Predicting Future Floods
New UNH research updates snowmelt flooding models for a changing climate, helping protect vulnerable infrastructure and water resources.
New UNH research updates snowmelt flooding models for a changing climate, helping protect vulnerable infrastructure and water resources.
Since joining UNH Manchester’s psychology faculty in 2015, Dr. Nick Mian has broughtÌýhis expertise as a licensed clinical psychologist into his classroom and child psychology lab, where students explore child and family psychotherapy first-hand.
Data shows that the number of New Hampshire-licensed child-care providers has grown 17 percent since the start of the pandemic. However, according to Carsey School research assistant professor Jess Carson, that growth in numbers likely isn’t a true reflection of child care availability as it doesn’t reflect staff shortages or other issues preventing providers from filling all their spots.
UNH is leading $26.8 million preschool development grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families, to support guided play concepts by providing personalized, one-on-one coaching to early childhood teachers throughout New Hampshire. It’s one of many initiatives contained in the grant, which runs through 2022.
In the previous decade, the number of Americans who live alone has jumped 4 million to 37 million one-person U.S. households in 2021 - representing 28 percent of all households across the country and 15 percent of the total U.S. population. The Hill interviewed Carsey School Senior Demographer Ken Johnson, who reflected on the change in social attitudes of families and children and the impact this has had on the growth of one-person households.
A new graduate traineeship program will help students expand their climate research skills while working closely with Arctic Indigenous people.Ìý
From a field of 84 college students from across the state, nine teams have been selected to advance to the final round of the 2021 New Hampshire Social Venture Innovation Challenge, hosted by the UNH Changemaker Collaborative and Sustainability Institute. The finalists will compete virtually on Thursday, December 2, 2021. They will compete for $15,000 in cash prizes and be judged by a panel of social venture and sustainability experts.
The 2021 Food Drive Challenge at UNH, which took place during the first three weeks of November, generated food and monetary donations to the New Hampshire Food Bank totaling the equivalent of 26,285 meals for food insecure individuals and families in the Granite State.
Scott Stanley has been named dean of online learning for the Âé¶¹app, assuming the role this fall after serving as provost and vice president of academic affairs at Granite State College (GSC).
The UNH men's soccer team established a team record for wins in a season this fall and reached the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA Tournament for just the second time in program history.ÌýGo behind the scenes on thisÌýhistoric run.