Sociology
Keeping Kids Safe Online
UNH researchers were major contributors to the new World Health Organization report "What works to prevent online violence against children." Read More
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10/26/22Brothers and Sisters
The Crimes Against Children Research Center is establishing a new initiative that will work to change the perception that sibling aggression and... -
10/18/22'On the Shoulders of Giants'
Stephanie Bramlett ’06G ’11G admits that she received a jolt of exhilaration when she first discovered more than 25,000 YouTube views on the TEDx... -
10/17/22Saluting Faculty Excellence
Every year, a chosen few of UNH’s outstanding faculty members from each college and school receive Faculty Excellence Awards in recognition of their... -
10/14/22Beyond "Stranger Danger"
Sixteen percent of young adults in the U.S. have experienced sexual abuse online, finds a new study from UNH researchers.
Recent Stories
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08/02/16 - Faculty Research: Water Concerns Unite Citizen ActivistsAssociate professor of sociology Cliff Brown has published a research brief through the Carsey School of Public Policy that explores how citizens in three New Hampshire towns --... Read More -
07/21/16 - UNH Researchers Find Many Unaware of Legal Responsibility to Report Child AbuseA landmark study by researchers at the University of New Hampshire finds gaps regarding awareness of mandatory reporting laws among the general public in New Hampshire, a state... Read More -
06/23/16 - UNH Researchers Find Sextortion Leaves Painful Aftermath and Limited Help Options“Sextortion”, a form of blackmail often using sexual images to threaten victims into sexual favors, can spark life-altering crises in the lives of young people, according to new... Read More
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06/21/16 - UNH Research Finds Child Kidnappings are Not Declining, But Fewer End in MurderOver the past decade, the number of children kidnapped by strangers and acquaintances has remained comparatively the same, however there was a significant decline in children... Read More
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06/14/16 - UNH Research Finds Hispanic Children Least Likely to Have Health InsuranceCitizenship status is the main reason Hispanic children are less likely to have health insurance than black or white children, according to new research from the Carsey School of... Read More
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06/13/16 - UNH Research Finds Great Recession Changed U.S. Migration PatternsThe economic shocks of the housing market crisis and Great Recession were associated with striking changes in net migration patterns in both rural and urban America, with rural... Read More
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06/07/16 - UNH Demographer Finds New Birth Data Reflect Fewer Births in U.S. in the Post-Recession EraReview of new birth data released late last week by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) finds no evidence of any increase in births or birth rates in the U.S. after... Read More
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04/27/16 - Another Look at Youth Group AbuseIllustration by Marc Rosenthal From the Boy Scouts of America to the Catholic Church, youth service organizations have come under fire in recent years for what has appeared to... Read More -
04/20/16 - The People FactorWith climate change affecting resources as nearby as the coastal waters of southern Maine and New Hampshire and in regions as distant as Brazil and Egypt, UNH professors are... Read More