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...
by xihanzhang | Apr 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
Our second-year graduate student, Gaby Akcelik received Honorable Mention from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). The GRFP program “recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students who are pursuing...
by xihanzhang | Dec 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
One of the most recent published paper Understanding Nature and Its Cognitive Benefits (by Schertz, K. E. and Berman, M. G.) was picked as feature paper by Association for Psychological Science (APS) in their “Teaching Current Directions in Psychological...
by xihanzhang | Nov 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
Postdoctoral scholar Kyoung Whan Choe published a new study, showing that individuals with math anxiety might make decisions to avoid math in the price of lower rewards. This study is reported by UChicago news “Fear of math can outweigh promise of higher...
by xihanzhang | Sep 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Times, London reports on ENL research about children’s environmental preferences: “Forget the great outdoors- children prefer city life”. Download the article here (Weblink here, requires subscription)
by xihanzhang | Sep 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
A new study co-authored by Professor Berman offers a framework for how city planners can measure the mental health benefits of nature. Click here to read more.