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

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  • mother with toddler
    - U.S. Birth Rate Drops Two Percent
    A new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identifies that birth rates are down more than half of what they were in 2007. Carsey School of Public Policy... Read More
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    - Dam Dilemma
    New survey data shows that New Hampshire residents favor removing dams unless they're providing hydropower. Read More
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    - Record Low U.S. Birth Rate
    A new report from the CDC estimates that 3.788 million U.S. births occurred in 2018, marking the fourth year in a row in which the number of births has dropped nationally. Carsey... Read More
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    A new New Hampshire Public Radio series examines where the state's North Country begins and ends. The series features research conducted by the Carsey School of Public Policy. Read More
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    - America's Baby Bust
    University of New Hampshire demographer Kenneth Johnson was recently quoted in a Los Angeles Times article on the shrinking U.S. birth rate, according to new research from the CDC... Read More
  • New Hampshire seacoast
    - Divided on Climate Change
    New research by the Carsey School of Public Policy and Carsey fellow Lawrence Hamilton shows that New Hampshire Democratic voters agree humans are changing the Earth's climate.... Read More
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    - U.S. Birth Rate Hits Three-Decade Low
    America's baby bust continues on according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In this AP article, University of New Hampshire Carsey School of Public... Read More
  • downtown Berlin, New Hampshire
    - Moving Away
    The Carsey School of Public Policy's 10-year research project, the Coos Youth Study, explores the well-being of young residents living in northern New Hampshire, their educational... Read More
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    - Mapping NH's Food Landscape
    New research by Jessica Carson of the Carsey School of Public Policy maps New Hampshire's food landscape and identifies several deficiencies in accessing healthy food options in... Read More
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    - Limited Healthy Food Choices for Northern NH Residents
    New research conducted by Carsey research assistant professor Jessica Carson maps the food landscape across New Hampshire to find fewer healthy food options for those outside the... Read More