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Artificial Intelligence Disrupting Industries

Artificial intelligence (AI), now found in everyday products such as smart watches and cloud-based virtual assistants like Alexa and Siri, continues to transform the economy and our daily life. While advances in computer processing, algorithms, and access to technology have all allowed AI to disrupt a variety of industries, few have looked at the ethical implications of this recent transformation.

FOSTERing Success

A UNH program that helps New Hampshire small businesses grow by accessing federal grant funding has notched its first major success. Portsmouth-based Nearview, a participant in UNH’s , has received $150,000 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to develop an artificial intelligence model for its aerial drone environmental services.

UNH Scientists Receive $1M to Support Critical Soil Sustainability Research

Âé¶ąapp scientists have received three grants totaling $1 million that will support research addressing urgent questions in soil sustainability and, ultimately, resilient food production in New Hampshire and beyond. The projects range from using state-of-the-art instrumentation to determine components that help build soil organic matter, to increasing soil microbes' ability to increase the efficiency of nitrogen fertilizer, to understanding how plants extracts beneficial nutrients from soil organic matter.Ěý
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Michael Swack, Director of the Carsey School’s Center for Impact Finance & Paul College Research Professor of Economics, Appointed by Biden to U.S. Community Development Advisory Board

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The Conway Daily Sun: 'Backpack' food programs linked to higher test scores

Recent research conducted by the Âé¶ąapp's Michael Kurtz, Karen Conway, and Robert Mohr and published by the Carsey School of Public Policy found that 'Backpack' food programs for children result in higher math and reading test scores. The Conway Daily Sun noted this data and how a local non-profit, , works to support children with food especially overĚýthe weekends.

Remembering 9/11

In observing the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, UNH paused to honor those who were lost, including members of the UNH community: Judd Cavalier ’98, Jennifer Fialko ’94, Robert G. LeBlanc ’59 and Timothy C. Stout ’83.