Carsey School of Public Policy
UNH Research Shows Number of Childless Women in the U.S. Continues to Rise
Research from the Âé¶¹app reports that in 2024 there were 5.7 million more childless women of prime child-bearing age than expected given prior patterns — a significant jump from 2.1 million in 2016 and 4.7 million in 2022. This shift in fertility patterns has contributed to 11.... Read More-
09/15/25
Building a Better Childcare System in New Hampshire
A Carsey School expert breaks down the complicated landscape of childcare in New Hampshire. -
05/22/25In an Associated Press article about immigrants keeping the largest urban counties in the U. S. growing in 2024,Ìýthe Carsey School's Senior...
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05/22/25CBS News’ 60 Minutes Overtime interviewed the Carsey School’s Senior Demographer Kenneth Johnson to find out what’s happening with American women...
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05/21/25In this Newsweek article, U.S. News Reporter Jordan King interviews experts to examine the reason Americans are moving to low-tax states. Kenneth...
Recent Stories
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02/21/18 - Six Ways To Prepare for the Career and Internship FairOn Tuesday, Feb. 27, 240 businesses and organizations will gather at the Whittemore Center to meet potential employees. Are you prepared?Ìý Read More
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02/14/18 -Michael Ettlinger and William Beach speaking with attendees at the 2017 National Council of La Raza (NCLR) Annual Conference at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona.
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02/14/18 -The American opioid epidemic has defied all efforts to contain it, and the number of overdose deaths continues to grow. President Trump directed the Department of Health and Human...
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02/13/18 - UNH Research Finds Elderly Used Less Long-Term Care During the Great RecessionThe use of long-term informal care by Americans over the age of 65 declined by 6.75 percent during the Great Recession, according to new research by the Carsey School of Public... Read More
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02/11/18 -On Thursday, the city held the second of two input sessions on the McIntyre building. In both, more than 150 people discussed the opportunities for this two-acre site, working in...
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02/05/18 - UNH Receives More Than $8 Million for Student Support and ScholarshipsEven more New Hampshire students will receive scholarships to attend UNH due to the generosity of new and returning benefactors.Ìý Read More
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01/31/18 -To kick off 2018, in New Ground I, the first of a two-part feature series co-authored withÌýChristine BjerkeÌýfromÌýIn-Between Economies, we will briefly explore a selection of major...
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01/29/18 -Last year, New Hampshire saw its biggest population increase since before the Great Recession. Here to talk about what's behind that trend, is Ken Johnson, senior demographer with...
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01/29/18 -Research by UNH’s Carsey InstituteÌýshows the breakdown by state and region, and researchers explain why it is important to understand young child poverty specifically.
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01/25/18 -Michele Holt-Shannon discussesÌýhow individuals need to understand their own implicit biases in order to understand racism during an NH Listens workshop.