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UNH Researchers Find Children's Advocacy Centers Improve Response to Child Abuse Victims
As communities continue to search for ways to improve sexual abuse investigations, research from the University of New Hampshire's Crimes against Children Research Center finds that the Children's Advocacy Center model, a growing and innovative program, can help communities succeed in this goal. (09-04-08) Story >>>
UNH Alumni Magazine Wins National And Regional Awards
The University of New Hampshire Magazine has been awarded a bronze medal for Staff Writing by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) as part of its national alumni magazine competition. (09-04-08) Story >>>
Lyme Student Named New Hampshire's 2008 Robert Frost Youth Poet
The 2008 Robert Frost Youth Poet for the state of New Hampshire is Ellie Pschirrer-West, a fourth-grader at the Crossroads Academy in Lyme. (09-04-08) Story >>>
Students Present Summer Research Results to Scientists at UNH, NASA
As summer waned and thousands of undergraduates readied themselves to descend upon the University of New Hampshire's Durham campus, Michael Hutson wrapped up a 10-week research project he'd undertaken at UNH's Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space (EOS), presented his results to scientists at UNH and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, and then headed back to Stanford University to begin his junior year. (09-04-08) Story >>>
Neuroscientist Scans Brain For Clues on Best Time to Multitask
In today's fast-paced world, multitasking has become an increasingly necessary part of our daily routine. Unfortunately, multitasking also is notoriously inefficient. (09-03-08) Story >>>
University Of New Hampshire Launches Groundbreaking Ecogastronomy Program
The University of New Hampshire has launched a groundbreaking EcoGastronomy program that takes students to the field, the kitchen, the lab and Italy to study the complexities of sustainable food systems. (09-02-08) Story >>>
Experts Available to Discuss Impact of Hurricane Gustav
Several experts from the University of New Hampshire are available to discuss the impact of Hurricane Gustav, which is forecast to hit Louisiana as a major hurricane early next week. (08-30-08) Story >>>
College Students Prefer Practical Cell Phones Over High-Tech Ones
When it comes to cell phone usage at the University of New Hampshire, practicality is in and high tech is out. (08-28-08) Story >>>
Carsey Institute: Child Poverty High In Rural America
New data indicate that more than 13 million children are living in poverty, 22 percent of rural children and 25 percent of children living in central cities, according to a new report released by the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire. (08-27-08) Story >>>
As School Year Begins, Cyber-Bullying Presents A Complex Legal Landscape
As students across the country prepare to return to school, school districts face an often complicated and confusing legal landscape on how to deal with cyber-bullies in their schools, according to a researcher from the University of New Hampshire. (08-25-08) Story >>>
UNH Gives Free Energy-Saving Light Bulbs To On-Campus Students
Students living in University of New Hampshire residence halls will have a bright welcome this fall, with free compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs) for their desk lamps. A coalition of UNH offices, coordinated by the university's Energy Task Force, will distribute 1,720 energy-saving CFLs to students, eliminating the need for less-efficient incandescent bulbs. (08-21-08) Story >>>
NH Presidential Election Experts Available To Discuss Veeps
Two national presidential election experts at the University of New Hampshire are available to discuss the vice presidential picks of Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain. (08-20-08) Story >>>
Krispy Kreme Takes Top Spot in Franchising Index
Krispy Kreme took the top spot in the Rosenberg Center Franchise 50 Index™ for the second quarter of 2008 as it reported its first quarterly profit in three years. (08-20-08) Story >>>
5th Annual Cycling Challenge Raises Money For Northeast Passage
The fifth annual Three Notch Century to benefit Northeast Passage will be held Sept. 5, 6 and 7, 2008 in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. (08-20-08) Story >>>
UNH Tech Camp Inspires Innovation
Projects such as CHEESE, the solar edition of the Stirlin engine, wind turbine, solar radios, electrocardiogram (ECG) and pulse oximetry, electromyography (EMG) vs. joint angular position measurements, and autonomous robots are not your typical junior high and high school experiments (08-19-08) Story >>>
The Do's and Don'ts of Laying Off Employees
As the economic downturn forces more companies to lay off workers, a workplace aggression expert at the University of New Hampshire cautions employers about what to do and not do when breaking bad news to employees. (08-18-08) Story >>>
Directors And Trustee Selected In UNH Alumni Vote
Five University of New Hampshire alumni were elected to the UNH Alumni Association board of directors and one was elected to the University System of New Hampshire's board of trustees recently in the Alumni Association's annual election (08-14-08) Story >>>
Carsey Institute: Urban, Rural Children Experience Similar Rates of Poverty
The rates of children living in low-income families are similar in both rural areas and central cities, a new report from the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire finds. Nearly one-half of all children living in rural areas and in central cities lived in a low-income family. (08-13-08) Story >>>
Infidelity Has Different Economic Costs for Men and Women, New Research Finds
The possibility of eternal damnation has no sway over whether men stay faithful to their wives, but the possibility of getting caught sure does. These are among the results found in new research released today by the University of New Hampshire about the economic costs and benefits of cheating on a spouse and how they differ for men and women. (08-12-08) Story >>>
UNH Office for Research Partnerships and Commercialization
The New Hampshire Innovation Research Center (NHIRC) is seeking proposals for its Granite State Technology Innovation Grant, which supports research partnerships for New Hampshire companies with college and university laboratories. (08-12-08) Story >>>