HANOVER, New Hampshire, May 9 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Halo Patterns Around Coral Reefs May Signal Resilience Study models spatial patterns of "grazing halos" around reefs. In coral reefs throughout the world, visually striking bands of bare sand surrounding reefs are often visible in satellite imagery, but their cause remains a mystery. One theory is fear. Parrotfish and other herbivores will leave a reef's shelter to eat algae or the surrounding seagrass, but   more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, May 10 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Policy Research Shop Fuels Public Policy Work in Vt., N.H. The Rockefeller Center's program teaches the tools for nonpartisan research work. For just over 20 years, the Nelson A. Rockefeller Center's Class of 1964 Policy Research Shop has provided nonpartisan policy research reports to lawmakers, courts, and nonprofits in New Hampshire and Vermont to help inform the creation of data-driven public policy. St  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, May 7 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Wetterhahn Symposium to Spotlight Undergraduate Research Dartmouth trustee Odette Harris '91 named keynote speaker for the May 27 event. The 33rd annual Karen E. Wetterhahn Science Symposium will be held at the Hanover Inn on Tuesday, May 27, beginning with a keynote address by Dartmouth trustee Odette Harris '91. A pioneering neurosurgeon, Harris is a professor of neurosurgery at Stanford University School   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 9 (TNSrep) -- The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on May 8, 2025: * * * New Hampshire Medicaid Ranked First in the Nation for Mental Health Services Concord, NH - New Hampshire's Medicaid program ranks #1 in the nation for mental health services delivery according to a new report. Today, Governor Kelly Ayotte and Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Commissioner Lori Weaver celebrated another top ran  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 6 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has initiated an investigation into the transmission rate design for Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy's Rate LG and Rate B customers. The investigation will examine the current rate structure and its impact on large customers. The PUC's decision to launch this investigation stems from concerns raised by the Large Customer Consortium, which includes Hancock Lumber Company, Monadnoc  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 9 -- The New Hampshire Department of Insurance issued the following news release on May 8, 2025: * * * New Hampshire Insurance Department Announces New Licensing Exam Vendor The New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID) has selected PSI Services LLC (PSI) as the new vendor for administering insurance licensing examinations in the state. PSI will begin offering exams for producers, adjusters, and public adjusters starting July 1, 2025. Prometric, the Department's c  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, May 7 -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * Study explores how Reddit is used to work through pre-wedding doubts University of Missouri researchers find that the social media platform Reddit is being used by people who have second thoughts to openly share and seek advice before getting married. Got cold feet before making wedding vows? You're not alone -- and a lot of people are turning to Reddit to share their premarital doubts and feelin  more