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Valley News: White River Junction child care facility closing amid staffing shortages

As a result of staffing shortages many childcare facilities have had to close leaving parents desperate for alternatives. White River Junction childcare in the Upper Valley is closing it's doors after 30 years accorrding to the Valley News. Jess Carson, a researcher with the 鶹app's Carsey School of Public Policy explained just how extreme the situation is with 6,600 children in need of carein the Upper Valley with only 5,071 spots available.

Valley News: Women recount sexual harassment at Upper Valley cleaning companies

In a recent article by The Valley News,countless women have spoken out about their first hand sexual harassment encounters while workingfor the Upper Valley cleaning companies. Kristen Smith, a researcher at 鶹app's Carsey School of Public Policy, provided datafrom 2019 that 52%of women in New Hampshire have experiencedsexual harassment, a percentage that is higher than the national average.

Q106.6: A Baby Boom in Maine?

Many predicted a baby boom resulting from the COVID-19 quarantine. However, research from the Carsey School of Public Policy's Ken Johnson shows just the opposite.A Q106.5article describes howthe state of - along with surrounding states New Hampshire and Vermont -have had a death rate exceeding the birth rates for the past two years.

Not Just a Game

Ralph Baer is considered the father of the modern video game; to honor his legacy, his sone, Mark, helped create the Ralph H. Baer Family Patent Scholarship, which supports students with passions similar to his father’s: those studying patent law, ideally with a focus on electronics.

Gutsy, Tough Changemakers

Alex Papadakis ’21 calls herself lucky. During her time at UNH she has been the recipient of several scholarships. This year that included assistance from the Lewis Family Scholarship in Sustainability Studies, awarded to “gutsy youths, men and women who can inspire others and possess the moral courage to make tough decisions and create change.”

It is a description that inspires her.

The Art of Mentorship

Daniel Loomis Valenza is a woodworking artist whose work has been showcased in the Smithsonian, sold by Sotheby’s and included the 1969 groundbreaking exhibition of studio crafts, “Objects USA,” as well as its revival “Objects USA 2020.”

But according to friend and former student Doug Peters ’71, Valenza “hides his light under a bushel” — not fully acknowledging the significance of his own work, or his legacy in American contemporary art.