City Parks Lift Mood as Much as Christmas, Twitter Study Shows
The greener the greenspace, the happier and less self-absorbed people are, Vermont team reports
Feeling unhappy and cranky? The treatment: take a walk under some trees in the park.
That may not be the exact prescription of your doctor, but a first-of-its-kind study shows that visitors to urban parks use happier words and express less negativity on Twitter than they did before their visit—and that their elevated mood lasts, like a glow, for up to four hours afterwards.
Wildlife Ecologist Brittany Mosher Joins Rubenstein School Faculty
Dr. Brittany Mosher joins the University of Vermont’s Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources as an Assistant Professor in the Wildlife and Fisheries Biology Program in October 2019.
A Summer On, Not Off
Following the excitement of Commencement, the summer months that follow on campus may appear to pale in comparison to spring’s liveliness and rigor. That is, unless you know where to look.
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- Congratulations to the Rubenstein School’s Class of 2019
- Bindu Panikkar Honored for Her Work to Advance Environmental Health
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