Tag: walkable neighborhoods

Amber Watts featured on The Best Of Our Knowledge

Oct 1, 2015

—

by

Academic Minute

in The Best of Our Knowledge

As always, host Bob Barrett selects an Academic Minute to air during The Best of Our Knowledge. Each week this program examines some of the issues unique to college campuses, looks at the latest research, and invites commentary from experts and administrators from all levels of education. For this week‘s edition (#1306), Bob has selected Amber…
Amber Watts, University of Kansas – Walkable Neighborhoods

Sep 17, 2015

—

by

Academic Minute

in Health, Psychology

Living in a walkable neighborhood can have some great health benefits. Amber Watts, assistant professor at the University of Kansas, shows us how brain cognition can be enhanced by getting outside. Amber Watts is an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Kansas. She studies the effect of physical activity on health and cognitive function…