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A New View of Space Weather
A new satellite bearing a UNH-built magnetometerĚýwill help scientists improveĚýspace weather monitoring and predictions.
Reduce, Reuse, Repeat
When Lauren Banker ’13, Alex Freid ’13, Emily Spognardi ’14, and Erica Vazza ’14 walked to the Gables community room in May 2011, they had no idea how much would be donated to their new program, Trash 2 Treasure (T2T). “We knew students threw out a lot that could be reused,” says Vazza. “We didn’t know if they would choose to donate it.”
When they entered the community room, they were ecstatically overwhelmed by the number of lamps, couches, and other dorm items. “It looked like a pawn shop,” says Spognardi.
Hospitals Taking Financial Hit During COVID-19
Most hospitals have temporarily halted elective surgeries and procedures to focus on the current outbreak. This means that the revenue from these services has stopped. At the same time, many hospitals have backed off of their usual bill collection procedures to ease financial pressure on payments, causing another hit to revenue.ĚýAccording to a report published by the Carsey School, the healthcare and social assistance part of the economy represents 9% of New Hampshire's GDP. Health care and social assistance also accounts for 14% of the states jobs- the largest single employment sector.
Second-Home Rural Counties See COVID-19 Spike
Research recently conducted by Jessica Carson, assistant research professor at the Carsey School, foundĚýthat in the nation's 199 rural counties where seasonal housing accounts for 25% or more of all housing units, average cases per 100,000 people were more than twice as high as in other rural counties and 15% higher than in urban areas.ĚýĚý
Coronavirus Tracking
Carsey School research assistant professor Jessica Carson recently interviewed on Bloomberg Baystate Business to discuss her findings regarding COVID-19 and rural communities.Ěý
Rural Vacation Areas Experiencing High Numbers of COVID-19 Cases
According to Jessica Carson, assistant research professor at the Carsey School, rural counties with a high number of seasonal homes across the U.S. have seen more cases of COVID-19 on average than those with less seasonal housing. The research suggests that rural scenery has drawn visitors seeking to escape densely populated metropolitian areas andĚýwho likely brought the virus with them.ĚýĚý
Rural Counties More Susceptible to COVID-19
Research conducted by Kenneth Johnson, senior demographer at the Carsey School, has shown that more than half of the United States' rural counties have a singificantly higher chance of dying due to COVID-19 than the nation as a whole. This is due in part to theĚý
Serita Frey Named Ecological Society of America Fellow
UNH soil ecologist Serita Frey has been named a Fellow of the Ecological Society of America.
Promoting a Right Not a Privilege
In her application to become a 2020 , Abrita Kuthumi ’21 proposed an idea that would provide educational resources for the lowest caste group in Nepal. She mapped out a plan offering economic assistance as well as support for students who face social challenges. She called the initiative “Daylight.”










































