COVID-19
Alexandra Gazette Packet: Baby Bust: Declining birth rates lead to shrinking Kindergarten enrollments
The Alexandra Gazette Packet recently interviewed Ken Johnson, Carsey School Senior Demographer, to discuss nationwide declining birth rates and its impact on local school systems like those in Virginia. Read More-
07/08/21
KARE 11: New data shows Minnesota’s COVID restrictions saved lives
KARE 11, an NBC-affiliate based in Minneapolis, recently reported on the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and interviewed Jordan Hensely, a... -
06/11/21
NBC News: CDC finds deaths from heart disease and diabetes climbed amid Covid in U.S.
NBC News recently referenced research by Carsey School Senior Demographer Ken Johnson in which he found that 25 states saw more deaths than births in... -
06/10/21
Daily Yonder: Covid Infections and Deaths Drop to Lowest Rates in a Year
The Daily Yonder recently referenced research by Ken Johnson, Senior Demographer at the Carsey School of Public Policy, in an article on the spread... -
05/19/21
The Laconia Daily Sun: As Families Struggle, Some States Lead the Way on Childcare, Paid Leave
Jess Carson, a research professor at the Univeristy of New Hampshire's Carsey School of Public Policy, was recently quoted in The Laconia Daily Sun...
Recent Stories
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09/02/20 - CNN: People who consume conservative media are less likely to wear masks, poll of New Hampshire residents findsCNN.com reports on recent research released by the Carsey School of Public Policy and researchers Lawrence Hamilton and Thomas Safford on how a likely a person is to wear a mask... Read More
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08/25/20 - NH Business Review: UNH study finds inequity in pandemic-related job loss and recoveryAccording to the study conducted by Rogelio Sáenz, a policy fellow at the Carsey School and professor of demography at the University of Texas at San Antonio, and Corey Sparks,... Read More
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08/03/20 - Boston 25 News: Covid ‘baby bust’ Expected with Half a Million Fewer Births Next YearKenneth Johnson, senior demographer with the Carsey School, says birth rates had been drifting down for years and then went off a cliff during the Great Recession more than a... Read More
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07/31/20 - Daily Mail: The Covid Baby BustKen Johnson, senior demographer at the Carsey School, was recently interviewed by The Daily Mail regarding the diminishing U.S. birth rate. "Survey data already suggest women are... Read More
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07/09/20 - With COVID-19 Quarantine, Going Online Brings New Opportunities for NH ListensThe New Hampshire Listens team. From top left clockwise, Bruce Mallory, co-founder and senior advisor; Carrie Portrie, program manager; Michele Holt-Shannon, co-founder and... Read More
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07/01/20 - WalletHub: U.S.'s Most & Least Independent StatesMichael Ettlinger, director of the Carsey School, sat down with WalletHub to answer questions relating to a recent study that the personal finance website released regarding the U... Read More
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06/30/20 - NH Business Review: Political Divide Could Complicate NH's Pandemic ResponseAccording to research conducted earlier this year by Lawrence Hamilton, professor and senior fellow at the Carsey School, Granite Staters are more likely to trust scientists than... Read More
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06/16/20 - NHPR: How to Conduct a Census During a Global PandemicKenneth Johnson, professor of sociology and the senior demographer at the Carsey School, recently joined Ken Gallager, principle planner and coordinator for the State Data Center... Read More
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06/01/20 - Epoch Times: Worries Rise as Vacationers from Pandemic Hotspots Travel to Popular AreasResearch by Jessica Carson of the Carsey School of Public Policy on the spread of COVID-19 in rural counties with seasonal vacation homes was quoted in this Epoch Times article on... Read More
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06/01/20 - Concord Monitor: NH Recovery Homes Face Rising Demand Amid Diminished CapacityA study by Carsey School researcher Shannon Monnat was referenced in this article examining the rising strain on substance abuse recovery centers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More