New BioWall Installation at UMD Stamp Student Union

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February 13, 2019

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Original Article Sourced by Maryland Today: https://today.umd.edu/articles/wall-wellness-50a931c9-e716-42ab-a08f-ecbaa2d300f1 Wall of Wellness Stamp’s New Vertical Garden Promotes Sustainability, Health for Visitors By Carly Taylor ’19 / Feb 13, 2019 Some might turn to yoga and others to a bag of chips to deal with everyday stress. Now the Stamp is offering a new way to extinguish it. With the help of a University Sustainability Fund grant, students, faculty and …Read More

The Benefits of Biophilia: Health and Business

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May 16, 2018

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Large urban centers not only impact our environment but they also have significant impact on the health of the people who live in and around them. Research shows that when urbanites have regular contact with nature it improves their health, leading to substantial reductions in financial costs for businesses. In Baltimore City, we are fortunate to have an abundance of nature close by. Within the city limits, there are approximately 200,000 …Read More