Why You Should Still Go Outside When the Weather Sucks

McKenna Princing · Right as Rain · January 5, 2018
Featuring Dr. Pooja S. Tandon and Kathleen Wolf, Nature and Health researchers
“I would encourage people to get out regardless of weather. 

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What Counts as Nature? It All Depends

Kim Eckart · UW News · November 15, 2017
Featuring Peter Kahn, Nature and Health researcher and Steering Committee member
Think, for a moment, about the last time you were out in nature. 

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The Struggle to Save Seattle’s Urban Trees in the Face of Development

Maria Dolan · Seattle Magazine · October 31, 2017
Featuring Kathy Wolf, Center researcher

When University of Washington social scientist Kathleen Wolf, Ph.D., needs a break, she rides her bike through the gardens of Ballard’s Hiram M. 

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A Soldier and a Doctor on the Power of Nature

Joshua Brandon · REI · November 10, 2016
Featuring Dr. Howard Frumkin, Steering Committee member and researcher

As we give thanks for their service on Veteran’s Day, REI has asked one vet and a nationally renowned medical researcher to share their views on the healing power of the outdoors. 

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Exploring Efforts to Use Nature to Heal Patients, and Lower Stress

Ideastream Public Media · October 3, 2016
Featuring Gregory Bratman and Kathleen Wolf, Nature and Health researchers

Studies have shown that being near trees and green spaces reduces stress and anxiety, eases depression, and even replenishes attention. 

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Does Outdoor Play Make Kids Smarter?

Deanne Musolf · Mercury News · August 12, 2016
Featuring Dr. Pooja S. Tandon, Nature and Health researcher
We know that outdoor play improves kids’ physical health. All that fresh air and exercise — what’s not to like? 

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Finding Connections to Nature in Cities Is Key to Healthy Urban Living

Michelle Ma · UW News · June 3, 2016
Featuring Peter Kahn, Nature and Health researcher and Steering Committee member
The modern city is a place where a vibrant array of ideas, sights, sounds and smells intermingle to spawn creativity, expression and innovation. 

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The UW Medicinal Herb Garden: More Than Just a Pretty Space

Cassi Flint · The Daily · Oct 21, 2015
Featuring Kathleen Wolf, Nature and Health researcher
The garden, just a few minutes’ walk south of Drumheller Fountain, offers a welcome break for people who spend their days in cubicles or windowless offices, said Keith Possee, the gardener single-handedly responsible for the beautification and upkeep of the garden. 

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Why We Need More Time in the Natural World

Newsweek · Feb 11, 2009
Featuring Peter Kahn, Nature and Health researcher and Steering Committee member
Peter Kahn is one of a handful of environmental psychologists who have begun systematically exploring these questions. 

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Shade Crusade: Why City Trees Are Good Medicine

Sandra Hines · UW Magazine · March 2008
Featuring Kathleen Wolf and Nancy Rottle, Nature and Health researchers

A shopping blog for “green, eco-friendly pet owners” features a dog collar made from recycled inner tubes and lined with silver seatbelt material. 

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