by ejaney | Sep 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
Large cities are often viewed as cold, fast-paced environments where crime rates are high and interpersonal interactions are fleeting—a combination that makes them detrimental to mental health. But new research provides evidence for the opposite: The socioeconomic networks and built environments of larger urban areas in the U.S. can actually predict lower rates of psychological depression.
by ejaney | Aug 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
A new study suggests that towns and suburbs could learn from bigger cities about how to increase social interaction.
The study, to be published Aug. 3 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal, draws on mathematical models and multiple datasets to try to gauge how city size and the “built environment,’’ like structures and roads, influence depression…
by xihanzhang | May 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
Equitable access to greenspace should be viewed as a necessity for sustainable and inclusive cities, said Kathryn Schertz, a fourth-year doctoral student at ENL, during an interview with the department of psychology at the University of Chicago. In her recent research...
by xihanzhang | Mar 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
Out lab director Dr. Marc Berman was interviewed by the University of Chicago News this week to share his opinions on how the pandemic has changed citizen’s daily life and what can we learn from it: “COVID-19 has really clarified the crucial importance of...
by xihanzhang | Jan 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
Couple of recent published works in the lab were cited in the 2021 Winter volume of Dana Foundation Cerebrum magaznine. The cited works center around the affective, cognitive, and social benefits of interacting with nature, which emphasize the allocation of greenspace...
by xihanzhang | Apr 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
Our Second-year doctoral student Andrew Stier released a new study, providing evidence that COVID-19 grows much faster in larger U.S. cities like New York. A week after the preprint been posted, this study is reported by UChicago news “Coronavirus is hitting...
