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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

Recent Stories

  • aerial photo of sun setting over T Hall
    - CAREER Builders
    Three UNH assistant professors have received prestigious Faculty Early Career Development Program, or CAREER, awards from the National Science Foundation. With the five-year... Read More
  • Passings: Robert Palmer
    - Passings: Robert Palmer
    Robert “Bob†Palmer, a former adjunct professor of soil and water science at the Âé¶¹app,Ìıdied peacefully in his home in Ormond Beach, Florida, July 12, 2021... Read More
  • One man hands another an award
    - Canadian Kudos
    Larry Mayer, director of UNH’s Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, received the Canadian Hydrographic Association’s Sam Masry Award at the 2022 Canadian Hydrographic Conference. Read More
  • Woman with dark curly hair looks at the camera, painting of Black astronomers behind her
    - Particle Physics Progress
    UNH physics professor Chanda Prescod-Weinstein will serve on the National Academies' Committee on Elementary Particle Physics. Read More
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    - A More Reliable Algorithm
    In the ever-expanding world of machine learning, there have been positive breakthroughs in reinforcement learning, a computer-based method focused on rewarding desired behaviors... Read More
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    - UNH Researchers to Help Identify Barriers of Manufacturing in Space
    Imagine being tens or even hundreds of thousands of miles from Earth and needing a specific part vital for a space endeavor. Now imagine instead of having to return to Earth or... Read More
  • A photo of Marie Carlota Dao (center) with research students Brandy Moser (left) and Jason Hansen.
    - Dedicated to Health Disparities Research
    Nutrition researcher Maria Carlota Dao, an assistant professor at the UNH College of Life Sciences and Agriculture and aÌıNew Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station (NHAES)... Read More
  • men unloading fish in a boat
    - Frame of Mind
    COLA faculty take snapshots to capture their research — and bring fascinating insights to the images. Read More
  • Listening to Marine Life
    - Listening to Marine Life
    Michelle Fournet still vividly recalls one of the first times she listened to humpback whales as a researcher. She was sitting in a small, 10-foot inflatable raft, bobbing on the... Read More
  • A Parting Well Made
    - A Parting Well Made
    Theatre professor David Richman exits the UNH teaching and performance stage. Read More