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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

  • Colorful data image representing ocean soundscapes
    - A COVID Ocean Hush?
    New software developed by UNH will help researchers understand ocean soundscapes. Read More
  • Madison Oliwa Headshot
    - From Biology Club to Breast Cancer Research
    MadissonÌýOliwaÌý’19 graduated from UNH Manchester with a degree in BiotechnologyÌýand is currently halfway through her two-year research position at the Breast Tumor Immunology Lab... Read More
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    Carsey School Fellow Quixada Moore-Vissing was recently interviewed by Rick Ganley on NHPR regarding the 2020 New Hampshire Civic Health Index she co-authored. The 2020 IndexÌý...
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    Research conductedÌýby Carsey School demographer Kenneth JohnsonÌýfound that people have been moving to New Hampshire to be closer to their family, for work, and to enjoy a higher...
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    Research publishedÌýby the Carsey School and authored byÌýRogelio Saenz and Corey Sparks was recently cited by Sean Edmund Rogers in an opinion piece in the CT News Junkie.ÌýTheir...
  • Students walking through T Hall arch
    - Prestigious NSF Graduate Fellowships Awarded
    Four UNH students have received National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, given to students pursuing master's and doctoral degrees in science, technology,... Read More
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    Ken Johnson, Senior Demographer at the Carsey School, was recently interviewed by the New Hampshire Public Radio on how more people working from home impacts rural areas and...
  • Doctoral student David Moore has been monitoring sap flow in several species of native, deciduous hardwoods during winter dormancy.
    - Q&A: Specialty Syrups
    Scientists with the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station in theÌýCollege of Life Sciences and AgricultureÌýrecentlyÌýpresented preliminary findings of the first assessment... Read More
  • light house
    - Favorable Winds
    As the Biden administration announces a plan to expand the development of offshore wind energy development (OWD) along the East Coast, research from UNH shows significant support... Read More
  • Randomness, not Environmental Selection, Key to Altering Bacteria in Arctic
    - Randomness, not Environmental Selection, Key to Altering Bacteria in Arctic
    In the Northeast, heat waves, heavy downpours, and sea level rise pose growing challenges. Infrastructure, agriculture, fisheries, and ecosystems will be increasingly compromised... Read More