News Focus Channel: Hidden - New Hampshire

UNH Research: New Hampshire Coastal Recreationists Support Offshore Wind

University of New Hampshire — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 13:50:52 EST

As the Biden administration announces a plan to expand the development of offshore wind energy development (OWD) along the East Coast, research from the University of New Hampshire shows significant support from an unlikely group, coastal recreation visitors. From boat enthusiasts to anglers, researchers found surprisingly widespread support with close to 77% of coastal recreation visitors supporting potential OWD along the N.H. Seacoast.

UNH Expert to Comment on EPA Change to Clean Water Act

University of New Hampshire — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 09:00:07 EST

UNH Research Finds Shrinking Population in More Than a Third of Rural Counties

University of New Hampshire — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 10:05:04 EST

Nearly 35 percent of rural counties in the United States are experiencing protracted and significant population loss, according to new research released by the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire. Those counties are now home to 6.2 million residents, a third fewer than lived there in 1950.

UNH Research Pulls Back the Veil on Historical Portrayal of Downton Abbey

University of New Hampshire — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 09:00:39 EST

Ask any "Downton Abbey" fan about the wildly popular historical television drama and they will wistfully reminisce about being whisked away to a more gentile and elegant time in post-Edwardian England. With a majestic castle as the backdrop and actors adorned in lavish costumes, audiences were immersed into life as it was in the early 1900's. Or, were they? A historian at the University of New Hampshire takes a closer look at the beloved show to reveal that it may have been preserving history not as it actually was but as fans believe it ought to have been.

Engineers harvest heart's energy to power life-saving devices

Dartmouth College — Mon, 04 Feb 2019 14:05:38 EST

The heart's motion is so powerful that it can recharge devices that save our lives, according to new research from Dartmouth College.

UNH Expert Available on Women Leading The Pack For 2020 Presidential Election

University of New Hampshire — Mon, 28 Jan 2019 09:00:10 EST

Ellen Fitzpatrick, a historian from the University of New Hampshire and author of "The Highest Glass Ceiling: Women's Quest for the American Presidency," is available to talk about the arduous road to the White House for women candidates.

UNH Research Finds Youth with Certain Types of Disability have Increased Risk for Technology-Involved Peer Harassment

University of New Hampshire — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 11:05:27 EST

New research from the University of New Hampshire finds that while youths with disabilities, mental health diagnoses and special education services experience peer harassment or bullying at similar rates as other youth, understanding differences in how they experience it may lead to solutions that minimize risk to all youth.

Understanding our early human ancestors: Australopithecus sediba

Dartmouth College — Fri, 18 Jan 2019 11:40:10 EST

The fossil site of Malapa in the Cradle of Humankind, South Africa, discovered by Lee Berger of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in August 2008, has been one of the most productive sites of the 21st century for fossils of early human ancestors or hominins. A new hominin species, Australopithecus sediba (Au. sediba), was named by Berger and his colleagues, following the discovery of two partial skeletons just under two million years old, a juvenile male individual-- Malapa Hominin 1 (MH1)-- and an adult female, Malapa Hominin 2 (MH2). The skeletons are under the custodianship of the University of the Witwatersrand, where they are being kept.

UNH Research Finds Recreationists Support Offshore Wind Energy Development

University of New Hampshire — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 08:05:43 EST

From boat enthusiasts to anglers, researchers at the University of New Hampshire have found surprisingly widespread support for offshore wind energy development (OWD) among outdoor recreationists. Also unanticipated was the strong support across the entire political spectrum, from liberals to moderates and conservatives, with respondents seeing OWD as a positive impact upon their recreation experience.

UNH Researchers Find Lasting Impact of Concussions on Young Adults

University of New Hampshire — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 08:05:31 EST

Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have found that young adults who experienced repetitive mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), or concussions, can experience persistent cognitive changes as well as altered brain activity.

UNH Researchers Find Unexpected Impact of Hurricanes on Puerto Rico's Watershed

University of New Hampshire — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 10:05:29 EST

Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have found unprecedentedly high levels of nitrate, an essential plant nutrient, in streams and watersheds of Puerto Rico for a year after two consecutive major hurricanes in 2017. This high amount of nitrate may have important climate change implications that could harm forest recovery and threaten ecosystems along Puerto Rico's coastline by escalating algal blooms and dead zones.

Dartmouth College — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 12:10:13 EST

HANOVER, N.H. - November 29, 2018 - A new theory based on the physics of cloud formation and neutron scattering could help animators create more lifelike movies, according to a Dartmouth-led study. Software developed using the technique focuses on how light interacts with microscopic particles to develop computer-generated images.

Dartmouth College — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 11:55:46 EST

Researchers Discover New Materials to Generate Solar Fuel Production

University of New Hampshire — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 10:05:33 EST

Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have identified new, readily available materials that convert sunlight and carbon dioxide (CO2) into building blocks for liquid fuels that could one day heat homes and power cars.

UNH Researchers Create a More Effective Hydrogel For Healing Wounds

University of New Hampshire — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 12:00:26 EST

Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have created an easy-to-make, low-cost injectable hydrogel that could help wounds heal faster, especially for patients with compromised health issues.

UNH Scientists Help Provide First-Ever Views of Elusive Energy Explosion

University of New Hampshire — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 12:05:26 EST

Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have captured a difficult-to-view singular event involving "magnetic reconnection"--the process by which sparse particles and energy around Earth collide producing a quick but mighty explosion--in the Earth's magnetotail, the magnetic environment that trails behind the planet.

UNH Receives Federal Funding to Create the Self-Driving Office of the Future

University of New Hampshire — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 10:30:12 EST

As cars become more automated, could commutes become productive--and safe--office hours? That's the question University of New Hampshire researcher Andrew Kun and colleagues from four other institutions will explore with a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation.

UNH Researchers Say Winter Ticks Killing Moose at Alarming Rate

University of New Hampshire — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 08:30:04 EST

As winter in New England seems to get warmer, fall lingers longer and spring comes into bloom earlier, areas like northern New Hampshire and western Maine are seeing an unusual continued increase in winter ticks which are endangering the moose population. Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have found that the swell of infestations of this parasite, which attaches itself to moose during the fall and feeds throughout the winter, is the primary cause of an unprecedented 70 percent death rate of calves over a three-year period.

UNH Researchers Find Video Games Effective for Bystander Intervention in Sexual Assaults

University of New Hampshire — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 10:20:47 EST

As recent news headlines have shown, bystanders can play a pivotal role when it comes to sexual assault and relationship violence. Researchers at the University of New Hampshire found that video games show promise as a tool to share information and influence bystander attitudes and efficacy in situations of sexual violence.

UNH to Study Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Sexual Minority College Students

University of New Hampshire — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 10:05:06 EST

Researchers at the University of New Hampshire will undertake the largest study ever conducted on intimate partner violence among lesbian, gay, bisexual and other sexual minority college students thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation.