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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

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    New Hampshire Public Radio's The Exchange asked three guests their opinions on what 2021 might bring for New Hampshire and the nation's economies. The interview includes mention...
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    New Hampshire Public Radio recently reported on research by Dr. Ken Johnson of the Carsey School of Public Policy that finds that New Hampshire has experienced the largest...
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    - Using Business to Do Good
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    According to new data released from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. life expectancy could drop by the largest amount since World War II, reports The Wall...
  • Gordon Unzen '21
    - A Future in Criminal Justice
    A desire to better understand how people think led Gordon Unzen ’21 to major in psychology. He added philosophy after taking social and political philosophy, and then justice... Read More
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    The Keene Sentinel reports on the Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District in New Hampshire voting to fund a full-day, tuition-free preschool program for 3- and 4-year-olds and...
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    - Not Clamming Up
    A recent paper by a team of UNH researchers sheds new light on how apoptosis, a form of programmed cell death, evolved in invertebrates. Read More
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    - A Matter of Life and Death
    Mike Alvarez explores the interplay of trauma, creativity and suicide. Read More
  • Headshot of psychology professor Jack Mayer
    - Overconfident, Underwhelming
    New research finds less confident people have higher personal intelligence. Read More
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    - 2020 Books in COLA
    Take a look at a roundup of books published by College of Liberal Arts faculty. Read More