Bishop Sand · Washington Post · January 29, 2024
Featuring Kathleen Wolf, Nature and Health researcher
Aruni Bhatnagar looked up.
“This tree right here, it’s got a lot of good leaves so you can stick a lot of air pollutants in it,” Bhatnagar, a cardiology researcher, said as he gestured toward a magnolia tree on the U.S.
Calling UW undergrads! We’re looking for two interns to join our team this summer through EarthLab’s Summer Internship Program. You’ll help us evaluate the healthcare benefits of spending time in nature.
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Updates From the Team at Nature and Health
There’s something about the start of a new year that can bring in a breath of fresh air. It gives us all a moment to pause and think about where we’ve been and where we’re going.
Calling UW students studying fields related to Nature and Health—share your work at the Northwest Nature and Health Symposium on May 1!
Nature and Health illuminates the connections between nature and human health and well-being.
On Wednesday, January 31, 2024, Edmund Seto, PhD joined our Community Dinner to share his environmental health equity work.
Edmund is a professor in the UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences.
In 2014, Nature and Health began as a collaboration of researchers, healthcare providers, community organizations, outdoor schools, the outdoor gear industry, and local, state, and federal agencies who wanted to understand how time in nature affected human well-being.
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Gregory Bratman, Nature and Health co-director, and Spencer Wood, a Nature and Health researcher and Steering Committee member, are recognized in the annual Highly Cited Researchers 2023 list from Clarivate. They join more than 40 UW researchers who received the honor this year.
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Gregory Bratman, co-director of Nature and Health is featured in this three-part series from Psychiatric News.
Nature May Be Key to Strengthening Our Attention
Katie O’Connor · Psychiatric News · Volume 58, Number 12
There are various theories on why nature exposure improves cognitive function.
Trust for Public Land · Seattle Times · October 18, 2023
Featuring Howard Frumkin, Nature and Health researcher and Steering Committee member
Nature invites you to discover the many benefits it offers.
During our October 2023 dinner, Carter A. McBride, MBA, PDC shared his wisdom on expanding access and welcoming spaces in the natural world for underrepresented communities. Carter is an avid outdoors person and has been so fortunate to have had an opportunity to reconnect with his soul in natural spaces and places at the wonderful age of 66 years.
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