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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

  • Trailblazer
    - Trailblazer
    Steven Arias ‘16, a doctoral candidate in the department of physics and astronomy, has become the first UNH student to receive an award from the Department of Energy’s Office of... Read More
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    - Wound Healing Trailblazers
    Two chemical engineering professors have received a National Institutes of Health “Trailblazer†award for a project that aims to improve chronic wound healing. Read More
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    - Public Humanities Seed Funding
    Over $96,000 in seed funding is awarded to participants from the 2021 UNH Summer Institute in Public Humanities. Read More
  • Large black bear looks directly at a trail camera
    - Research Snapshot: Spying on Wildlife
    UNH researchers are using trail cameras to develop more efficient and accurate ways to monitor fur bearers in New Hampshire. Read More
  • Aerial photo of UNH campus in fall, with bright trees in front of T Hall
    - Record Funding
    UNH researchers brought in $260 million in competitive funding in FY21 for projects that improve life in New HampshireÌıand beyond. Read More
  • Aerial shot of UNH campus in summer, with T Hall in center
    - Interdisciplinary to the CoRE
    Fourteen teams of researchers have received funding for interdisciplinary projects through the Collaborative Research Excellence initiative Read More
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    - Dietary Fats: Friend or Foe?
    UNH researchers have published their findings in the British Journal of Nutrition on the connection between cognitive function and dietary fat consumption in Hispanic/Latino... Read More
  • In a Class of Their Own
    - In a Class of Their Own
    Steve Frolking and Roy Torbert have been elected to the 2021 Class of Fellows of the American Geophysical Union.Ìı Read More
  • Woodland animals such as mice play an essential role in keeping forests healthy and thriving.
    - Tiniest Woodland Animals Play Critical Role in Keeping Forests Healthy
    Robust forest growth and regeneration are critical to ensuring economic sustainability of New Hampshire's timber industry. And it is the tiniest of woodland animals that plays an... Read More
  • Bradley Herring 2021
    - The Economics of Health
    Bradley Herring is inquisitive when it comes to understanding human behavior. While some may think this would have led him to a career in psychology, sociology, or anthropology,... Read More