Friday, September 11, 2009

Impact of Light on Health and Welfare

We read three articles on the impact of light on health. To read individual student responses, please follow the links to the Fall 2009 blogs on the right column.

Edelstein, E. (2009). Influence of Architectural Lighting on Health. InformeDesign Newsletter, 7 (2), 1-5.

O’Connor, A. (2009). The Claim: Daylight Saving Time Can Affect Your Health. New York Times. March 9. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/10/health/10real.html?em

Weiss, R. (2008). Lights at Night Are Linked to Breast Cancer. Washington Post. February 20. Retrieved from http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/19/AR2008021902398.html?hpid=topnews