers at the University of New Hampshire. The findings suggest that not enough is being done to help protect children in the wake of victimizations.
Marc Hiller, a specialist in ethical issues in public health and associate professor of health management and policy, is available to comment on the recent federal order that placed a Georgia man with a lethal form of tuberculosis into quarantine. The CDC order is believed to be the first federal order of quarantine in 44 years.
Women entrepreneurs receive less angel funding than their male counterparts, partly because they seek funding at lower rates, and are more likely to seek funds from women angels than male angels, according to new research conducted by Jeffrey Sohl, director of the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire.
A new birth control pill that will eliminate a woman's monthly menstrual cycle is misguided because for the vast majority of women, it provides a medical solution to a social problem, according to a University of New Hampshire professor who researches medical sociology and gender.
A new book by University of New Hampshire Professor Michele Dillon provides an unprecedented portrait of the dynamic role religion plays in the everyday experiences of Americans over the course of their lifetime.
Michele Dillon, professor of sociology at the University of New Hampshire who studies religion, is available to discuss the Rev. Jerry Falwell's impact on evangelicalism, the rise of the Religious Right and cultural politics such as abortion and gay marriage.
David Palange, a graduating senior at the University of New Hampshire, researched what it is like to go to war by reading hundreds of personal correspondence from the three wars. His research project, "Your Loving Sons: American Warfare Through the Eyes of New England Soldiers," tells an inspirational story of life on the front during the Revolutionary War, Civil War and World War II.
Breastfeeding and the good fats in Omega-3 fatty acids help new moms fight depression, according to a new article published in the most recent issue of the International Breastfeeding Journal by a University of New Hampshire researcher.
Two experts from the University of New Hampshire are available to discuss New Hampshire's proposed civil union's law, HB437. On Thursday, April 26, 2007, the New Hampshire Senate is expected to pass the bill, and Gov. John Lynch has said he will sign it. New Hampshire would become only the fourth state to permit civil unions and the second to do so voluntarily.
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