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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

  • Orly Buchbinder, assistant professor of mathematics education
    - Instilling Proof and Reason
    UNH researcher Orly BuchbinderÌýhas landedÌýa major grant to improve mathematics teaching practices. Read More
  • Grey house surrounded by green lawn.
    - Beyond Curb Appeal
    UNH researchers found that the older the home, the more carbon stored underground. Read More
  • Illustration of the Parker Solar Probe near the sun.
    - Close Encounters
    UNH researchers are gaining a flurry of insights about the activity coming from our closest star. Read More
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    - Subrena Smith Takes on Evolutionary Psychology
    A UNH philosopher's research article gains wide attention. Read More
  • Illustration of Solar Orbiter near the sun.
    - Leading Light
    The Âé¶¹app is headingÌýto the sun with the new Solar Orbiter mission. Read More
  • Close-up image of North American carpenter bee on black background
    - What’s the Buzz?
    A new study looks at the "almost-social" North American carpenter bee to better understand how honeybees evolved such complex social lives. Read More
  • The Threat of Antibiotic Resistance
    - The Threat of Antibiotic Resistance
    Undermining a cornerstone of modern medicine, bacterial drug resistance has become an urgent threat to human health. A recent report by the CDC shows that, each year, antibiotic... Read More
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    - Tech and Crimes Against Children
    UNH receives a federal grant to study technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation. Read More
  • Larry Mayer sits at dock near a research vessel.
    - Ocean Accolade
    Larry Mayer, director for theÌýCenter for Coastal and Ocean Mapping and Joint Hydrographic CenterÌýat UNH, has been selected as the first recipient of theÌýWalter Munk Medal. Read More
  • Mapping the Seas
    - Mapping the Seas
    Less than 10 percent of the world’s oceans have been mapped to high resolution. UNH is out to change that. Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping director Larry Mayer talks about... Read More