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Nh State Shoreland Water Quality Protection Act (Landscaping For Water Quality Workshop - 2026), Jay Aube Jan 2026

Nh State Shoreland Water Quality Protection Act (Landscaping For Water Quality Workshop - 2026), Jay Aube

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.


Your Wellness Wheel [Activity], Alyssa Lemmermann, Kendra Lewis Jan 2026

Your Wellness Wheel [Activity], Alyssa Lemmermann, Kendra Lewis

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.


Nh 4-H Animal Fair Book 2026, Hannah Majewski Jan 2026

Nh 4-H Animal Fair Book 2026, Hannah Majewski

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.


Nh 4-H Horse Judging Contest Entry Information, Unh Cooperative Extension Jan 2026

Nh 4-H Horse Judging Contest Entry Information, Unh Cooperative Extension

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.


A Framework For Fostering Flood Ready Neighborhoods, Kirsten Howard, Lucy Perkins, Alyson Eberhardt, Lisa Wise, Abigail Lyon, Lynn Vaccaro, Gracie Ballou, Annie Cox, Kate O'Brien Dec 2025

A Framework For Fostering Flood Ready Neighborhoods, Kirsten Howard, Lucy Perkins, Alyson Eberhardt, Lisa Wise, Abigail Lyon, Lynn Vaccaro, Gracie Ballou, Annie Cox, Kate O'Brien

UNH Cooperative Extension

This resource summarizes lessons learned from the Flood Ready Neighborhoods Program and shares prompts and resources for readers related to community engagement and resilience building.


Artificial Trees In The Pine Tree State! Only One In Three Maine Households To Have Real Tree This Christmas 12/16/2025, Unh Survey Center Dec 2025

Artificial Trees In The Pine Tree State! Only One In Three Maine Households To Have Real Tree This Christmas 12/16/2025, Unh Survey Center

All UNH Survey Center Polls

Nine in ten Maine residents plan to celebrate Christmas this year and a plurality will have an artificial tree. Most Mainers expect a white Christmas this year, up from just over half last year. Mainers prefer "Merry Christmas" as a holiday greeting rather than "Happy Holidays".


More Than Half Of Granite Staters Will Have Artificial Trees This Christmas 12/16/2025, Unh Survey Center Dec 2025

More Than Half Of Granite Staters Will Have Artificial Trees This Christmas 12/16/2025, Unh Survey Center

All UNH Survey Center Polls

The trend towards artificial Christmas trees in New Hampshire continues apace, with just over half of state residents preferring them. Residents who prefer artificial trees most often say they like them because they already have one, they create less mess, and they last longer, while those who prefer real trees mention tradition or the look or smell. Nearly all New Hampshire residents plan on celebrating Christmas, and most primarily celebrate it as a family or cultural holiday rather than a religious holiday. More than three-quarters of Granite Staters expect a white Christmas, up from four in ten who felt that …


Nearly All Vermonters Expect White Christmas, Four In Ten Have Real Trees This Year 12/16/2025, Unh Survey Center Dec 2025

Nearly All Vermonters Expect White Christmas, Four In Ten Have Real Trees This Year 12/16/2025, Unh Survey Center

All UNH Survey Center Polls

Four in ten Vermont residents will have a real Christmas tree this year and most often cite the look or smell or tradition as the reason. Seven in eight Vermonters plan to celebrate Christmas, most of whom will celebrate it as a family or cultural holiday rather than a religious one. Given the heavy early snows, most Vermonters expect a white Christmas.


University Of New Hampshire 2025-2026 Faculty Senate Xxx - December 8, 2025 Minutes Summary, Faculty Senate Dec 2025

University Of New Hampshire 2025-2026 Faculty Senate Xxx - December 8, 2025 Minutes Summary, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Agendas & Minutes

No abstract provided.


2026 Favorite Foods Festival Participation Packet For Rockingham And Strafford Counties, Caitlin Wollack Dec 2025

2026 Favorite Foods Festival Participation Packet For Rockingham And Strafford Counties, Caitlin Wollack

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.


Efficient Algorithms For Mitigating Uncertainty And Risk In Reinforcement Learning, Xihong Su Dec 2025

Efficient Algorithms For Mitigating Uncertainty And Risk In Reinforcement Learning, Xihong Su

Doctoral Dissertations

Reinforcement learning~(RL) studies the methodologies of improving the performance of sequential decision-making for autonomous agents and has achieved remarkable success in domains such as games, robotics, autonomous systems, finance, and healthcare. The Markov Decision Process~(MDP) is a mathematical framework for modeling agent-environment interactions in sequential decision-making problems. There are two primary sources of uncertainty in RL: epistemic uncertainty and aleatoric uncertainty. In RL, risk refers to the potential for an agent's policy to lead to undesirable outcomes, especially when the environment is uncertain. In many domains, researchers seek policies that maximize the objectives while mitigating the uncertainty and risk in …


Weaponized Deepfakes: A Low-Resourced Attacker Threat Assessment, Joshua David Labelle Dec 2025

Weaponized Deepfakes: A Low-Resourced Attacker Threat Assessment, Joshua David Labelle

Master's Theses and Capstones

The democratization of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) tools, combined with the short-form nature of modern media consumption, has created a ripe landscape for generating and weaponizing synthetic media. The availability of pre-trained, open-source generative models enables would-be attackers, who lack funding and enterprise-grade hardware, to conduct convincing information-based attacks that harm, manipulate, and deceive. This thesis aims to model this threat actor using an open-source deepfake generation pipeline that requires minimal computational resources and is capable of producing deepfakes in the audio, image, and video domains. This model is then used to identify, measure, and evaluate the capabilities …


New Hampshire Coastal Flood Risk Summary, Part 1: Science, Jamie Carter, Anna Simpson, Chris Gloninger, John Trowbridge, Kirk Bosma, Jayne F. Knott, Mary Lemcke-Stampone, Elizabeth Burakowski, Jennifer Gilbert, Kirsten Howard, Lisa Wise Dec 2025

New Hampshire Coastal Flood Risk Summary, Part 1: Science, Jamie Carter, Anna Simpson, Chris Gloninger, John Trowbridge, Kirk Bosma, Jayne F. Knott, Mary Lemcke-Stampone, Elizabeth Burakowski, Jennifer Gilbert, Kirsten Howard, Lisa Wise

UNH Cooperative Extension

The New Hampshire Coastal Flood Risk Summary – Part 1: Science provides a synthesis of the state of the science relevant to coastal flood risks in New Hampshire. Specifically, this document provides updated trends projections of sea-level rise, coastal storms, groundwater rise, precipitation, and freshwater flooding for coastal New Hampshire. This 2025 report updates the earlier 2019 report. This information is intended to serve as the scientific foundation for the updated companion resource, Part II: Guidance for Using Best Available Science, which will be published in 2026.


Majority In Nh & Southern New England Plan To Eat Turkey For Thanksgiving, One In Six Traveling Outside Of State 11/26/2025, Unh Survey Center Nov 2025

Majority In Nh & Southern New England Plan To Eat Turkey For Thanksgiving, One In Six Traveling Outside Of State 11/26/2025, Unh Survey Center

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A majority of residents of New Hampshire and Southern New England (57%) plan to eat turkey for Thanksgiving this year, 28% plan to watch football, 26% plan to travel somewhere in their state, 25% plan to host friends or family from somewhere else in their state, 17% plan to travel somewhere outside of their state, 12% plan to host friends or family from outside of their state, and 9% do not plan on doing any of these things. Rhode Island residents are most likely to plan to eat turkey and watch football, Massachusetts residents are most likely to travel somewhere …


Massachusetts Residents Think Prices Have Increased In Past Year And Will Continue To Rise 11/25/2025, Unh Survey Center Nov 2025

Massachusetts Residents Think Prices Have Increased In Past Year And Will Continue To Rise 11/25/2025, Unh Survey Center

All UNH Survey Center Polls

More than four in five Massachusetts residents believe prices for everyday goods have increased over the past year and more than two-thirds expect them to continue rising over the coming year. Half of state residents believe the overall U.S. economy will experience bad times over the next year and two-thirds believe the economy is getting worse. Bay Staters are also dour concerning their personal finances, as a plurality expect to be worse off financially a year from now and four in five are concerned about winter energy costs. Despite this downbeat outlook, most state residents say that they have enough …


Rhode Islanders Worried About Prices Of Everyday Goods, Winter Energy Costs 11/25/2025, Unh Survey Center Nov 2025

Rhode Islanders Worried About Prices Of Everyday Goods, Winter Energy Costs 11/25/2025, Unh Survey Center

All UNH Survey Center Polls

A majority of Rhode Islanders believe prices have increased on regularly purchased items over the past year and will continue to increase in the coming year. Ahead of the winter heating season, more than three-quarters of state residents are concerned about winter heating costs. Rhode Islanders' assessment of their personal finances remains largely negative but has ticked up slightly since May. Regarding holiday shopping, four in ten Rhode Islanders expect to spend less this year and a quarter feel they don't have enough money to cover their holiday shopping. Rhode Islanders are generally downbeat on the state and national economies, …


Few Connecticut Residents Feel Better Off Financially Than Year Ago Or Expect To Be Better Off A Year From Now 11/25/2025, Unh Survey Center Nov 2025

Few Connecticut Residents Feel Better Off Financially Than Year Ago Or Expect To Be Better Off A Year From Now 11/25/2025, Unh Survey Center

All UNH Survey Center Polls

A majority of Connecticut residents believe prices have increased over the past year and will continue to increase in the coming year. Ahead of the winter heating season, more than three-quarters of state residents are concerned about winter heating costs. State residents' assessment of their personal finances remains largely negative. Regarding holiday shopping, four in ten expect to spend less this year and one-third feel they don't have enough money to cover their holiday shopping. Connecticut residents are generally downbeat on the state and national economies, as a majority feel that the economy is getting worse.


Nh Economy: Mixed Feelings But Wide Concern About High Prices 11/25/2025, Unh Survey Center Nov 2025

Nh Economy: Mixed Feelings But Wide Concern About High Prices 11/25/2025, Unh Survey Center

All UNH Survey Center Polls

More than three-quarters of Granite Staters say prices on everyday items have increased in the past year and a majority expect that to continue. High energy prices are also a major concern. Only one in five expect good business conditions nationally over the next year and a majority believe the country's economy is on the decline. NH residents are similarly pessimistic about their personal finances, with just over a quarter expecting to be better off in a year. However, Granite Staters' estimates of their holiday spending is higher than in previous years and more than two-thirds say they have enough …


Rhode Island Democratic Gubernatorial Primary Muddied By High Number Of Undecided Likely Voters 11/24/2025, Unh Survey Center Nov 2025

Rhode Island Democratic Gubernatorial Primary Muddied By High Number Of Undecided Likely Voters 11/24/2025, Unh Survey Center

All UNH Survey Center Polls

The 2026 Democratic primary for governor of Rhode Island remains unclear, as a plurality of likely voters are undecided on their choice of candidate. Helena Foulkes currently holds a slight lead over prospective candidate and Speaker of the RI House Joe Shekarchi and incumbent Governor Dan McKee. McKee is very unpopular among likely Democratic primary voters and suffers from low job approval among Rhode Islanders overall. Rhode Islanders would like state officials to intervene to keep Our Lady of Fatima and Roger Williams Medical Center open, with many state residents reporting they or their family used one or both hospitals. …


Lamont Popular Among Likely Dem Primary Voters, Enjoys Large Lead Over Elliott For Nomination 11/24/2025, Unh Survey Center Nov 2025

Lamont Popular Among Likely Dem Primary Voters, Enjoys Large Lead Over Elliott For Nomination 11/24/2025, Unh Survey Center

All UNH Survey Center Polls

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont announced he will seek re-election in 2026, a decision backed by more than half of likely Democratic primary voters. Lamont holds a large early lead in the race for the Democratic nomination over State Representative Josh Elliott, who is largely unknown to Democratic primary voters. The cost of living is seen as the biggest problem facing the state, followed by taxes, housing, and the economy. Many Connecticut residents report limiting their time in Hartford due to concerns about crime.


Pappas, Sununu Lead In Early Nh Senate Primary Races 11/24/2025, Unh Survey Center Nov 2025

Pappas, Sununu Lead In Early Nh Senate Primary Races 11/24/2025, Unh Survey Center

All UNH Survey Center Polls

Congressman Chris Pappas holds a wide lead in the race for the 2026 NH Democratic Senate nomination. On the Republican side, former Senator John E. Sununu leads 2014 GOP nominee Scott Brown, though Brown has closed the gap slightly since September. Approval of Governor Kelly Ayotte's job performance has increased since October. On education, Granite Staters support a bill designed to limit local spending on education but oppose reducing the number of SAUs in the state. Housing remains the most important problem facing the state, followed by the cost of living and taxes.


Markey Holds Slim Lead Over Moulton In Massachusetts Senate Dem Primary 11/24/2025, Unh Survey Center Nov 2025

Markey Holds Slim Lead Over Moulton In Massachusetts Senate Dem Primary 11/24/2025, Unh Survey Center

All UNH Survey Center Polls

Incumbent Democratic Senator Ed Markey holds only a small lead over Representative Seth Moulton in the race for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in 2026. Potential candidates who have not officially announced their candidacy, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Representative Ayanna Pressley, are very popular among likely primary voters. State residents are divided on a proposal to allow people to buy and consume marijuana in the same space if the vendor has a special license while they support a ban on tests for marijuana use as a condition for employment. Housing and the cost of living are cited most …


Approval Of Trump's Handling Of Economy Falls To All-Time Low In New Hampshire 11/19/2025, Unh Survey Center Nov 2025

Approval Of Trump's Handling Of Economy Falls To All-Time Low In New Hampshire 11/19/2025, Unh Survey Center

All UNH Survey Center Polls

Support for President Trump's handling of the economy continues to decline in New Hampshire, with tariffs most often cited as the reason. A slight majority support the deal to end the recent federal government shutdown, but more than two-thirds of Democrats oppose it. Bipartisan majorities believe furloughed federal workers and those who kept working during the shutdown should receive backpay, while half support extending Obamacare premium subsidies. Half of state residents disapprove of the recent sinking of suspected drug trafficking boats off the Venezuelan coast and nearly two-thirds oppose using the military to remove Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro from power.


Despite Trump's Urging, Majority Of Connecticut Republicans Reject Abolishing Senate Filibuster 11/19/2025, Unh Survey Center Nov 2025

Despite Trump's Urging, Majority Of Connecticut Republicans Reject Abolishing Senate Filibuster 11/19/2025, Unh Survey Center

All UNH Survey Center Polls

A majority of Connecticut Republicans oppose the U.S. Senate ending the filibuster rule, despite repeated requests by President Trump to do away with the long-standing practice. Trump also proposed eliminating mail-in voting nationwide, a proposal supported by state Republicans but rejected by nearly half of statewide residents. Connecticut residents overwhelmingly support federal workers who were furloughed or continued working during the shutdown receiving backpay while a majority support extending Obamacare premium subsidies. Approval of President Trump's handling of the economy has declined, with tariffs cited as the reason by both those who approve and who disapprove. Half of Connecticut residents …


Mass Residents Divided On Deal To End Shutdown, Support Extending Obamacare Premium Subsidies 11/19/2025, Unh Survey Center Nov 2025

Mass Residents Divided On Deal To End Shutdown, Support Extending Obamacare Premium Subsidies 11/19/2025, Unh Survey Center

All UNH Survey Center Polls

Massachusetts residents are closely divided on the recent deal to end the federal government shutdown, with three-quarters of Democrats opposed. Most state residents support extending Obamacare premium subsidies, while nearly all support backpay for federal workers who were furloughed or continued working during the shutdown. Support for President Trump's handling of the economy has declined, while approval of his handling of foreign policy remains low but has improved over recent months. Majorities in the state disapprove of sinking suspected drug trafficking boats off the Venezuelan coast and oppose attempting to remove Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro from power.


Rhode Islanders Divided On Sinking Of Boats Off Venezuelan Coast, Oppose Overthrowing Maduro 11/19/2025, Unh Survey Center Nov 2025

Rhode Islanders Divided On Sinking Of Boats Off Venezuelan Coast, Oppose Overthrowing Maduro 11/19/2025, Unh Survey Center

All UNH Survey Center Polls

Rhode Islanders are about evenly split on the recent sinking of suspected drug trafficking boats off the Venezuelan coast but clearly oppose attempting to remove Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro from power. More than six in ten Rhode Island residents disapprove of President Trump's handling of the economy, with those who disapprove of his economic choices most often citing tariffs and the prices of goods as the reasons why they feel that way. Nearly half of Rhode Islanders support the deal to end the recent federal shutdown but two-thirds of Democrats are opposed. A majority support extending Obamacare premium subsidies, a …


Vermonters Wary Of Artificial Intelligence, Expect Detrimental Effect On Jobs, Relationships, And Elections 11/10/2025, Unh Survey Center Nov 2025

Vermonters Wary Of Artificial Intelligence, Expect Detrimental Effect On Jobs, Relationships, And Elections 11/10/2025, Unh Survey Center

All UNH Survey Center Polls

Nearly two-thirds of Vermont residents expect artificial intelligence to have a negative impact on the country over the next decade, particularly on personal relationships, elections, and the news. Despite this, two-thirds of Vermonters say that they use AI in their personal lives at least occasionally, most often for answering questions, web searches, and to help with creativity. Young people report using AI more frequently than others but also are less satisfied with their experiences with it and are more pessimistic about its effects on the country. A majority of workers in Vermont believe AI will make little or no difference …


Granite Staters Happy With Their Artificial Intelligence Experiences But Gloomy On Wider Effects Of Ai 11/10/2025, Unh Survey Center Nov 2025

Granite Staters Happy With Their Artificial Intelligence Experiences But Gloomy On Wider Effects Of Ai 11/10/2025, Unh Survey Center

All UNH Survey Center Polls

New Hampshire residents largely predict that artificial intelligence will have a negative effect on the United States over the next ten years, particularly regarding elections, personal relationships, and the news. Young people are particularly pessimistic about the effects of AI while older people are most optimistic. Nevertheless, a majority of Granite Staters report currently using AI at least sometimes in their personal lives, and most are generally happy with the experience. State residents most often report using AI to answer questions, as part of a web search, and to assist with writing. Nearly half of working Granite Staters say they …


Only One In Six Mainers Expect Positive Impact From Artificial Intelligence 11/10/2025, Unh Survey Center Nov 2025

Only One In Six Mainers Expect Positive Impact From Artificial Intelligence 11/10/2025, Unh Survey Center

All UNH Survey Center Polls

Very few Mainers expect artificial intelligence to have a positive impact on the country over the next decade, with young people particularly pessimistic. Medical care is the lone area where Maine residents are somewhat optimistic about the effects of AI but more than two-thirds predict negative consequences for news, relationships, and elections. While a majority of Mainers say they use AI at least occasionally, only a quarter report using it once a week or more often and only half say that their experience using it has been positive. Web searches and answering questions are the two most common uses for …


Northern New England Residents Generally Positive About Impact Of Fall Tourists 11/6/2025, Unh Survey Center Nov 2025

Northern New England Residents Generally Positive About Impact Of Fall Tourists 11/6/2025, Unh Survey Center

All UNH Survey Center Polls

Nearly two-thirds of Northern New England residents (64%) say that out-of-state visitors in the Fall season have a very (29%) or somewhat (36%) positive impact in their local area. Only 10% say that out-of-state Fall visitors have a very (4%) or somewhat (6%) negative impact, while 22% say their effects are mixed. Vermont residents (71%) are more likely than New Hampshire (62%) and Maine (62%) residents to say out-of-state Fall visitors have a positive impact.