A Dose of the Outdoors
Monica Prelle · REI · July 19, 2018
Featuring Kathleen Wolf, member of the Center’s Research Collaborative
Many studies have shown the positive effects of nature on health and well-being, but research suggests that low-income neighborhoods across the U.S.
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Andy Tsubasa Field · Eugene Weekly · March 15, 2018
Featuring Kathleen Wolf, Nature and Health researcher
Kathleen Wolf, a researcher at the University of Washington, says that when she was an urban forester in the ’80s, requesting from the city of Key West more resources for street trees, her proposal wasn’t taken seriously.
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.
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.
The Healing Power of Nature
Rebecca Lawton · Aeon · Sep 6, 2017
Featuring Kathleen Wolf, Nature and Health researcher
Much of the scientific evidence of nature’s benefits has been derived from studying shinrin-yoku subjects. ‘Outside of urban nature, most of the peer-reviewed science has been done on northern temperate forests,’ says Kathleen Wolf of the University of Washington College of the Environment.
Technology Is Changing Our Relationship With Nature as We Know It
Adrienne Matei · Quartz · August 8, 2017
Interview with Peter Kahn, Nature and Health researcher and Steering Committee member
University of Washington psychology professor Peter Kahn has spent much of his career analyzing the relationship humans have with nature—and he thinks that relationship is more fragile than many of us realize.
A Soldier and a Doctor on the Power of Nature
Joshua Brandon · REI · November 10, 2016
Featuring Dr. Howard Frumkin, co-founder of the Center and member of the Center’s Research Collaborative
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?
Peter Kahn on Nature Interaction, Wildness in Cities
Michelle Ma · UW News · June 3, 2016
Featuring Peter Kahn, Nature and Health researcher and Steering Committee member
University of Washington professor Peter Kahn recently co-authored an opinion piece in the journal Science about the importance of interacting with nature in urban areas.