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Footprint Tools Tiptoeing Towards Nitrogen Sustainability, James N. Galloway, Elizabeth A. Castner, Elizabeth S M Dukes, Jessica Fox, Allison M. Leach Sep 2024

Footprint Tools Tiptoeing Towards Nitrogen Sustainability, James N. Galloway, Elizabeth A. Castner, Elizabeth S M Dukes, Jessica Fox, Allison M. Leach

Faculty Publications

As we face multiple environmental crises (e.g. climate change, nutrient pollution, freshwater scarcity), there is often a disconnect between an entity’s activities and the pollution resulting from that activity. Footprint tools help address this disconnect. They are effective in educating people, institutions and communities on how their resource use results in environmental pollution and what we can do to moderate that pollution. These tools connect an entity’s activities with the associated pollution. Footprint tools are also constantly evolving. As we better understand how to best estimate emissions—especially from sources further removed like those from the supply chain—the guidance and methods …


Footprint Tools Tiptoeing Towards Nitrogen Sustainability, James N. Galloway, Elizabeth A. Castner, Elizabeth S M Dukes, Jessica Fox, Allison M. Leach Sep 2024

Footprint Tools Tiptoeing Towards Nitrogen Sustainability, James N. Galloway, Elizabeth A. Castner, Elizabeth S M Dukes, Jessica Fox, Allison M. Leach

Faculty Publications

As we face multiple environmental crises (e.g. climate change, nutrient pollution, freshwater scarcity), there is often a disconnect between an entity’s activities and the pollution resulting from that activity. Footprint tools help address this disconnect. They are effective in educating people, institutions and communities on how their resource use results in environmental pollution and what we can do to moderate that pollution. These tools connect an entity’s activities with the associated pollution. Footprint tools are also constantly evolving. As we better understand how to best estimate emissions—especially from sources further removed like those from the supply chain—the guidance and methods …


A Recipe For Feeding Ourselves: New Hampshire’S First-Ever Food System Strategic Plan Is Underway, Robbin Ray Sep 2024

A Recipe For Feeding Ourselves: New Hampshire’S First-Ever Food System Strategic Plan Is Underway, Robbin Ray

Media Relations

No abstract provided.


Environmental Change And Population Dynamics Of Small Mammals In Northern Alaska, Jess K. Steketee Sep 2024

Environmental Change And Population Dynamics Of Small Mammals In Northern Alaska, Jess K. Steketee

Doctoral Dissertations

Rodent populations at northern latitudes undergo cyclic dynamics characterized by high amplitude interannual fluctuations every 3-5 years. Population cycles have puzzled mammalogists for over a century and disentangling their drivers remains a central goal. Understanding which factors drive rodent populations and how these dynamics might change with warming is essential for predicting the impacts of climate change on arctic ecosystems as herbivore pressure shapes plant community composition, soil nutrient availability and carbon concentrations. My research focused on potential drivers of brown lemming (Lemmus trimucronatus) and tundra vole (Microtus oeconomus) population fluctuations in Arctic Alaska. I combined field techniques with laboratory …


Three Essays On Disability Policy And Employment Of People With Disabilities, Xueting Sun Sep 2024

Three Essays On Disability Policy And Employment Of People With Disabilities, Xueting Sun

Doctoral Dissertations

The employment of people with disabilities is substantially and persistently lower than the employment of people without disabilities (Burkhauser et al., 2002; Houtenville & Bach, 2024; Livermore & Honeycutt, 2015). In 2022, using American Community Survey data, the employment-to-population ratio of people with disabilities ages 18-64 was 44.5 percent, compared to 78.9 percent for their counterparts without disabilities (Houtenville & Bach, 2024). This dissertation consists of three essays on disability policy and employment of people with disabilities. The first essay (Chapter 2) explores the effect of the Medicaid expansion, authorized by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, on employment …


The Effect Of Woodfiber Additives On Pythium Root Rot And Substrate Microbiome, Isabella Alexandra Borrero Sep 2024

The Effect Of Woodfiber Additives On Pythium Root Rot And Substrate Microbiome, Isabella Alexandra Borrero

Master's Theses and Capstones

The exponential growth of the greenhouse industry in recent years has led to an increasing demand for economic, “green”, soilless substrates and soilless substrate amendments. To meet this demand, many growers have begun incorporating wood fibers (WFs) into their production systems because they are both economic and renewable. WF’s rise in popularity has motivated an uptick in research focused on understanding how WF amendments affect substrate physical and chemical properties, and how these changes influence plant health, soil-borne disease trends, and microbiome dynamics. Wood fibers have been reported to suppress damping-off of radish caused by Rhizoctonia solani, however, the scope …


From Seed To Sourdough And Barley To Beer: Values-Based Grain Supply Chain Models To Support Mid-Scale Farm Viability In The Upper Northeast, Elise Neidecker Sep 2024

From Seed To Sourdough And Barley To Beer: Values-Based Grain Supply Chain Models To Support Mid-Scale Farm Viability In The Upper Northeast, Elise Neidecker

Master's Theses and Capstones

The industrialization and commodification of grains has had major environmental, health, and economic implications. Pushing back against this commodity system, alternative grain networks are emerging in the form of collaborations between farmers, millers, bakers, maltsters, and brewers creating localized grain supply chains. These grain chains are part of a broader movement toward the development of values-based supply chains in the food system, in which business partners form long-term, strategic partnerships based on shared extra-economic values like sustainability and equity and deliver value-added and differentiated products that allow farmers to capture a price premium. Despite the presence of localized grain chains …


Innovations In Dairy: Unh Researchers Drive Advancements In Dairy Farming, Nicholas Gosling Aug 2024

Innovations In Dairy: Unh Researchers Drive Advancements In Dairy Farming, Nicholas Gosling

UNH Today Archive

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The Role Of Biological Plasticity In Model-Based Translational Research, Jessica A. Bolker Jul 2024

The Role Of Biological Plasticity In Model-Based Translational Research, Jessica A. Bolker

Faculty Publications

Reports of low replicability and translatability of biomedical research have called the value of animal models into question. The problems are real, but abandoning animal research is not the solution. Rather, improving the translatability of model-based research requires attention to relevant differences between humans and models, and to attributes of the models themselves that are essential to both robust science and effective translation. One is biological plasticity, the responsiveness of individual organisms to complex and variable environments. Though under-represented in model systems (for both historical and practical reasons), plasticity is central to human biology. While there are good reasons to …


Meet The 2024 Sustainability Fellows, Sustainability Institute Jul 2024

Meet The 2024 Sustainability Fellows, Sustainability Institute

Sustainability Institute Blog

No abstract provided.


Understanding The Retrospective And Current Health Care Needs And Service Experiences Of Adult Survivors Of Minor Sex Trafficking, Amelia Wagner, Sarah Lockwood, Amy Farrell, Carlos Cuevas, Jennifer E. O'Brien, Rebecca Pfeffer, Jaclyn Kolnik, Alisa Lincoln Jul 2024

Understanding The Retrospective And Current Health Care Needs And Service Experiences Of Adult Survivors Of Minor Sex Trafficking, Amelia Wagner, Sarah Lockwood, Amy Farrell, Carlos Cuevas, Jennifer E. O'Brien, Rebecca Pfeffer, Jaclyn Kolnik, Alisa Lincoln

Faculty Publications

Minor sex trafficking is an urgent public health problem, but we lack data about how such experiences impact health and health care access. Utilizing data collected from in-depth interviews with 35 adult survivors of minor sex trafficking across the U.S. we explored the physical and psychological healthcare access and healthcare experiences of adult survivors of minor sex trafficking. Negative healthcare experiences before, during, and following sex trafficking foster a lack of trust and confidence in healthcare systems as adults. Recommendations are provided to help overcome barriers to meeting healthcare needs and improving health care experiences for survivors of minor sex …


Understanding The Retrospective And Current Health Care Needs And Service Experiences Of Adult Survivors Of Minor Sex Trafficking, Amelia Wagner, Sarah Lockwood, Amy Farrell, Carlos Cuevas, Jennifer E. O'Brien, Rebecca Pfeffer, Jaclyn Kolnik, Alisa Lincoln Jul 2024

Understanding The Retrospective And Current Health Care Needs And Service Experiences Of Adult Survivors Of Minor Sex Trafficking, Amelia Wagner, Sarah Lockwood, Amy Farrell, Carlos Cuevas, Jennifer E. O'Brien, Rebecca Pfeffer, Jaclyn Kolnik, Alisa Lincoln

Faculty Publications

Minor sex trafficking is an urgent public health problem, but we lack data about how such experiences impact health and health care access. Utilizing data collected from in-depth interviews with 35 adult survivors of minor sex trafficking across the U.S. we explored the physical and psychological healthcare access and healthcare experiences of adult survivors of minor sex trafficking. Negative healthcare experiences before, during, and following sex trafficking foster a lack of trust and confidence in healthcare systems as adults. Recommendations are provided to help overcome barriers to meeting healthcare needs and improving health care experiences for survivors of minor sex …


Rockingham County, State Of New Hampshire, Annual Report For The Fiscal Period Ending June 30, 2024, Rockingham County Representatives Jul 2024

Rockingham County, State Of New Hampshire, Annual Report For The Fiscal Period Ending June 30, 2024, Rockingham County Representatives

Rockingham County, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a county in the state of New Hampshire.


Sullivan County, New Hampshire Annual Report For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2024, Sullivan County Representatives Jul 2024

Sullivan County, New Hampshire Annual Report For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2024, Sullivan County Representatives

Sullivan County, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a county in the state of New Hampshire.


North Hampton Annual Report, Incorporated 1742, For The Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2024, North Hampton Town Representatives Jul 2024

North Hampton Annual Report, Incorporated 1742, For The Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2024, North Hampton Town Representatives

North Hampton, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.


Town Of Derry Annual Report Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2024, Derry Town Representatives Jul 2024

Town Of Derry Annual Report Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2024, Derry Town Representatives

Derry, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.


2024 Deerfield Fair 4-H Animal Shows Premium Book, Extension Jul 2024

2024 Deerfield Fair 4-H Animal Shows Premium Book, Extension

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.


2024 Deerfield Fair 4-H Building Premium Book, Extension Jul 2024

2024 Deerfield Fair 4-H Building Premium Book, Extension

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.


Unh Receives Usda Grant To Boost Climate-Resilient Farming Practices, Nicholas Gosling Jun 2024

Unh Receives Usda Grant To Boost Climate-Resilient Farming Practices, Nicholas Gosling

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.


Best Radicchio Varieties For New England Farmers, Nicholas Gosling Jun 2024

Best Radicchio Varieties For New England Farmers, Nicholas Gosling

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.


2024 Stratham Summerfest 4-H Animal Premium Booklet, Unh Cooperative Extension May 2024

2024 Stratham Summerfest 4-H Animal Premium Booklet, Unh Cooperative Extension

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.


2024 Stratham Summerfest 4-H Building Premium Booklet, Unh Cooperative Extension May 2024

2024 Stratham Summerfest 4-H Building Premium Booklet, Unh Cooperative Extension

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.


Faculty Spotlight: Jennifer Chadbourne, Sarah Schaier May 2024

Faculty Spotlight: Jennifer Chadbourne, Sarah Schaier

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.


Unh Students Tackle Sustainability Issues At Undergraduate Research Conference, Sustainability Institute May 2024

Unh Students Tackle Sustainability Issues At Undergraduate Research Conference, Sustainability Institute

Sustainability Institute Blog

No abstract provided.


Transcript Meet Jack And Boost Your Brain And Memory, Michele Kroll May 2024

Transcript Meet Jack And Boost Your Brain And Memory, Michele Kroll

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.


Transcript: Boost Your Brain And Memory Online Self-Study Course, Michele Kroll May 2024

Transcript: Boost Your Brain And Memory Online Self-Study Course, Michele Kroll

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.


Workplace Wellness: Assessing Organizational Return On Investment, Tami J. Provost May 2024

Workplace Wellness: Assessing Organizational Return On Investment, Tami J. Provost

M.S. in Leadership

This study examines the monetary and non-monetary return on investment (ROI) for organizations that invest in workplace wellness programs. This research is essential for understanding the impact workplace wellness programs can have on employee health and wellness, employee satisfaction and engagement, and healthcare costs for both employees and employers. Armed with this knowledge, business leaders can strategically decide on wellness initiatives, considering their potential effect on both employee well-being and organizational objectives. This research project confirms a strong connection between workplace wellness programs and the validation for organizations to invest in these programs. Furthermore, this review provides an overview of …


Thomas Malkoski Named Unh Paul J. Holloway Entrepreneur Of The Year, Aaron Sanborn May 2024

Thomas Malkoski Named Unh Paul J. Holloway Entrepreneur Of The Year, Aaron Sanborn

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.


Annual And Seasonal Variability In Tundra Vole (Microtus Oeconomus) Diet, Mary Kathleen Lisi May 2024

Annual And Seasonal Variability In Tundra Vole (Microtus Oeconomus) Diet, Mary Kathleen Lisi

Master's Theses and Capstones

Within arctic ecosystems, small mammals (voles and lemmings) influence plantcommunity composition, soil nutrient availability, and carbon cycling through foraging and the deposition of waste. Yet, little is known about rodent diet specifically and how it may vary annually and seasonally. Here, we characterize the composition and stability in tundra vole (Microtus oeconomus) diet in northern Alaska using stable isotope analysis of fecal and hair samples collected over a seven-year period. Results from Bayesian stable isotope mixing models from both fecal and hair sample data show that tundra voles in northern Alaska predominately feed on rhizomatous sedges, Eriophorum vaginatum and Carex …


A Novel ‘Adjacent Mycorrhizal Symbiosis’ In Invasive Garlic Mustard, Joshua A. Trombley May 2024

A Novel ‘Adjacent Mycorrhizal Symbiosis’ In Invasive Garlic Mustard, Joshua A. Trombley

Master's Theses and Capstones

Invasion of temperate forests by Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard) may be affected by interactions with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). Although AMF are generally mutualists of land plants, they suppress the growth of close relatives of garlic mustard1–3. Garlic mustard produces indolic glucosinolates, a class of organic compounds known to suppress AMF4,5 and which may protect the plant from AMF antagonism. We would therefore expect a negative interaction between these organisms. Contrary to this expectation, we show that AMF inoculation promotes garlic mustard growth, and this effect is influenced by investments in plant defense. AMF inoculation and subsequent colonization increased plant …