Carsey School of Public Policy

Kristy Miyashita in various scenes of her Peace Corps work in Paraguay

Navigating Outside of Four Walls

“I want to reframe everyone’s mindset that nursing and human security can’t go together, because they can and should. I think there’s this very strong, preconceived notion that nurses are at the bedside and we’re just clinicians,” says Kristy Miyashita, a current master’s student pursuing a Global... Read More

Recent Stories

  • corn fields
    - New Drivers in Rural Population Decline
    A recent paper co-authored by Carsey School of Public Policy demographer Kenneth Johnson, along with Daniel Lichter of Cornell University and John Cromartie of the U.S. Department... Read More
  • Berlin, NH, aerial view
    - U.S. Non-metro Counties Gain Population
    U.S. non-metro populations added about 37,000 residents from 2017 to 2018 to reach 46.1 million people. According to Carsey School of Public Policy demographer Ken Johnson, that... Read More
  • Chicago skyline
    - Chicago Population Falls
    Chicago lost an estimated 7,000-plus residents from 2017 to 2018, according to recent U.S. Census data. Carsey School of Public Policy demographer Ken Johnson offers perspective... Read More
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    - UNH Survey: Most N.H. Residents Prefer Dam Removal (NHPR)
    A first-of-its-kind survey shows New Hampshire residents generally favor removing dams from local rivers. Read More
  • grasslands in Wyoming
    - Diminishing Rural Populations
    Carsey School of Public Policy demographer Ken Johnson recently joined Daniel Lichter of Cornell University and John Cromartie of the U.S. Department of Agriculture in presenting... Read More
  • Exeter, NH, storefront
    - NH Ranked 11th Lowest in National Tax Burden
    A recent analysis by HireAHelper.com found that New Hampshire ranked 11th lowest for dollar-for-dollar tax burden among the 50 states and Washington, D.C. Carsey School of Public... Read More
  • moving truck
    - The Latest Census Data and What's at Stake
    New numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau show that major metropolitan areas like Chicago, Los Angeles and New York are losing population. "When the economy was down—through 2014—... Read More
  • New Hampshire mountains in the fall
    - Migration Fuels NH Population Growth
    For the second year in a row, New Hampshire's population growth was fueled largely from people moving to the Granite State from other places, according to U.S. Census estimates.... Read More
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    - Poverty in Rural vs. Urban N.H.
    UNH Carsey School of Public Policy researcher Jessica Carson joins NHPR's The Exchange to discuss how living in a rural part of New Hampshire versus an urban part can impact... Read More
  • grain silos
    - Repopulating Rural Counties
    A recent study from the Carsey School of Public Policy found that rural U.S. areas - or around about 80 percent of the country's agricultural towns - are suffering from rapid... Read More