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The prevalence of child sexual abuse with online sexual abuse added

Finkelhor, D., Turner, H., & Colburn, D. (2024). The prevalence of child sexual abuse with online sexual abuse added. Child Abuse & Neglect, 149, 106634. Adding online sexual abuse to generic child ...
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The Place of Artificial Intelligence in Sentencing Decisions

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly becoming a feature of human life, with technology infiltrating nearly every domain of our society. The legal field is no exception (Nikolskaia & Naumov, ...
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Don’t Feel Bad Not Mowing the Lawn, it’s Actually a Good Thing

DURHAM, N.H.— Not a fan of mowing the lawn? Good news, cutting the grass less may be better for the environment. Trimming the number of times you run the mower around the yard, known as “low mow”, can ...
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UNH Alum Sets His Sights on Space as Pilot for SpaceX Polaris Dawn Mission

DURHAM, N.H. — Lt. Col. Scott “Kidd” Poteet ’96 will be rocketing into space as a part of the first Polaris Dawn mission. The University of New Hampshire alum, and three fellow astronauts, will head ...
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DIY Professional Headshot Photo Booth

Currently, the photo booth is open all semester during specified time frames. Registration is NOT required; students can drop-in when it is open to take advantage of this new offering. Please note: ...
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UNH and Stonyfield Organic Strengthen Partnership

UNH's Organic Dairy Research Farm has begun shipping milk directly to the Stonyfield Organic processing facility in Londonderry, New Hampshire, strengthening a partnership forged more than 20 years ...
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Aquatic Plants Could Help Reduce Water Pollution

Tiny aquatic plants called duckweed, and the microbes that live on and inside them, could one day be artificially engineered to improve cleansing chemicals from urban and agricultural environments in ...
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UNH Student-Built Satellite will Blast into Space, Collects Data for NASA’s IMAP Mission

DURHAM, N.H.—A multidisciplinary team of undergraduate students led by the University of New Hampshire designed and built a mini satellite, known as a CubeSat, that will launch into space to gather ...
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AI vs. Human: Could Algorithms Be the Key to Fairer Employee Evaluations?

Imagine putting in the work at your job to stand out, only to learn that artificial intelligence algorithms are going to play a large role in your performance evaluation. How would you react?
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On Farms, Tillage Intensity Shown to Affect Beneficial Insect Communities

What are Arthropods? Arthropods, which include a diverse range of insects and arachnids, belong to the phylum Arthropoda and share traits such as segmented bodies, jointed appendages, and exoskeletons ...
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New England Fishers Declining in the Granite State - UNH to Study Possible Causes

DURHAM, N.H.—The University of New Hampshire has been awarded over $1.2 million to investigate an apparent steady decline of the fisher population in the state of New Hampshire. The grant, from the ...
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Microplastics in Estuaries

The findings show that microplastics accumulate in areas with weaker water flow, submerged vegetation and limited seabed erosion. The researchers also determined that the Hampton-Seabrook estuary, the ...