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UNH Study Shows Non-Competes Can Stifle Innovation

A UNH study cited by the Federal Trade Commission finds that stricter enforcement of non-compete agreements can lower the value of patents and discourage employee creativity, highlighting how these contracts may unintentionally hold back innovation. Read More

Recent Stories

  • A middle-aged woman with salt and pepper hair, wearing glasses and smiling. She is wearing a green "crinkly" looking shirt.
    - Joan Beasley Promoted to Research Professor
    Ìı The Institute on Disability (IOD) at the Âé¶¹app is proud to announce the appointment of Joan B. Beasley, Ph.D., to research professor. The appointment is... Read More
  • Grass-Fed Organic Dairy Management May Be Key to Sector’s Resilience in New England
    - Grass-Fed Organic Dairy Management May Be Key to Sector’s Resilience in New England
    How is organic grass-fed management different? There is some overlap in the practices used in organic grass-fed (OGF) management and more traditional organic dairy... Read More
  • Four people sit in a row boat on a lake surrounded by green vegetation.
    - Warming Waters
    A UNH postdoctoral researcher is studying impacts of climate change on methane-producing bacteria in Arctic lakes.Ìı Read More
  • Three elderly men stand on a beach holding measuring sticks to determine height of the sand.
    - Shifting Sands
    Data from the volunteer-based Beach Profiling Program indicates which N.H. beaches are most resilient to coastal storms. Read More
  • aerial photo of T Hall and UNH campus
    - Advancing Disability Services
    With a $3M grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, UNH's Institute on Disability will continue its support of New Hampshire residents with disabilities. Read More
  • Nathan Schwadron sits in a room full of computer equipment and smiles at the camera.
    - Physics Fellow
    UNH physics professor Nathan Schwadron has been elected to the prestigious 2022 Class of Fellows of the American Geophysical Union.Ìı Read More
  • Female graduate student on a boat holding a male blue crab
    - Crustacean Consternation
    UNH researchers have documented the first-ever pair of mated blue crabs in Great Bay Estuary, with potentially serious impacts on the ecosystem. Read More
  • photo collage of Carsey Director Michael Ettlinger
    - Steady Guidance and a Broad Perspective
    Michael Ettlinger is always thinking of the bigger picture. “My undergraduate degree was in electrical engineering and then, well, then I went to law school,†he says, looking... Read More
  • Aerial image of Abisko, Sweden, with lakes and green land near mountains.
    - Carbon Gatekeepers
    Ruth Varner has received a $3.4 million grant from the Department of Energy to study the effects of climate change on methane emissions in Arctic lakes. Read More
  • Meeting Great Bay History
    - Meeting Great Bay History
    A prestigious National Endowment for the Humanities grant will extend the work of the Great Bay Archaeological Survey to 72 K-12 teachers. Read More