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The Stewardship of Nursing

In a determined blend of ambition and creativity fueled by a love of learning, Jamie Bourgeois plays at full strength along every step of her path. A practicing nurse midwife in New Hampshire, she placed her career on hold when her child was born. The need to remain fully engaged, however, sparked... Read More

Recent Stories

  • Hannah Sorensen ’22
    - A Huge Step Forward
    Hannah Sorensen ’22 has been working at Portsmouth Regional Hospital as a phlebotomist for the past two years. The part-time job has her drawing the blood of patients in the... Read More
  • Rendering of Health Sciences Simulation Center clinical space
    - Poised for Growth
    UNH's Health Sciences Simulation Center will address the health care workforce shortages in the Granite State. Read More
  • Birx Visit
    - Birx Visit
    Dr. Deborah Birx, U.S. coronavirus response coordinator, visited UNH's state-of-the-art COVID-19 test lab. Read More
  • CHHS Announces New Research Institute
    - CHHS Announces New Research Institute
    The Institute for Excellence in Health and Social Systems partners with complex health and social systems to help populations live a good life in a good place. Read More
  • Unpacking Health Care and Policy in 2020
    - Unpacking Health Care and Policy in 2020
    Julie Rovner, noted health journalist from Kaiser Health News, outlined key factors impacting the current state of our health care system and what to watch for as the election and... Read More
  • Fighting Child Victimization
    - Fighting Child Victimization
    Three National Institute of Justice grants totaling more than $2 million will support UNH research on child sex trafficking and Internet crimes like sextortion and cyberstalking. Read More
  • Seacoast Online: Overall Effects of Coronavirus and Other Pandemics
    - Seacoast Online: Overall Effects of Coronavirus and Other Pandemics
    What does COVID-19 bring besides sickness and death, and what does it leave in its wake? Dr. Rosemary Caron, faculty fellow at Carsey, will give a Zoom presentation at on October... Read More
  • Research Boost
    - Research Boost
    Chemical engineering professor Harish Vashisth has received a prestigious early career grant from the NIH, with which he'll further research that could lead to the development of... Read More
  • Thompson Hall at University of New Hampshire
    - Opioid Avoidance
    With a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, UNH Extension will address opioid use in N.H. Read More
  • Women in mask holds a baby
    - Boston 25 News: Covid ‘baby bust’ Expected with Half a Million Fewer Births Next Year
    Kenneth 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