People and Everyday Nature (PEN) Lab

Connecting people, perception, and everyday nature

News


May 1, 2026

We are excited to finally kick off a new 2-year project "Leveraging Social Co-benefits to Advance Public Acceptance and Support for Living Shorelines in Florida" funded by NOAA-Florida Sea Grant!

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Apr 29, 2026

Congratulations on lab members Yiyi Liu and William Loving for being selected as the 2026-2027 Florida Climate Institute Student Climate Fellows!!!



Mar 27, 2026

Yiyi Liu presented her literature review work at CELA in 2026, examining how ecological ecosystem services can be integrated into the accessibility–availability–quality framework for evaluating urban parks.



Mar 2, 2026

Dr. Jiayang Li presented work from the GSI eye tracking project at the 2026 International Low Impact Development Conference in Jacksonville.

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Feb 10, 2026

Dr. Jiayang Li presented work from the CK ShOREs project at the 2026 People & Nature Symposium, at the UF Austin Cary Forest Learning Center in Gainesville, FL.

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