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The Benefits of Being Rooted in Nature
Teaching: Students are invited to think critically about the connection between their relationships with nature and their well-being.
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Are You Too Hard on Yourself?
When something disappointing happens — you got a lower grade on a test or project than you were expecting, you had a lackluster performance in your sport, you didn’t get the part you wanted in
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My Sense of Taste is Dulling as I Age. Can I Stop It?
All senses decline with age, but taste loss is surprisingly common. A 2016 study estimated that about three-fourths of older adults have taste issues — more than any other sensory deficit. … While short-term issues like congestion
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Exposure to Bright Light Can Help Fend Off Winter Blues. The Time to Start Is Now
Our bodies can be quite sensitive to changes in daylight because we rely on it to regulate our circadian rhythms and our sleep-wake patterns. And because our internal body clocks don’t keep a perfect 24-hour cycle, the master clock
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How to Rekindle Your Love of Reading
The staff at my local library are usually a convivial bunch, but when I asked them about a recent report that fewer people were reading for fun, they grew subdued. … Elizabeth A.L. Stine-Morrow, a professor
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The Perverse Consequences of the Easy A
… At the same time, professors were coming under more pressure to tend to their students’ emotional well-being, Amanda Claybaugh, Harvard’s dean of undergraduate education, told me. They received near-constant reminders that Harvard was admitting
