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Discover how UNH Manchester's communication artsÌýprogram prepares you with the skills and experience to turn your passion into a profession at our virtual info session on February 24Ìýat 5 p.m.
Discover how UNH Manchester's business program prepares you with the skills and connections to become a successful, innovative leaderÌýat our virtual info session on February 24Ìýat 5 p.m.
In December of 2020, nine months after New Hampshire's first stay-at-home order was announced, there were about 180 fewer births than the same period in 2019 and at least 100 fewer than any year since 2015, according to data from the NH Vital Records Information Network.ÌýKenneth Johnson, senior demographer with the Carsey School, said this the decline in births is only expected to grow. According to Johnson,Ìý“I think a lot of women who might have been thinking about having children have simply decided that this is not the time to have a baby."
Researchers from around the world are turning to the findings of scientists with the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture as they work to solve some of the most critical agricultural and environmental issues facing the planet.Ìý

Researchers with theÌýÌýat the Âé¶¹app have succeeded in quadrupling the length of the Granite State’s strawberry growing season as part of aÌýÌýthat aims to benefit both growers and consumers.
Just in time for the summer tourist season in New Hampshire,ÌýÌýresearchers at theÌýÌýhave put the final touches on a new hotel at the experiment station’s Woodman Farm.
The White Mountain National Forest is home to nearly 140 species of native bees, including two species of native bumble bees that are in decline in the Northeast, according to researchers with theÌýÌýwho recently completed the first assessment of the state’s native bee population in the national forest.
Dr. Jessica Veysey Powell, a post-doctoral fellow in wildlife ecology and human dimensions of environmental management, says landowners have many options for participating in vernal pool conservation.
Assessment and Land Management
As a first step, landowners can assess whether they have vernal pools on their own property. Landowners can ask their state department of fish and wildlife or their local conservation commission for assistance, or hire an environmental consultant.