University of New Hampshire
The University of New Hampshire, (UNH) was founded in 1866 in Durham, New Hampshire. UNH is a land, sea and space grant university. The current student body is approximately 13,500 undergraduate and graduate students. The College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Music and Journalism.
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8 Garrison Ave., Durham, NH 03824
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neil [dot] larson [at] unh [dot] edu
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(603) 862-1701
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"University of New Hampshire" in the news:
New study finds high rates of childhood exposure to violence and abuse in US
Oct 07, 2009 |
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A new study from the University of New Hampshire finds that U.S. children are routinely exposed to even more violence and abuse than has been previously recognized, with nearly half experiencing a physical assault in the ...
Children who are spanked have lower IQs, new research finds
Sep 25, 2009 |
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Children who are spanked have lower IQs worldwide, including in the United States, according to new groundbreaking research by University of New Hampshire professor Murray Straus. The research results will ...
Peruvian glacial retreats linked to European events of Little Ice Age
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study that reports precise ages for glacial moraines in southern Peru links climate swings in the tropics to those of Europe and North America during the Little Ice Age approximately ...
Spring agricultural fires have large impact on melting Arctic
May 26, 2009 |
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Scientists from around the world will convene at the University of New Hampshire June 2-5, 2009, to discuss key findings from the most ambitious effort ever undertaken to measure "short-lived" airborne pollutants in the Arctic ...
Pavement sealcoat a source of toxins in stormwater runoff
Apr 08, 2009 |
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Driveways and parking lots may look better with a layer of sealcoat applied to the pavement, but the water running off the surface into nearby streams will be carrying more than just oxygen and hydrogen molecules. ...
Researchers studying spiny dogfish, Gulf of Maine's mini shark
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Feb 24, 2009 |
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For such a small shark species, there seems to be super-sized confusion about its population status. But for researchers at the University of New Hampshire, one thing is clear - definite changes have occurred ...
Researchers track lobster migrations to improve population estimates
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Dec 09, 2008 |
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Jason Goldstein checks his lobster traps in New Hampshire's Great Bay Estuary once a week, but not for tasty crustaceans to sell. Instead, the University of New Hampshire Ph.D. candidate is fitting these lobsters ...
Forests may play overlooked role in regulating climate
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 17, 2008 |
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In a study to be published next week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, scientists led by a team at the University of New Hampshire show that forests may influence the Earth's climate in important ways t ...
Study: Elderly Women can increase strength but still risk falls
Oct 23, 2008 |
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Elderly women can increase muscle strength as much as young women can, a new study from the University of New Hampshire finds, indicating that decline in muscle function is less a natural part of the aging ...
Neuroscientist scans brain for clues on best time to multitask
Sep 02, 2008 |
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In today's fast-paced world, multitasking has become an increasingly necessary part of our daily routine. Unfortunately, multitasking also is notoriously inefficient. However, a new brain imaging study led by a cognitive ...
UNH researchers tag first-ever free-swimming leatherback turtles in New England
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Jul 31, 2008 |
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University of New Hampshire researchers have tagged one male and two female leatherback turtles off Cape Cod. They are the first free-swimming leatherbacks ever tagged in New England.
New research on mutation in yeast can enhance understanding of human diseases
Jun 19, 2008 |
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[B]Work from UNH Hubbard Center, Indiana University, others enhances understanding of genetics in human diseases[/B] Yeast, a model organism heavily relied upon for studying basic biological processes as they relate to ...
Space science simulation at UNH now better, faster, cheaper
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 18, 2008 |
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Cashing in on the underlying technology that seamlessly renders graphics for state-of-the-art video games, space scientists at the University of New Hampshire have bundled together 40 PlayStation3 consoles to affordably simulate ...
Researchers test sediment-scrubbing technology in NH river
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 17, 2008 |
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In a mud flat at the edge of the Cocheco River, just outside downtown Dover, scientists from the University of New Hampshire's Contaminated Sediments Center are testing an innovative way to treat polluted sediment in coastal ...
