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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

  • Autonomous boat under a dramatic sunrise
    - Research Snapshot: ASV BEN
    In June, UNH’s Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping/Joint Hydrographic Center’s autonomous surface vehicle Bathymetric Explorer and Navigator — ASV BEN — traveled Lake Huron,... Read More
  • UNH Researchers Receive $1.2M Grant to Study Seasonal Soil Freeze and Thaw
    - UNH Researchers Receive $1.2M Grant to Study Seasonal Soil Freeze and Thaw
    The frost heaves that turn New England roads and their drivers into a bumpy, grumpy mess are one of many consequences of the seasonal soil freeze and thaw cycle that impacts about... Read More
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    Ken Johnson, Senior Demographer with Carsey School of Public Policy, was recently cited in Bloomberg regarding new data that in 2020,Ìý25 states had more deaths than births – a...
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    "We thought about the state budget, but part of the challenge is that the federal government has much better data than not just New Hampshire, but almost any other state."...
  • An artist's rendering of the R/V Narragansett Dawn
    - Narragansett Dawn
    A new ocean-going vessel co-operated by UNH has been given the name Narragansett Dawn. Read More
  • lobster cage underwater
    - Solving a Million Dollar Problem
    A pesky little jellyfish-like animal is causing major problems—and major costs—for aquaculture everywhere by choosing to permanently live on aquafarming equipment, reducing... Read More
  • Liz_Mamros
    - Twice as Nice
    Elizabeth Mamros '18ÌýÌý'23G, a doctoral student in mechanical engineering, was recently awarded a pair of fellowships to conduct research at theÌýInstitut fürÌýUmformtechnik und... Read More
  • Researchers will use drone-based Light Detection and Ranging to identify and predict forest features critical for snowshoe hare and American marten in the Northern Forest.
    - UNH Researchers Receive Grants to Address Forestry Priorities of Granite State
    Three researchers from the Âé¶¹app will receive grants for research that will address priority issues facing forest stakeholders in the Northern Forest region... Read More
  • Pomp and Pandemic
    - Pomp and Pandemic
    UNH leaders hooded New Hampshire public health leader Beth Daly '02, who received a DrPH from University of North Carolina, in a remote ceremony on campus. Read More
  • Luke Hydock, manager of the Macfarlane Research Greenhouses at the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station, has been honored with a 2021 Dean's Award for Distinction.
    - Macfarlane Research Greenhouses Manager Honored with 2021 Dean’s Award for Distinction
    Luke Hydock, manager of the Macfarlane Research Greenhouses at the NH Agricultural Experiment Station, has been honored with a 2021 Dean's Award for Distinction.Ìý Read More