University of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute

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The Envirome Institute investigates how environmental conditions foster, support or impede cardiovascular health. We're pursuing a new vision of health that promotes wellness, improves resilience & reduces health inequities.

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University of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute@uoflenvirome· Jun 18

The western edge of Downtown Louisville was once anchored by a dense, predominately African American business district along West Walnut Street (now Muhammad Ali Blvd).

A 1942 black and white photo of Walnut St showing cars, pedestrians and low-rise buildings in the foreground with taller buildings in the background, looking east from Seventh Street. Source: UofL Archives and Special Collections

University of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute@uoflenvirome· Jun 11

The research yielded important information for Louisville and future planning. The data from this study will be used to help better understand the health implications of urban heat and how tree canopy could be used as urban infrastructure to address heat and storm water runoff.

Aruni Bhatnagar, Brian Stone, Mayor Craig Greenberg, Ted Smith and Patrick Piuma stand shoulder to shoulder indoors in front of a large set of grey doors.

Brian Stone presents the findings from the 2026 Urban Tree Canopy and Heat Risk Assessment standing behind a lectern with a brick wall in the background.

Attendees intently watching Brian Stone present the findings from the 2026 Urban Tree Canopy and Heat Risk Assessment.

Bill Hollander in conversation with Brian Stone after the presentation of the 2026 Urban Tree Canopy and Heat Risk Assessment.

University of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute@uoflenvirome· Apr 14

You are invited to join us on April 21 at The Filson Historical Society @filsonhistorical.bsky.social for the 2026 Annual Lecture on Asian Democracy which is our next Theodore Sedgwick Distinguished Lecture!

Official portrait of International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) CEO Anthony Banbury who is in a suit and tie, looking directly at the camera.

University of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute@uoflenvirome· Apr 13

The Envirome Institute was proud to support Simmons College of Kentucky @SCKY_1879 at this weekend’s Race to Greatness fundraiser! Grateful for Envirome team members @DrDeJarnett, Eviana Leggette, Dr. Lauren Anderson & Sidney Johnson who helped celebrate a mission that matters.

Envirome team members Dr Natasha DeJarnett, Eviana Leggette, Dr. Lauren Anderson & Sidney Johnson standing under a Kentucky Derby Museum sign at Simmons College of Kentucky's Race to Greatness fundraiser on April 12, 2026.

University of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute@uoflenvirome· Mar 25

If you missed last week’s Theodore Sedgwick Lecture by Dr. R. Scott Stephenson of the @amrevmuseum.bsky.social, now’s your chance to catch it. The audience was spellbound as Dr. Stephenson, a colonial American scholar, discussed the American Revolution and told a fascinating story...

Image of George Washington's war tent at the Museum of the American Revolution with audience members silhouetted in the foreground.

University of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute@uoflenvirome· Mar 23

The Envirome Institute’s Dr. Rochelle Holm and Dr. @tedsmithphd.bsky.social have published a study revealing a potential new application for #wastewater surveillance in tracking neighborhood-level #colorectalcancer burden. #wastewaterbasedepidemiology #WBE

A close up of a person wearing a white protective suit, brown work boots and blue gloves pouring wastewater from a large container into smaller, clear sample collection bottles. The person is standing in the street on top of a manhole cover with an orange traffic cone to their right.

University of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute@uoflenvirome· Mar 19

The Envirome Institute's Urban Design Studio and researchers across @universityoflou.bsky.social have spent past months working on a paper on the research methodology behind the Trager MicroForest Project, and it's now published!

University of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute@uoflenvirome· Mar 4

Last night we held a celebration for the Green Heart Louisville Project which received the 2025 Witte-Sakamoto Family Medal in City and Regional Planning from the University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of Design.

Ted Smith, Aruni Bhatnagar, UofL President Gerry Bradley, Nikki Clifton and Dean Jeff Bumpous pictured with Bhatnagar and Bradley holding the Green Heart Louisville Project’s 2025 Witte-Sakamoto Family Medal in City and Regional Planning from the University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of Design.

Green Heart Louisville Project community member Danice Creager and the Envirome Institute’s Natasha DeJarnett.

Green Heart Community Engagement leader Joy Hart addresses the group.

Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg, Aruni Bhatnagar, UofL President Gerry Bradley and Asma Addarrat-Edwards.

University of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute@uoflenvirome· Feb 23

A post-screening panel, moderated by Karen Krigger, featured Dr. Kim Allan Williams, Sr. ; Dr. Alexandra Hex , Pharmacy, UofL Health, as well as Envirome's @drdejarnett.bsky.social.

Dr. Kim Williams, wearing a red and black tie, takes a selfie during a panel discussion with two panelists, one holding a microphone, and the panel's moderator behind him.

Dr. Natasha DeJarnett and Dr. Kim Williams

University of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute@uoflenvirome· Feb 23

Critical Condition: Health in Black America was screened this weekend as part of the Louisville Free Public Library and @universityoflou.bsky.social School of Medicine Office of Health Equity and Engagement's Black History Month programming.

A promotional flyer titled “Film Series” advertises free documentary screenings and discussions held on Saturdays in February for Black History Month, presented by the Louisville Free Public Library. Across the top is a filmstrip graphic showing four movie or documentary posters: Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space, The Woman King, Critical Condition: Health in Black America, and Little Richard: I Am Everything.
Below the filmstrip, four event sections list dates, times, and descriptions:

Literature – Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space on February 7 at 1 PM, with a brief synopsis and PBS American Experience credits.
History – The Woman King on February 14 at 1 PM, with a summary, rating, and production details.
Medicine – Critical Condition: Health in Black America on February 21 at 1 PM, with a description and NOVA/PBS information.
LGBTQ+ – Little Richard: I Am Everything on February 28 at 1 PM, with a film overview and distribution details.

University of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute@uoflenvirome· Feb 17

Envirome Institute grad student Smriti Maskey, MPH, CPH will be participating in the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools (CSGS) Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition at the CSGS annual meeting this week, representing the @universityoflou.bsky.social. www.csgs.org/3mt-competit...

Professional head shot of the Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute's graduate student Smriti Maskey who gazes directly at the camera.

University of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute@uoflenvirome· Jan 26

📣You’re Invited: History & Science Forum at Roots 101 Join us for a FREE community event on the powerful intersections of history, science, policy and environmental health. ➡️Thurs, Feb 5, 2026 Reception: 5:15pm | Panel: 6pm Details & registration: shorturl.at/Kw0vX

University of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute@uoflenvirome· Nov 20

Kudos to the Envirome team members honored at the 2025 @uoflmedicine.bsky.social Dean's Staff & Faculty awards, including: Dr. Lauren Anderson Dr. Nolan Boyd Lori Phillips Cardinal Spirit Award Nominees Dr. @stevenpjones.bsky.social Distinguished Service to the University of Louisville Nominee

8 members of the Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute team at the 2025 School of Medicine Dean’s Staff Awards ceremony. The group poses behind large letters spelling UOFL with festive red decorations in the background.

Drs. Brad Hill, Helen Collins and Andrew Gibb enjoying refreshments ahead of the 2025 School of Medicine Dean’s Staff Awards ceremony.

University of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute@uoflenvirome· Nov 20

Envirome joined LOUMED and other Greenprint partners and community members to celebrate the opening of LOUMED Commons, a new and much needed green space in the heart of the medical & education district. One more step on the path to a greener, healthier city!

Speakers at the LOUMED Commons opening celebration gather together for a commemorative group photo on November 19, 2025. The group includes LOUMED Executive Director Nadareca Thibeaux, UofL President Gerry Bradley and Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg, and the Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute’s Ted Smith, among others.

Members of the Envirome Institute team stand with Spalding University President Dr. Anne Kenworthy at the LOUMED Commons opening celebration on November 19, 2025.

University of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute@uoflenvirome· Nov 19

Yesterday, UofL's Center for GIS held #GISDay 2025: Seeing the Forest for the Trees - Mapping Health in an Urban Landscape  to showcase how GIS helps foster a deeper understanding of our world. Envirome's Ray Yeager & fellow panelists discussed local projects incl the Green Heart Louisville Project.

The Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute’s Ray Yeager stands at a podium with his presentation projected on a large screen over his left shoulder as part of the University of Louisville’s Center for GIS-hosted GIS Day 2025.

University of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute@uoflenvirome· Nov 19

The Weitzman School of Design at UPenn awarded the 2025 Witte-Sakamoto Family Medal in City and Regional Planning to the University of Louisville’s Green Heart Louisville Project at a public ceremony earlier this week. Learn more about the honor: news.louisville.edu/news/uofls-g...

Ted Smith and Aruni Bhatnagar, center, of the Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute received the 2025 Witte-Sakamoto Family Medal in City and Regional Planning honoring the Green Heart Louisville Project from Megan Ryerson, left and Frederick Steiner, right, at the Weitzman School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania on November 12.

University of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute@uoflenvirome· Nov 17

Congratulations to the newly minted Dr. Lauren Anderson, who successfully defended her PhD on Friday. We honor your excellence and look forward to the great things you will do in your next chapter at the Envirome Institute's Center for Healthy Air, Water and Soil.

University of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute@uoflenvirome· Nov 14

Congratulations to the University of Louisville's Dr. Daniel J Conklin who won the Celebrating Editorial Impact Award from Springer Nature in honor of his outstanding leadership and dedication to the journal Cardiovascular Toxicology where he serves as editor-in-chief. @cardiometabosci.bsky.social

University of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute@uoflenvirome· Nov 13

Today the University of Louisville's Green Heart Louisville Project was honored to receive the Witte-Sakamoto Family Medal in City and Regional Planning from UPenn's Weitzman School of Design. awards.design.upenn.edu/winner/green...

The Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute’s Ted Smith and Aruni Bhatnagar receive the Witte-Sakamoto Family Medal in City and Regional Planning at UPenn’s Weitzman School of Design awards ceremony in Philadelphia.

University of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute@uoflenvirome· Nov 13

The 2025 Festival of Faiths started with a lovely opening celebration at the Cathedral of the Assumption this evening with thoughtful speakers and beautiful music. We're looking forward to cultivating community and exploring "Sacred Belonging" over the next few days! #FOF2025

An interior view of Louisville’s Cathedral of the Assumption, with people seated in the foreground and columns along the sides reaching up to a bright blue ceiling with painted stars. A speaker stands at the podium at the front with framed artwork and stained glass windows behind them.

University of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute@uoflenvirome· Nov 11

Great meeting yesterday with the Louisville Greenprint partners. The Urban Design Studio's Patrick Piuma delivered an Open Space Network Report and Trees Louisville's Cindi Sullivan spoke about the Urban Forest Master Plan.

Representatives from organizations that are collaborating on the Louisville Greenprint Initiative gather for a group photo after a meeting on November 10, 2025.

University of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute@uoflenvirome· Oct 28

The Brown family has had a profound impact on Louisville, the University of Louisville and the Envirome Institute. We are deeply grateful for Christy Brown's support, leadership and New Vision of Health. Read more about the family's impact in this Courier-Journal story. zurl.co/LXoTu

University of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute@uoflenvirome· Oct 24

We are proud to collaborate with Humana and the Jewish Heritage Fund on a new Health and Well-being Center at Junior Achievement Finance Park of Kentucky, which will engage 10k middle & high school students in Louisville annually. www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...

Louisville community leaders celebrating the new Health and Well-being Center at Junior Achievement Finance Park of Kentucky. From left Adam Kaplin of the Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute; Jennifer Helgeson, President of Kentuckiana Junior Achievement; Tiffany Benjamin, CEO of the Humana Foundation and Jeff Polson, President & CEO of the Jewish Heritage Fund.

University of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute@uoflenvirome· Oct 24

Thank you for your support for the Envirome Institute during UofL's #RaiseSomeL day of fundraising earlier this week. If you missed RSL and still want to pitch in to help us build a healthier future, you can donate anytime at give.louisville.edu/envirome

University of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute@uoflenvirome· Oct 22

Help us #RaiseSomeL! Today is the University of Louisville's annual day of giving. Your gift supports our community-engaged research projects such as the Green Heart Louisville Project in South Louisville. Donate at tinyurl.com/52p2z8en

University of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute@uoflenvirome· Oct 22

📣You can help us #RaiseSomeL! Your gift to the Envirome Institute supports research on how our natural, social & personal environments lead to good health or increased disease risk. Help us build a healthier future. Donate: tinyurl.com/52p2z8en

University of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute@uoflenvirome· Oct 21

⏰It’s time to #RaiseSomeL! Make your gift to the Envirome Institute today to support research projects like the Trager MicroForest in downtown Louisville. Designate your gift for the "Trager MicroForest Project" and your donation will be matched dollar for dollar! Give at tinyurl.com/52p2z8en

University of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute@uoflenvirome· Sep 29

We had a great group for the Trager MicroForest tour on Saturday morning. Thanks to the Louisville Metro Office of Sustainability for the opportunity to connect with the Louisville community about this fantastic project!

Group photo from the Trager MicroForest tour on September 27, 2025. Group of about two dozen attendees stands on crushed stone path in front of Trager MicroForest sign with trees, city buildings and a bright blue sky in the background.

David Toda and Morgan Dunay from Gresham Smith presenting their work on the Trager MicroForest. Both are seated at the front of a conference room with a PowerPoint presentation on a large screen behind them.

Patrick Piuma, director of the Envirome Institute’s Urban Design Studio, speaks to a group in front of the Trager MicroForest sign.

Sunlight streams through the plants and trees at the Trager MicroForest with the tour group in the distance.

University of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute@uoflenvirome· Sep 22

The Envirome Institute's Dr. Rochelle Holm presented findings from the cholera surveillance project conducted from community pit latrines at the Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Lilongwe, Malawi, Africa. @uoflmedicine.bsky.social www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

Five people standing side by side on a grassy lawn in Malawi, Africa with green trees and buildings in the background.

From left to right: Gerald Chiganda (Malawi Ministry of Homeland Security, Dzaleka Camp Manger), Ernest Chilalika (the United Nations Refugee Agency), Petros Chigwechokha (Malawi University of Science and Technology), Joseph Bitilingubanga (Malawi Ministry of Health, Public Health Institute of Malawi, Deputy Director), Rochelle Holm (University of Louisville).

University of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute@uoflenvirome· Sep 18

📣 We're kicking off the "& Science" event series! Communication is our first topic. A panel of experts will discuss how communicating scientific info raises public awareness & informs policy Where: KCAAH When: 9/25; reception @ 5:15, panel @ 6 Register: shorturl.at/qdwSk