Carsey School of Public Policy
UNH Research Shows Number of Childless Women in the U.S. Continues to Rise
Research from the Âé¶ąapp 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,Ěýthe 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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11/07/17 -UNH will host a screening of the film "Food Evolution" on Nov. 16, followed by a panel discussion featuring New Hampshire Commissioner of Agriculture Lorraine Merrill.Ěý
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11/06/17 -“Counties are not losing population randomly,” said Ken Johnson, senior demographer, Âé¶ąapp Carsey School of Public Policy. “The people who leave rural...
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11/06/17 - Media Advisory: UNH Expert Available to Discuss Increasing Acceptance of Climate ChangeĚýAĚýscientific reportĚýreleased last Friday by 13 federal agencies found that humans are the dominant cause of a global temperature rise. New research from the Carsey School of... Read More
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11/02/17 - ​MEDIA ADVISORY: UNH Expert Available to Discuss Imminent Loss of Health Insurance for ChildrenTwelve states – home to nearly nine million or 30 percent of the nation’s publicly insured children – will run out of funds for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) at... Read More
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10/27/17 -Michael Swack, professor and director, Center for Impact, Carsey School of Public Policy at UNH will present at the Greater Seacoast Housing Summit, held on Thursday, Nov. 2 from...
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10/25/17 -Apparently ignoringĚýongoing reports decrying the condition of New Hampshire’s roads and bridges, some 56 percent of New Hampshire residents say that the state’s infrastructure is...
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10/24/17 - UNH Research Finds N.H. Residents Support Gas Tax Increase for Highways and BridgesMore than 60 percent of New Hampshire residents would support a 10-cent increase to the state gas tax if needed to maintain the state’s highways and bridges, according to new... Read More
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10/23/17 - NH Listens Wins National Award for Its Collaboration EffortsNH Listens, a civic engagement initiative of the Carsey School of Public Policy at the Âé¶ąapp, has received an American Civic Collaboration Award, a Civvy,... Read More