URC at UNH

The Undergraduate Research Conference (URC) is a celebration of academic excellence at the University of New Hampshire. In 2024, the URC celebrated its 25th year during a series of events, running from April 22 to 26. More than 2,000 UNH undergraduate students, from all academic disciplines, presented at the URC. The presentations showcased the results of students' research, scholarly, and creative projects in over 20 professional and artistic venues at both campuses (Durham and Manchester), making the UNH URC one of the largest and most diverse conferences of its kind in the country.

The URC session in the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics was held on Friday, April 26. Below is a list of the of the research projects conducted by ECON B.S. capstone students:

Laura Earle
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative's Effects on Renewable Energy Generation 

Cole Fuller
Why Teachers Are Undervalued: Comparing Jobs and Pay Rates

Dylan Stiles
Examining the Risk of Tommy John Surgery by Pitch Characteristics 

Michael Siemering
Factors Affecting the Belief in God

Sarah Glennon
Factors Affecting Obesity in the United States

Olivia Graves-Witherell
Student Loans and the U.S. Economy

Samuel Gobeil
Competitiveness of Renewable Energy 

Tyler Wittmann
Automobile Electrification and the Labor Market

Braden McDonnell
Demographics and Saving Rates

James Schneider

The Impact of Higher-Education Attainment Rates on the U.S. Labor Market

Brooke Conroy
Labor Unions and Wage Inequality

Giovanni Ciardiello
Immigration and The U.S. Economy

Andrew Otersen

Productivity - Compensation Gap

Mody Abdel-Salam
Understanding the Rising Food Prices

Thomas Pattison
Electricity Prices and the New England Energy Market

Hanlon Paul
Factors Affecting the Increase in the National Debt

Patrick Walker
Flood Risk and Property Value Assessments

Zack Leduc
Suez Canal and Oil Prices