UNH Today

The Conway Daily Sun: Areas With Seasonal Homes Hit Harder by COVID-19

According toÌýJessica Carson, assistant research professor at the Carsey School, in the nation's 199Ìýrural counties where seasonal housing acounts for 25% or more of all housing units, average cases per 100,000 people were more than twice as high as in other rural countries and 15% higher than in urban areas.ÌýThe research suggests that rural scenery has drawn visitors seeking to escape densely populated metropolitian areas andÌýwho likely brought the virus with them.

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Dairy Distinction

Charles Schwab, professor emeritus of animal and nutritional sciences and a long-time former member of UNH’s dairy program, has received the American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) Fellow Award.

Helping Our Students Cope with Loss

Now that many of the mechanics of moving out and switching to online instruction are behind us, it’s begun to sink in for our kids just how much they have lost, even if they are not (heaven forbid) faced with the loss of a loved one. Seniors have lost their senior spring and first year students had to leave just when they were getting the hang of it and solidifying new relationships.