Tag: Green Heart Project
UofL, TreesLouisville launch updated analysis in work to mitigate urban heat
As Louisville residents experience heat advisories this summer, the University of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, in partnership with TreesLouisville, is launching a...
Schatzel discusses UofL鈥檚 2025 momentum built on historic achievements Record enrollment,...
University of Louisville President Kim Schatzel used the words "record-breaking" and "historic" to describe Cardinal success in her State of the University address on...
Reduced sleep linked to air pollution, heat, carbon dioxide and noise
Penn, UofL study finds drop in sleep efficiency for high exposures to environmental factors
Study published in Sleep Health is one of the first...
Trager family pledges $1 million to UofL to fund urban micro-forest...
The University of Louisville鈥檚 Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute has received a pledge of $1 million from the Trager family to establish the Trager...
UofL researchers find more health benefits of living in a greener...
Evidence is growing that living in areas of high greenness, surrounded by trees, shrubs and other vegetation, has beneficial effects on human health. Researchers...
UofL research: Living near trees may prevent vascular damage from pollution
Researchers at the University of Louisville have shown that living near an abundance of green vegetation can offset the negative effects of air pollution...
UofL’s Green Heart Project’s large-scale tree planting underway in Louisville
A first-of-its-kind study of the effects of plants on human health, the Green Heart Project, is beginning large-scale planting of trees and shrubs in...
Grants to UofL provide research into connections between green environment and...
Besides shade and beauty, can trees and shrubs actually help make people healthier? In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers from the University of Louisville Envirome...
Can increasing green space improve our health? Learn more at Beer...
In neighborhoods with poor air quality and many busy streets, residents have a higher risk of heart disease. Researchers at the University of Louisville...
UofL researchers study whether more trees can improve human health
When driving along Shelbyville Road, many motorists do not realize how much pollution their cars are releasing or the harmful health effects it may...































