Scientists Want to Know How the Smells of Nature Benefit Our Health
Featuring Gregory Bratman, co-director of Nature and Health
James Urton · UW News · May 15, 2024
Spending time in nature is good for us. Studies have shown that contact with nature can lift our well-being by affecting emotions, influencing thoughts, reducing stress and improving physical health.
2024 Nature and Health Symposium
On May 1, 2024, over 100 researchers, community members, students, and policy makers attended the seventh annual Northwest Nature and Health Symposium at the wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House. Seven speakers from institutions across the US, in addition to a panel from the Greening Research in Tacoma project, presented on topics centered on the interconnections between nature and human well-being.
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Discussion on Global Mental Health and Climate Change
The 2023-24 Global Mental Health Speakers series is a collaboration between the UW Consortium for Global Mental Health and the Population Health Initiative. Each event is followed by a 30 minute informal reception to build community and connection among the people gathered.
Watch the TalkEveryone Says Trees Are Good for Us. This Scientist Wants to Prove It.
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.
We’re Hiring 2024 Summer Interns!
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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Winter Quarter 2024 Newsletter
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.
Call for UW Student Posters
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.
Environmental Health Equity with Edmund Seto
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.
Updated Mission and Vision
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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Nature and Health Director and Researchers Featured on Highly Cited Researchers 2023 list
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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