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UNH Study Shows Non-Competes Can Stifle Innovation

A UNH study cited by the Federal Trade Commission finds that stricter enforcement of non-compete agreements can lower the value of patents and discourage employee creativity, highlighting how these contracts may unintentionally hold back innovation. Read More

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  • A panel of National Lab scientists talk under a slide that says "UNH DOE National Lab Day
    - National Lab Day
    . U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen welcomed participants to UNH's National Lab Day. Read More
  • Colin Ware sits on a chair in front of a three-paneled computer screen with various colored lines on it.
    - A Career's Work Recognized
    Colin Ware has been selected for the 2022 Visualization Lifetime Achievement Award for his work in scientific data visualization.Ìý Read More
  • photo collage of michele holt-shannon with colleagues
    - The Hard Work of Hard Conversations
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    - Brothers and Sisters
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    - Homes in the Wake
    UNH collaborates on NOAA grant to study the climate change resilience of mobile homes. Read More
  • photo of Fredrik Logevall
    - Ask Not
    UNH hosts Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and JFK scholar Nov 14 Read More
  • UNH Paul College Professors Jianhong Chen and Jeff Sohl
    - Research Finds Angel Investor Behavior Can Be Influenced by Ego
    Angel investors—wealthy individuals who provide essential funds for start-ups—often invest under conditions of extreme uncertainty. While their funds can be vital to early-stage... Read More
  • Saluting Faculty Excellence
    - Saluting Faculty Excellence
    Every year, a chosen few of UNH’s outstanding faculty members from each college and school receive Faculty Excellence Awards in recognition of their achievements in teaching,... Read More
  • Understanding the Nucleus, and Everything
    - Understanding the Nucleus, and Everything
    Karl Slifer, professor of physics. PHoto by Sydney Stapes. Though the science is aimed at matter not seen by the naked eye, the research of UNH’s Nuclear and Particle Physics... Read More
  • Woman with dark curly hair looks at the camera, painting of Black astronomers behind her
    - Excellence in Science Communication
    Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, assistant professor of physics and astronomy and core faculty of women’s and gender studies, is a top award winner of the inaugural Eric and Wendy... Read More