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Small Towns/Big Trends: Demographic Insights on Living, Working and Thriving in Rural America

Small Towns/Big Trends: Demographic Insights on Living, Working and Thriving in Rural America–Carsey School Senior Demographer Ken Johnson – along with Carsey Fellows Shannon Monnat and Leif Jenson and Carsey Author/UNH Alum Jessica Ulrich-Schad – participated in a congressional briefing last week on demographic trends in rural America. The presenters discussed research outcomes addressing contemporary issues impacting rural America, including COVID-19, economic mobility, mortality, aging, climate change, and natural impacts of population growth.

New Hampshire Bulletin: ‘A general culture of distrust’: Lawmakers battle over election access and integrity

The New Hampshire Bulletin recently reported on a growing general distrust in New Hampshire elections and in government in general. The news outlet spoke withÌýQuixada Moore-Vissing, Ph.D., a researcher with the Carsey School and the co-author of the 2020 New Hampshire Civic Health Index, who reported in the Index that Granite Staters’ trust in national government declined by half since 2001.

Gateway to Success

Mastering the subject of algebra is considered vital to succeeding in higher-level mathematics and the pursuit of a career in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). But, similar to learning algebra, teaching algebra has its own set of variables to consider in determining the best approach.

To better understand important variables in teaching algebra, Sheree Sharpe, an assistant professor in mathematics and statistics, was awarded a prestigious Faculty Early Career Development Program, or CAREER, award from the National Science Foundation.

Outbreak Impact

A study from the Âé¶¹app looked at the direct and indirect effects of the global pandemic on U.S. seafood workers by tracking cases and outbreaks and found seafood workers were twice as likely to contract COVID-19 as workers in other food industries.

The Daily Yonder: Pandemic Hit Rural Pocketbooks Harder, Says Congressional Briefing Paper

A congressional briefing and new report will share research showing that rural residents, when compared with their urban counterparts, were more likely to suffer setbacks because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report was authored by Carsey fellow, Shannon Monnat, who will join Carsey Senior Demographer Ken Johnson, Carsey fellow Leif Jensen, and UNH alum and Carsey author Jessica Ulrich-Schad for a congressional briefing on the subject on Friday, March 18.

Small Towns/Big Trends: Demographic Insights on Living, Working and Thriving in Rural America

Kenneth Johnson, a researcher with theÌýÌý– a unit in theÌýÌý– will be part of a panel of scholars who will briefÌýCongressional staff, federal agency personnel, rural NGOs and media interested in rural America. The panel will focus on the rapid transformation of rural America, which hasÌýundergone profound demographic, economic, social and environmental change.