New Nature Lover? It’s a COVID-19 Side Effect
What does it take to get some people to go outside and experience nature? For some urban dwellers, it took the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers say.
The new study finds that 26% of people visiting parks during early months of the COVID-19 pandemic had rarely – or never – visited nature in the previous year.
The study, by researchers at the University of Vermont (UVM), is one of...
Promoting composting: An Intern making a difference
Promoting composting: An Intern making a difference
By Maddie Cross
Student Wins $2500 Prize to Promote Fare Free Public Transit
Chris Harrell, a Senior Political Science major, does more than study human behavior – they influence it. As one of the leaders of the campus student union, Harrell has led efforts to win UVM’s divestment from fossil fuels, co-managed political campaigns, organized in local efforts on policing and racial justice reform, and championed the formation of a student union.
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