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New resource center to address child behavioral health needs

December 17, 2021 GMT

DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — The University of New Hampshire's Institute on Disability is going to develop a new resource center to address behavioral health needs of children up to age 21.

“We have a wonderful opportunity to create a system of supports to respond to youth and families in crisis and to help them find hope so they can move on and live their best lives,” said JoAnne Malloy, research associate professor and co-director of the Children’s Behavioral Health Resource Center.

New Hampshire House picks hotel for new pandemic location

By HOLLY RAMERDecember 8, 2021 GMT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The 400-member New Hampshire House won't be heading back to the Statehouse when it convenes in January. Instead, its first three session days will be held at a Manchester hotel exposition center, House Speaker Sherman Packard said Wednesday.

Autopsy: UNH student drowned, death accidental

December 8, 2021 GMT

DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — A University of New Hampshire student who was found dead in a marshy area had drowned and the manner of his death was accidental, according to an autopsy released Wednesday.

Police in Durham released the information in the death of Vincenzo “Vinny" Lirosi, 22, of Whitman, Massachusetts.

Fraternity suspended as police investigate UNH student death

December 7, 2021 GMT

DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — A fraternity has been temporarily suspended as police investigate the death of a University of New Hampshire student, who had visited a frat party and allegedly got into a fight before he went missing, police said.

UNH to study youth bystanders to peers’ self-harm

November 29, 2021 GMT

DURHAM, N.H. (AP) —

Researchers at the University of New Hampshire are getting nearly $3 million to study how teens and young adults are affected when their peers harm themselves.

The grant from the National Institutes of Health will help researchers explore how bystanders handle incidents involving self-directed violence, how often such incidents happen and the results when bystanders intercede.

UNH, tree care group get safety workplace safety grants

October 2, 2021 GMT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The University of New Hampshire and a tree care association have received grants from the U.S. Department of Labor to educate workers and employers on workplace safety and health.

4-H Makers Expo to feature building, cooking challenges

September 19, 2021 GMT

RUMNEY, N.H. (AP) — Grilled cheese sandwich challenges, sewing creations and chain reaction machines are among the projects scheduled at an upcoming 4-H Makers Expo in New Hampshire.

The University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension and New Hampshire 4-H are holding the expo for youth and their families on Oct.

UNH gets $1.8M to study road damage from coastal flooding

September 12, 2021 GMT

DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — The University of New Hampshire has been awarded a $1.8 million grant to study how and why coastal hazards like excessive flooding are causing roads to crack and crumble.

Poll: Jobs replaces COVID-19 as most serious problem in NH

By KATHY McCORMACKJuly 26, 2021 GMT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Just 10% of New Hampshire residents in a recent poll believe COVID-19 is the most serious problem facing the state, down from 36% in March and 48% in November, according to the University of New Hampshire Survey Center.

UNH, Eversource, Durham partner on emergency power plan

May 23, 2019 GMT

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The University of New Hampshire, Eversource and the town of Durham have formed a partnership to plan a clean energy project to help make sure power isn't interrupted in cases of extreme weather...

Brooks to UNH graduates: Weave relationships, be vulnerable

May 18, 2019 GMT

DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — Journalist and political commentator David Brooks urged University of New Hampshire graduates to lead with vulnerability and weave relationships together through "aggressive friendship...

Wild bee species critical to pollination on the decline

By MICHAEL CASEYApril 18, 2019 GMT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — More than a dozen wild bee species critical to pollinating everything from blueberries to apples in New England are on the decline, according to a new study...

Fliers on campus seek ‘sugar daddies’ for female students

September 28, 2016 GMT

DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — University of New Hampshire officials are worried after fliers soliciting young women for "sugar daddies" have been appearing on campus and in downtown Durham.

Town Administrator Todd Selig says the ads have popped up on several downtown businesses' bulletin boards since last week...

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