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New And Useful Improvements: The Role Of Institutional Culture, Leadership, Incentives, And Regulation In 30 Years Of Legal Education Since The Maccrate Report, Greg Brandes

The University of New Hampshire Law Review

New and useful improvements – in the words of the patent statute – have emerged from legal education’s pursuit of seamlessly developing contributing members of the legal profession, as the 1992 MacCrate Report advocated. These include the widespread adoption of distance learning techniques for better teaching and assessment, course pedagogy that is more inclusive for students with diverse learning needs, and a new subset of the academy schooled and interested in the science of teaching and learning. But it has not been easy.

Efforts to improve legal education have sometimes foundered and other times flourished because of varying faculty and …

City Of Leaf Collaborative Drinking Water Emergency Response Serious Game, Jingyan Huang, Weiwei Mo

Faculty Publications

The City of Leaf serious game is a five-party role-playing game designed to simulate a response to a drinking water contamination crisis. The game involves five roles: chemical manufacturer, local resident, water treatment plant, environmental agency, and health department, each with distinct knowledge, responsibilities, capabilities, and objectives. Participants assume one of these roles and exchange information, strategize responses, and work towards a solution that satisfies all parties involved throughout the game. This game aims to deepen participants' understanding of the complexities involved in managing a drinking water emergency, with a particular focus on emphasizing the critical role of inter-organizational communication …

Isois Solar Γ-Ray Measurements: Initial Observations And Calibrations, J G. Mitchell, G A. De Nolfo, E R. Christian, R A. Leske, James M. Ryan, J T. Vievering, M E. Hill, A W. Labrador, M E. Wiedenbeck, D J. Mccomas, C M S Cohen, R L. Mcnutt, R A. Mewaldt, D G. Mitchell, J S. Rankin, Nathan A. Schwadron

Faculty Publications

High-energy neutral solar radiation in the form of γ-rays and neutrons is produced as secondary products in solar flares. The characteristics of this emission can provide key information regarding the energization of charged particles, particularly when primary particles remain trapped in the corona. The Integrated Science Investigation of the Sun (ISOIS) suite on Parker Solar Probe is composed of instruments primarily intended to measure energetic charged particles. However, the High Energy Telescope (HET) in ISOIS was also designed with a supplementary neutral mode intended to measure γ-rays and neutrons. HET observed its first clear solar γ-ray event in connection with …

State Of New Hampshire Child Care Market Rate Study And Narrow Cost Analysis, New Hampshire Department Of Health And Human Services, Brodsky Research And Consulting

New Hampshire Early Care and Education Research Consortium

The State of New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services initiated the Child Care Market Rate Survey and Narrow Cost Analysis in compliance with federal regulations to ensure equal access to child care for Child Care Assistance Program eligible families. This report provides insights into child care market rates and the actual costs of delivering high-quality care in New Hampshire, supporting informed decisions on subsidy rates.

Sandwich Fairgrounds Map, Directions To 4-H Food Booth, Mikayla Cerney

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid “Look-Alikes”, Unh Cooperative Extension

UNH Cooperative Extension

Forest health programs in the states of Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine are supported, in part, by the US Forest Service, State and Private Forestry, and conducted in partnership with departments of agriculture, USDA-APHIS, universities, cooperating landowners, resource managers, and citizen volunteers.

Controlling Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Hwa) In New Hampshire, Unh Cooperative Extension

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.

What Is Dot Voting?, Extension Community & Economic Development, Patricia Prescott

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.

Managing Hemlock In Northern New England Forests Threatened By Hemlock Woolly Adelgid And Elongate Hemlock Scale, Unh Cooperative Extension

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.

Nh State 4-H Horse Show Entry Packet, Unh Cooperative Extension

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.

Detecting Coral Reef Presence Using Icesat-2 Data And Machine Learning Methods, Gabrielle Trudeau, Lowell Kim

Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping

As ocean temperatures and sea levels continue to increase and weather storms become more severe and frequent, benthic habitats such as coral reefs become more vulnerable to deadly conditions such as mass bleaching events and infectious diseases. With these ever-changing conditions, it becomes imperative that monitoring efforts are made to ensure longevity of the world’s coral reefs. Current coral reef monitoring techniques require significant manpower to collect in-situ data, such as fixed site surveys using photography and visual counts. The Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2), while initially intended for collecting data regarding changes in the cryosphere, utilizes a …

Episodic Satellite-Derived Depth Change From A Single Model Based On “Stacking” Multi-Temporal Images, Kim Lowell, Yuri Rzhanov

Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping

The output of the combination of “complete coverage” remote sensing imagery and geographically sparser high-quality bathymetric data – usually LiDAR – to produce wall-to-wall bathymetric maps is known as “satellite-derived bathymetry” or simply SDB. Considerable effort continues to be made to improve SDB techniques and define where they produce the most accurate maps. Most efforts are focused on producing SDB at a single time. Research on estimating “satellite-derived depth change” (SDDC) is much more limited. Where it has been studied, the general approach is to produce and apply separate models for t1 and t2 using time-appropriate imagery and LiDAR data. …

Kapadia '99 Honored With Ceps Distinguished Alumni Award, Hayley Barnhard

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Incoming President Chilton Aims To Promote A ‘Culture Of Belonging’, Keith Testa

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Digital Vs. Traditional Advertising: Research Highlights Impact On Brand Valuation In M&As, Aaron Sanborn

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Unh Student Team Wins National Marine Energy Competition, Beth Potier

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Integration Of A Kongsberg Em712 Aboard A Drix Uncrewed Surface Vehicle, Val Schmidt, Larry A. Mayer

Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping

The Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping at the University of New Hampshire owns and operates “DriX-8”, an Uncrewed Surface Vehicle (USV) manufactured by Exail and funded by NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration and Research through the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute. The DriX vehicle was designed for acoustic survey operations, providing a high-endurance platform with hydrographic grade navigation systems and a subsea gondola for sonars. As delivered, DriX-8 was equipped with a Kongsberg EM2040 with typical full-swath capability to water depths of 200-300 m. NOAA expressed interest in future survey operations to depths exceeding 1000m and encouraged integration of a …

Optimizing The Accuracy Of Bathymetric Maps Developed Using Automated And Manual Techniques To Extract Training Data From Icesat-2 Data, Andrea Granger, Kim Lowell

Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping

SDB (satellite-derived bathymetry) is a cost-effective solution for large-area bathymetric mapping. Calibration of SDB models relies on in situ depth points traditionally obtained from ship-borne measurements, presenting challenges in collecting data in remote shallow areas. ICESat-2 (Ice, Cloud, Land, Elevation Satellite-2) is equipped with a laser altimeter that successfully records shallow water depths (<40m), providing an efficient solution for acquiring in situ depth data. This study compares manual and automated ICESat-2 bathymetric photon extraction techniques and determines an optimal bathymetric photon event sampling strategy. The objective is to assess how these techniques impact the accuracy of SDB maps. Integrated with Sentinel-2 imagery, the extracted ICESat-2 data train bathymetric inversion models. Various controlled ICESat-2 bathymetric photon resampling techniques are then employed to determine the optimal approach for improving the accuracy of SDB maps. NOAA lidar reference data are used to compare the automated and manual SDB extraction and evaluate the impact of resampling ICESat-2 bathymetric photon events. Anticipated results show that the depth distribution of ICESat-2 bathymetric photon events and the automated bathymetric photon extraction techniques have a considerable impact on SDB map accuracy. These findings hold significance for supporting initiatives in navigational safety, coastal management, marine ecosystem studies, and seafloor mapping.

Discovery Of A Shock-Compressed Magnetic Field In The Northwestern Rim Of The Young Supernova Remnant Rx J1713.7–3946 With X-Ray Polarimetry, Riccardo Ferrazzoli, Dmitry Prokhorov, Niccolò Bucciantini, Patrick Slane, Jacco Vink, Martina Cardillo, Yi-Jung Yang, Stefano Silvestri, Ping Zhou, Enrico Costa, Nicola Omodei, C Ng, Paolo Soffitta, Martin C. Weisskopf, Luca Baldini, Alessandro Di Marco, Victor Doroshenko, Jeremy Heyl, Philip Kaaret, Dawoon E. Kim, Frédéric Marin, Tsunefumi Mizuno, Melissa Pesce-Rollins, Carmelo Sgrò, Douglas A. Swartz, Toru Tamagawa, Fei Xie, Iván Agudo, Lucio A. Antonelli, Matteo Bachetti, Wayne H. Baumgartner, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Stefano Bianchi, Stephen D. Bongiorno, Raffaella Bonino, Alessandro Brez, Fiamma Capitanio, Simone Castellano, Elisabetta Cavazzuti, Chien-Ting Chen, Stefano Ciprini, Alessandra De Rosa, Ettore Del Monte, Laura Di Gesu, Niccolò Di Lalla, Immacolata Donnarumma, Michal Dovčiak, Steven R. Ehlert, Teruaki Enoto, Yuri Evangelista, Sergio Fabiani, Javier A. Garcia, Shuichi Gunji, Kiyoshi Hayashida, Wataru Iwakiri, Svetlana G. Jorstad, Vladimir Karas, Fabian Kislat, Takao Kitaguchi, Jeffery J. Kolodziejczak, Henric Krawczynski, Fabio La Monaca, Luca Latronico, Ioannis Liodakis, Simone Maldera, Alberto Manfreda, Andrea Marinucci, Alan P. Marscher, Herman L. Marshall, Francesco Massaro, Giorgio Matt, Ikuyuki Mitsuishi, Fabio Muleri, Michela Negro, Stephen L. O'Dell, Chiara Oppedisano, Alessandro Papitto, George G. Pavlov, Abel L. Peirson, Matteo Perri, Pierre-Olivier Petrucci, Maura Pilia, Andrea Possenti, Juri Poutanen, Simonetta Puccetti, Brian D. Ramsey, John Rankin, Ajay Ratheesh, Oliver J. Roberts, Roger W. Romani, Gloria Spandre, Fabrizio Tavecchio, Roberto Taverna, Yuzuru Tawara, Allyn F. Tennant, Nicholas E. Thomas, Francesco Tombesi, Alessio Trois, Sergey S. Tsygankov, Roberto Turolla, Kinwah Wu, Silvia Zane

Faculty Publications

Supernova remnants (SNRs) provide insights into cosmic-ray acceleration and magnetic field dynamics at shock fronts. Recent X-ray polarimetric measurements by the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) have revealed radial magnetic fields near particle acceleration sites in young SNRs, including Cassiopeia A, Tycho, and SN 1006. We present here the spatially resolved IXPE X-ray polarimetric observation of the northwestern rim of SNR RX J1713.7–3946. For the first time, our analysis shows that the magnetic field in the particle acceleration sites of this SNR is oriented tangentially with respect to the shock front. Because of the lack of precise Faraday rotation measurements …

Gray, Drociak ’08 Receive Outstanding Women In Business Honor, Unh Communications And Public Affairs

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Discovering Ina Jane Doe, Beth Potier

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Unh Receives Akc Grant To Further Mysterious Dog Illness Investigation, Keith Testa

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Unh Celebrates Graduates With Weekend Of Commencement Events, Keith Testa

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

261200 - Distribution Transformers, Stephanie Weatherbee

Division 26 – Electrical

No abstract provided.

Nearly One-Third Of Granite Staters Expect To Be Worse Off In A Year; Cost Of Living And Inflation Cited As Reasons 5/24/2024, Unh Survey Center

All UNH Survey Center Polls

A plurality of Granite Staters think they are worse off financially than they were a year ago and almost one-third expect to be worse off a year from now. The most frequently cited reasons are inflation or the cost of living. Republicans and Independents are considerably more likely than Democrats to be pessimistic about their personal finances. State residents are also pessimistic about the short and long-term macroeconomic outlook of the country at large but are somewhat more optimistic in their expectations for the New Hampshire economy.

Analysis Of The Inflection Points Of Height-Diameter Models, Tzeng Yih Lam, Mark J. Ducey

Faculty Publications

The inflection point is an important feature of sigmoidal height-diameter (H-D) models. It is often cited as one of the properties favoring sigmoidal model forms. However, there are very few studies analyzing the inflection points of H-D models. The goals of this study were to theoretically and empirically examine the behaviors of inflection points of six common H-D models with a regional dataset. The six models were the Wykoff (WYK), Schumacher (SCH), Curtis (CUR), Hossfeld IV (HOS), von Bertalanffy-Richards (VBR), and Gompertz (GPZ) models. The models were first fitted in their base forms with tree species as random effects and …

Massachusetts Households Downbeat About Personal Finances, Mixed Expectations For Ma And Us Businesses 5/24/2024, Unh Survey Center

All UNH Survey Center Polls

Most Massachusetts residents say that they are doing about the same financially as a year ago and anticipate similar finances a year from now, but more say they are worse off than say they are better off. Those who anticipate being worse off most often cite the cost of living as a reason. Bay Staters are largely ambivalent in their feelings about the short-term health of the Massachusetts and national economies.

Widespread Discontent With Personal Finances, Economy Among Rhode Islanders 5/24/2024, Unh Survey Center

All UNH Survey Center Polls

Nearly half of Rhode Island residents say that they are worse off financially than a year ago and a majority think now is a bad time to buy a major household item. Rhode Islanders are somewhat positive about the state’s economy in the coming year. Republicans and Independents are far more negative than Democrats about their personal finances, the state economy, and the national economy and the majority disapprove of how President Biden in handling the economy. When asked what they would like Biden to do to improve the economy, Rhode Islanders most often mention reducing inflation or raising taxes …

Development And Evolution Of Clinical Partnerships: K-12 School Leaders' Perspectives, Kimberly Bohannon, Vincent Connelly, Stephen Bigaj, Laura M. Wasielewski

Faculty Publications

PurposeThe purpose of this research study was to examine school leaders’ critical perspectives about the nature of their partnerships with K-12 schools and two Educator Preparation Programs (EPP).Design/methodology/approachData were collected through interviews with K-12 school leaders to obtain partners’ critical perspectives about school–EPP partnerships. The interviews were coded thematically and oriented around the central concept of working to represent the interplay of the participants and their collaborators’ perceptions of the nature and dimensions of school–EPP partnerships.FindingsThe analysis resulted in the construction of a mosaic of school leaders’ collective lived experiences using a statewide conceptual framework as a guide. Four themes …

Pulsar-Wind-Nebula-Powered Galactic Center X-Ray Filament G0.13–0.11, Eugene Churazov, Ildar Khabibullin, Thibault Barnouin, Niccolò Bucciantini, Enrico Costa, Laura Di Gesu, Alessandro Di Marco, Riccardo Ferrazzoli, William Forman, Philip Kaaret, Dawoon E. Kim, Jeffery J. Kolodziejczak, Ralph Kraft, Frédéric Marin, Giorgio Matt, Michela Negro, Roger W. Romani, Stefano Silvestri, Paolo Soffitta, Rashid Sunyaev, Jiri Svoboda, Alexey Vikhlinin, Martin C. Weisskopf, Fei Xie, Iván Agudo

Faculty Publications

We report the discovery of X-ray polarization from the X-ray-bright filament G0.13−0.11 in the Galactic center (GC) region. This filament features a bright, hard X-ray source that is most plausibly a pulsar wind nebula (PWN) and an extended and structured diffuse component. Combining the polarization signal from IXPE with the imaging/spectroscopic data from Chandra, we find that X-ray emission of G0.13−0.11 is highly polarized PD = 57(±18)% in the 3−6 keV band, while the polarization angle is PA = 21 ° ( ± 9 ° ). This high degree of polarization proves the synchrotron origin of the X-ray emission from …