New Hampshire, Vermont and western Maine got a facelift recently when geology professor Wally Bothner undertook a painstaking restoration of a 12-by-16-foot wooden relief map created by state geologist Charles Hitchcock in the late 1800s. The map is now an eye-catching centerpiece of the restored James Hall, home of UNH’s Earth sciences department.
This month, more than 15,000 freshmen will get their first taste of college life not in a dorm or a classroom but in the nation’s woods and mountains. New research has found that outdoor orientation programs, typically backcountry trips led by upperclassmen that occur prior to the start of college, have been increasing significantly since 2000.
During the holy month of Ramadan, which starts next week, stock returns are almost nine times higher in predominately Muslim countries than during other times of the year, an indication that Ramadan positively affects investor psychology and leads to optimistic beliefs that extend to investment decisions, according to research from the University of New Hampshire.
President Barack Obama’s approval ratings in New Hampshire have held steady for the third straight quarter after dropping in the year after his inauguration. Opinions about the recently passed health care reform legislation have remained unchanged since April.
Michele Dillon, a scholar of Catholicism and professor of sociology at the University of New Hampshire, is available to discuss the significance of new rules proposed by the Vatican aimed at preventing the sexual abuse of children.
Employees who feel entitled in the workplace are more apt to be frustrated on the job and lash out at their co-workers, according to new research from the University of New Hampshire.
Continued support for off-shore oil drilling by Gulf Coast residents who are dealing with one of the most devastating environmental disasters in U.S. history might seem surprising, but new research from the University of New Hampshire shows that local factors such as unemployment and population growth influence views about the value of environmental conservation and regulation.
Education law expert Todd DeMitchell at the University of New Hampshire is available to discuss today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in Christian Legal Society Chapter v. Martinez that finds that public colleges and universities may require religious organizations that seek recognition or funds as campus groups to comply with anti-bias rules.
As the nation’s school children begin their summer vacations, parents hoping to keep their children engaged in the learning process may want to encourage them to slow down and savor a good book.
More than half of all newspaper articles on crimes against children reveal identifying information about the victims, according to new research conducted by the University of New Hampshire’s Crimes against Children Research Center.
As the U.S. Census Bureau prepares to release 2009 birth rate data this week, Kenneth Johnson, senior demographer at the Carsey Institute at the University of the New Hampshire, is available to discuss the implications of minority births possibly creating the first “minority majority” in the nation.
Students at the University of New Hampshire will investigate how people can come to believe something that does not exist in the class, “Scientific Perspectives on Belief in the Paranormal Phenomena.”
Recent increased tension on the Asian peninsula not only has endangered the security situation in Northeast Asia, but also whether reunification between North and South Korea will ever take place. The situation could push the United States to introduce more military resources into the region and encourage China to be a more dominant political player, according to Chris Reardon, associate professor of political science at the University of New Hampshire.
As thousands of Generation Y college graduates flood the workforce this spring, the nation’s employers may want to brace themselves for a new crop of entitlement-minded workers.
Bert Jacobs, co-founder of Life is good, an apparel and accessories company known for its smiling stick figure Jake and its optimistic messages, will be the keynote speaker at UNH's 140th commencement on Saturday, May 22, 2010.
Melvin Dubnick, professor of public administration with the University of New Hampshire, is available to discuss the accountability issues and political repercussions of the federal government and corporate responses to British Petroleum’s oil spill in Louisiana. Dubnick has extensively studied accountability and public administration issues regarding the local, state and federal responses to Hurricane Katrina, Boston’s Big Dig, and the financial crisis.
Michele Dillon, religion scholar and chair of the Department of Sociology at the University of New Hampshire, is available to discuss new research showing young adults today are less devoted to faith than previous generations.
University of New Hampshire professor Nancy Kinner, director of the joint UNH/NOAA Coastal Response Research Center, is available to media to discuss the impact of the oil spill from the burning oil rig off the coast of Louisiana.
Two economists offer a new way to look at financial markets that recognizes that the rational market is a myth – in the strictest sense of the word: it is a widely held but false belief. It cannot be turned into reality by any means, including regulatory policy, no matter how wise or efficacious. The reason is simple: assets’ underlying values unfold over time in non-routine ways that no one can fully foresee.
Education and child safety experts from the University of New Hampshire are available to discuss various aspects of bullying, from school liability issues to the latest research.
On the heels of a considerable contraction in investment dollars in 2008, the 2009 angel investor market exhibited a modest decrease in investment dollars but little change in the number of investments, while significant changes occurred in the critical seed and start-up stages, according to the 2009 Angel Market Analysis released by the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire.
Landmark regulations designed to detect and deter financial fraud via anonymous whistle-blowers can be dysfunctional and ineffective, according to new research from the University of Hampshire.
As the United States undertakes the 2010 census, three demographers at the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire and the director of the nationally recognized UNH Survey Center are available to comment on the implications of the census for a range of Americans and U.S. policy.
At the University of New Hampshire, where hockey dominates the athletic scene, the sport is not just a game or a Friday night spectator tradition. It’s the subject of academic inquiry for 20 students each semester who take “The Coolest Game? Hockey and History,” a research and writing-intensive course taught by hockey historian Stephen Hardy.
In 2009, 48 percent of the children born in the United States were minorities, underscoring trends that show America’s youth are at the forefront of the country’s rapidly shifting demographic makeup, according to new research from the University of New Hampshire.
The assassination of President John F. Kennedy is perhaps the most memorable moment of the 20th century — a moment that left a family and a nation in mourning, a moment that many recall as their first historical memory. Within seven weeks of the president’s death, Jacqueline Kennedy received more than 800,000 condolence letters. Two years later, the volume of correspondence would exceed 1.5 million letters. And for the next 46 years, the letters would remain essentially untouched.
Olympic fever continues through March, as three UNH athletes compete in the Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver, March 12 – 21, 2010. The athletes, who trained with UNH’s Northeast Passage, are senior Taylor Chace of Hampton Falls, N.H., a sled hockey player, and mono-skiers Tyler Walker ’08, of Franconia, N.H. and Laurie Stephens ’07, of Wenham, Mass.
As the United States prepares for the 2010 census, rural areas are at risk of being undercounted, says demographer William O’Hare, senior policy fellow at the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire. O’Hare is available to comment on the characteristics of rural America that may make certain rural areas difficult to count.
Nick Smith, assistant professor of philosophy at the University of New Hampshire and author of “I Was Wrong: The Meaning of Apologies” (2008, Cambridge University Press) is available to discuss golfer Tiger Woods’ anticipated public apology this morning and apologies by public figures in general.
During the holy month of Ramadan, stock returns are almost nine times higher in predominately Muslim countries than during other times of the year, an indication that Ramadan positively affects investor psychology and leads to optimistic beliefs that extend to investment decisions, according to new research from the University of New Hampshire.
Paul Harvey, assistant professor of management at the University of New Hampshire, is available to discuss the workplace aggression and warning signs of employees who might engage in workplace violence. Harvey says early reports of past incidents involving Prof. Amy Bishop suggest that she fits a “hostile attribution style” and underscores the importance of identifying employees who exhibit the tendencies observed in his research.
A new national study finds that nearly a third of the prostituted juveniles taken into custody by police are treated more as criminal offenders than as victims of the pimps and customers who sexually abuse them. Study authors say this reflects controversy and confusion nationwide among criminal justice authorities about how to handle this problem.
The University of New Hampshire and the State of New Hampshire have partnered to create the Green Launching Pad, an initiative that will bring new green technologies to the marketplace, help innovative clean technology companies succeed, and support the creation of “green” economy jobs in New Hampshire.
Rae Sonnenmeier of UNH’s Institute on Disability can discuss the announcement by The Lancet regarding the retraction of a paper that caused a 12-year international battle over the links between childhood vaccines and autism.
Andrew Macpherson, research assistant professor of justice studies at the University of New Hampshire Justiceworks program and director of the Technical Analysis Group, is available to discuss new warnings about the increased threat of cyber attacks.
Michael Middleton, associate professor of education at the University of New Hampshire, is available to discuss the sweeping changes proposed by the Obama Administration to the No Child Left Behind Act and the elements of the original act that educators have found problematic.
Thomas Payne, associate professor of English at the University of New Hampshire, is available to discuss the death of J.D. Salinger and his literary legacy. Salinger, 91, died Wednesday at his home in New Hampshire.
Kristin Smith, a family demographer with extensive knowledge of child care costs and women’s rising contributions to family incomes, is available to comment on President Obama’s State of the Union address.
The stereotype of a man’s reluctance to ask for driving directions appears to hold true in the retail store as well. A new study of consumer behavior from the University of New Hampshire shows that women are much more likely to seek out other people for guidance about purchases whereas men are more apt to go it alone.
University of New Hampshire professor of civil engineering Pedro de Alba, an expert on earthquake engineering, is available to discuss the implication of Tuesday’s earthquake in Haiti. The powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake destroyed the capital city of Port-au-Prince and has a possible death toll of more than 50,000.
How much sleep college students get each night is not affected by how much time they spend using Facebook and other social media, according to new research from the University of New Hampshire.
Kenneth Johnson, professor of sociology at University of New Hampshire and senior demographer at the UNH Carsey Institute, is available to discuss U.S. Census Bureau data released today.
Parents worried that their college students are spending too much time on Facebook and other social networking sites and not enough time hitting the books can breathe a sigh of relief. New research from the University of New Hampshire finds that students who heavily engage in social networking do just as well academically as students who are less interested in keeping in touch with the medium.
Michele Dillon, religion scholar and professor of sociology at the University of New Hampshire, is available to discuss the significance of Oral Roberts in the U.S. evangelical movement. Roberts died Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009. He was 91.
On the heels of the launch of President Obama’s campaign promoting math and science achievement, a new report finds that students in rural areas and small towns have less access to advanced math courses than their peers elsewhere.
Education expert Todd DeMitchell at the University of New Hampshire is available to discuss the growing trend of cash-strapped public schools relying on advertising and other new revenue ideas to raise money and the implications of these decisions for students and public education.
Women’s contributions to family earnings leapt during the first year of the recession, marking the largest single-year increase in the past decade, a new report from the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire has found.
Why is it that during the season of joy and peace you’re more likely to deck your brother-in-law than deck the halls?
More than one third of those who sexually abuse children are other juveniles, according to a new study from the University of New Hampshire Crimes against Children Research Center.
This year, another movie based on Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” hit the theaters, the latest in a long list of film, television, and opera adaptations of the popular novel. Why does the Victorian-era author have such enduring appeal, particularly at Christmastime?
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