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Breaking Down the Brain

Scientists at the University of Illinois report that they have mapped the physical architecture of the brain with accuracy never before achieved. Their study, published in Brain: A Journal of Neurology...

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The 'I' in Innovation?

Icons of creativity like Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg are romanticized as lone wolves, toiling alone deep into the night on ideas that one day change the world. Truth is, most get help along the way....

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UNH To Lead Study Of Climate Change's Impact On Roads And Bridges

The National Science Foundation has given The University of New Hampshire $750,000 to coordinate the study of the impacts of Climate Change on roads and bridges. The grant money will establish a...

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Matchmaking for Medical Research

Dating sites like E-Harmony and Match.com use complex math to bring people together. Now, a project funded by the Michael J. Fox foundation is leveraging similar matchmaking algorithms to link people...

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High Heels Are Sexy and Other "No Duh" Research

The high heel—ever the fashion accessory—has always attracted attention. Turns out (insert astonishment here) that they make the wearer more attractive and more feminine. In honor of this not quite...

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Political Science Under Attack

Two weeks ago, Congress passed a continuing budget resolution that included an amendment to cease all funding of political science research. Currently, Poly-Sci gets about ten million dollars a year in...

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Has Terrorism Research Become Stagnant?

“Why did they do it?” That’s one of the first questions on the lips of every reporter and pundit after a tragedy like the Boston Marathon bombing, and often there is no satisfying answer. In cases of...

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White House Task Force Taps UNH For Sexual Assault Prevention Program

The University of New Hampshire has been asked to help a White House task force end sexual assault on college campuses. A UNH program called Prevention Innovations was identified in a report to help...

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As Research Gets More Expensive, Universities Will Be Pushed To Justify Costs

Research at big universities is expensive, and the price tag is rising. At the same time securing money for research is getting harder as more and more academics are competing for research grants that...

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Researching Funny: The University Of Colorado's Humor Lab

The University of Colorado's Humor Lab even has a catchy nickname: HuRL . The director of the lab, Peter McGraw , spoke with us about his work studying the reasons we laugh and why we think certain...

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11.25.14: The 100 Most Cited Scientific Papers, The Postdoc Glut, & Megan Amram

A postdoctoral appointment, commonly known as a “postdoc”, was once considered an apprenticeship position to help scientists hone their skills before one day running labs of their own. On today’s show,...

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With Off-Season Onions, UNH Study Looks To Expand Growing Season

While production of certain types of produce is seasonal, demand doesn’t stop when the growing season ends. Researchers at the University of New Hampshire may have taken a step toward a solution to...

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Perceptions Of New Hampshire Poverty Reveal Uncertainty, But Also Common Ground

There’s lots of discussion these days among public policy leaders and government officials about poverty – what causes it, and what can be done about it. A new study aims to answer a different question...

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The Numbers Add Up To This: Less And Less Opportunity For Poor Kids

In this country, all children are supposed to have a shot at success — a chance to jump "from rags to riches" in one generation. Even if riches remain out of reach, then the belief has been that every...

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UNH Studies Habits of Horseshoe Crabs for Preservation

The University of New Hampshire has made some discoveries about the spawning habits of horseshoe crabs, which are valued for their use in pharmaceutical research. Only four species of the crabs remain....

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Institute to Grow Human Tissue and Organs May Bring Jobs to Manchester

The Departm ent of Defense has awarded 80 million dollars to fund a new Bio Research and Manufacturing Institute in Manchester. The institute will focus on bio-manufacturing tissue and organs,...

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UNH Study: Stronger Storms Make It Harder For Rivers To Clean Up Pollution

More intense storms are making it harder for freshwater streams and rivers to act as filters for nitrogen pollution, according to a new UNH study. The research suggests larger storms could cause more...

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What is CRISPR?

CRISPR stands for "Clustered Regularly Interspaced Palindromic Repeats". It allows scientists to precisely target and cut any kind of genetic material, including in humans. This gene editing tool has...

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Let The Sunshine In: UNH Team 'Photosynthesizes' Liquid Solar Fuel From...

Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have found a new way to make sustainable fuel out of sunlight. The process is an artificial form of photosynthesis – where plants use sunlight to convert...

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UNH Joins Major NOAA Project to Map the Ocean

The University of New Hampshire will join a new consortium of research institutions to explore three billion acres of U.S. ocean. The research at UNH will focus primarily on ocean mapping and data...

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