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Comm-Entary, Spring 2021 - Full Issue

Comm-entary

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Conspiracy Vs. Science: A Survey Of U.S. Public Beliefs, Lawrence C. Hamilton

Carsey Publications

In this brief, author Lawrence Hamilton reports the results of a nationwide U.S. survey that asked respondents whether they agreed, disagreed, or were unsure about a series of statements that mixed pseudo-science con­spiracy claims with well-established scientific facts.

Around 10 percent of respondents agreed with conspiracy claims that the Earth is flat, NASA faked the Moon landings, or COVID-19 vaccinations implant tracking microchips. For comparison, 58 to 83 percent agreed with statements of basic scientific facts—such as the Earth is billions of years old, or revolves around the Sun. Although agreement with conspiracy claims was low overall, it was significantly …

Unh Community Reflects On Increase Of Mental Health Problems, Stefanie Kistler

Digital Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire.

A Powerful Team, Unh Communications And Public Affairs

UNH Today Archive

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New Scholarship Supports Behavioral Health Programs, Kassidy Taylor

UNH Today Archive

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Electricity In The Brain: Exploring Research Methods In Neuroscience, Vladimir Tkachev

Inquiry Journal Spring 2022

Every person at some point in their life wonders how exactly their brains work to create their thoughts, emotions, and experiences. Neuroscience is the field that deals with studying the biological and chemical processes underlying our brain’s operations. In this commentary, I give an overview of my experience learning the most commonly used research technique in neuroscience: electrophysiological recording. I had to learn this technique in preparation for my summer 2021 research project that dealt with a novel recording sensor for the neurotransmitter glutamate, and I hope to share the knowledge I gained with the readers of this journal. I …

The Relationship Between The Organization’S Aspirations For A Culture Of Diversity And Inclusion, Its Documents And Policy, And Employee Experience, Carolyn O'Driscoll

M.S. in Leadership

The purpose of this research study is to identify the relationship between an organization’s aspiration for a culture of diversity and inclusion, its documents and policy, and employee experience. Through analyzing the documents and policies of a small nonprofit organization and comparing the results of an employee survey focused on questions related to the current culture of diversity and inclusion in the organization it is the intent to identify any gaps that exist between these components. Research has shown that organizations that have a successful culture of diversity and inclusion have better outcomes, including increased employee engagement, retention, and increased …

New Hampshire Children And Teens Experiencing Mental Health Disorders: An Analysis Of 2019 Healthcare Claims Data, Holly Tutko, Jo Porter, Erik Shessler, Bethany Swanson, Erica-Lyn Plante, Amy Costello

All Materials

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Effects Of Covid-19 On Food Insecurity Within New Hampshire And The Unh Community, Sarah Elizabeth Waleryszak

Inquiry Journal Spring 2022

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Preventing Sexual Assault In Long-Term Care Facilities: Identifying Strategies For Facilities And State Survey Agencies, Erlon Jones

M.S. in Leadership

This project was conducting research to identify strategies and approaches to prevent the sexual assault of residents in long-term living facilities. This subject area was selected due to the increase of resident-to-resident sexual assaults in long-term care facilities, and the need for leadership in addressing this situation. Research was conducted in several areas including elder care, facility management, sexual assault advocacy. The results provide several recommendations and strategies for facilities to utilize to prevent sexual assaults, and provide State Agencies a rubric to investigate alleged sexual assaults. This will provide an important foundation to address this critical issue across the …

Training Adults New Technologies: In Practice With Unh Facilities, Shelby Hoffman

M.S. in Leadership

This Capstone project is to develop a training program utilizing the best training methods to train adults' new technologies. Within my career at the University of New Hampshire, I find myself in the center of an implementation project that desperately needs a training structure and program. The employees within the Facilities Department need a path of learning, more reliable access to training, effective training methods for the demographic, and additional trainers to carry the burden for the team.

The Troubled Teen Industry And Its Effects: An Oral History, C. Jamie Mater

Inquiry Journal Spring 2022

In 2021, I received a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) to study the effects of the system I lived in from ages 13 to 16: the troubled teen industry. The troubled teen industry (TTI) consists of thousands of underregulated residential youth treatment facilities. These treatment facilities operate on a for-profit basis and trace their origins back to the 1958 cult Synanon. Many cases of abuse have been reported about these facilities, including deaths. Adolescents are sent into the TTI for anything from truancy to depression to drug addiction. My research focused on gaining first-hand insight into people’s experiences surrounding one …

Noaa Hurricane Preparedness Summit 2022, Crrc

Coastal Response Research Center

On April 20-21, 2022, NOAA’s Disaster Preparedness Program partnered with Coastal Response Research Center (CRRC) to facilitate three webinars focusing on NOAA’s hurricane preparedness and readiness for personnel (people), mission, and infrastructure (PMI). The virtual event entitled “NOAA Hurricane Preparedness Summit 2022,” helped put NOAA in a better posture for the 2022 hurricane season by identifying best practices and lessons learned from the 2021 season, recognizing challenges specific to the Pacific Islands, and socializing tools and resources available to support different stages of storm landfall.

Specific objectives for this year’s Summit were to:

1. Understand best practices and lessons learned …

Unh Researchers Find Significant Gender Pay Gap In Executive Severances, Robbin Ray

Media Relations

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Mind The $500,000 Gap, Robbin Ray

UNH Today Archive

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Emerge Institute Field Safety & Logistics Handbook, Sophia A. Burke, Ruth Varner, Virginia Rich, Emerge 2021 Field Team

All Materials

The EMERGE Institute, a NSF-funded Biology Integration Institute, consists of over ninety participants at varying career stages and disciplines from universities around the globe. The central aim of EMERGE is to investigate the EMergent Ecosystem Response to ChanGE in the model peatland ecosystem Stordalen Mire, located in subarctic Sweden using a broad sweep of scientific sampling and analytical techniques. EMERGE uses a multi-pronged approach to foster an inclusive transdisciplinary research environment for all EMERGE participants through mentorship and training.

Annual fieldwork campaigns to Stordalen Mire, a semi-remote field site in northern Sweden, are an …

Success In The Psych Field, Christina Casinelli

UNH Today Archive

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Making The Most Of Unh Experiences To Build A Career For Social Justice, Cassie Hollasch

Sustainability Institute Blog

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2021-2022 Faculty Senate Xxvi - March 2, 2022 Minutes Summary, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Agendas & Minutes

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The Perfect Storm: Substance Abuse, Mental Illness, And Rural America, Bailey D. Barnes

The University of New Hampshire Law Review

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Moral Panic And The War On Drugs, Phil Lord

The University of New Hampshire Law Review

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Stepping Up To The Plate, Keith Testa

UNH Today Archive

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Unh Manchester Fall 2021 Dean's List, Kassidy Taylor

UNH Today Archive

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Spring Open House, March 5, Kassidy Taylor

UNH Today Archive

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Challenges, Inquiry, And Recommendations: Effective Covid-19 Vaccine Management In The Face Of Public Mistrust And Concern, Rosemary M. Caron, M. Girard Dorsey

Faculty Publications

By examining concerns about safety, compliance, and distribution through an interdisciplinary approach of public health and history, we argue that historical and contemporary mistrust of immunizations serves to challenge the successful management of a COVID-19 vaccine program in the U.S. Unique circumstances surrounding the development of a COVID-19 vaccine, including pressure for rapid production, unclear communication from public health officials, and existing resistance to behavioral protective public health policy measures (e.g., mask-wearing) complicate widespread vaccine adoption. Currently, the demand for first and second COVID-19 vaccine doses, as well as the COVID-19 booster, continues to fluctuate in the U.S. population as …

The Renewal Workshop: Consumer Considerations In A Global Supply Chain, Aparna Sundar, Wendy G. Pothier, Bruce Pfeiffer, Leyi Lei

Faculty Publications

In responding to the international need for a circular economy, The Renewal Workshop (TRW) expanded its operations by opening a second factory in Amsterdam, The Netherlands in 2019. Much of the success of TRW, since its inception in Oregon in 2016, was due to its innovation in supply chain process. TRW incorporated novel solutions of renewing damaged apparel and upcycling overstock products, and consulted brands on ways to design for deconstruction. As the effectiveness of TRW becomes evident and demand grows internationally, it is facing some unexpected challenges. Students will need to reconsider positioning and communication strategy of The Renewal …

Kensington, New Hampshire Town Report 2021., Kensington Town Representatives

Kensington, NH Annual Reports

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

Personal Hoshin: My System For Discovering And Executing What Matters Most, Bob Wallner

Lean in Higher Education

USNH 2022 Virtual Lean Summit Presentation.

Building A Learning Organization: Leadership Practices & Human Skills That Promote Learning, Sabrina Malter

Lean in Higher Education

USNH 2022 Virtual Lean Summit presentation.

Unh Library Annual Report, 2020-2021: Re-Imagining Academic Libraries, University Of New Hampshire Library

Annual Reports and Statistics

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