Tag: trees
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...
UofL Green Heart Project: residents’ inflammation lower after trees added to...
The University of Louisville’s groundbreaking Green Heart Louisville Project has found that people living in neighborhoods where the number of trees and shrubs was...
Scientists can now better document health benefits of time spent in...
Many people enjoy spending time in nature, basking in the peaceful atmosphere of forests, parks and green spaces. It is widely believed that exposure...
UofL begins maple syrup harvest using campus trees Justin Mog, assistant...
Cardinals may have recently noticed buckets appear near trees across campus – all part of UofL Sustainability’s effort to harvest local maple syrup.
Earlier in February,...
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’s Tree Campus USA designation reaches 10th year
The University of Louisville continues to be recognized for excellent tree care on its urban campus, this year winning the Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree...
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...
UofL students, staff celebrate trees
The University of Louisville planted two oak trees on the Belknap Campus April 6, the day Kentucky celebrated Arbor Day.
The trees join the more...
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 named Tree Campus USA for 8th year
Even in the middle of winter, trees take center stage on the University of Louisville’s Belknap Campus.
For the eighth consecutive year, the Arbor Day...


































