During this season of gratitude and thanksgiving, the team here at Nova is especially grateful for all our Hub users — not only for their contributions to the Hub but also their commitment to the advancement of the well-being of people, places, and planet. Enjoy this month’s highlights!
Hub User Spotlight
Last month we started Hub User Spotlights — brief interviews with a user each month to showcase the variety of disciplines and interests we have represented on the Hub and help facilitate connections.
Meet Hartmut Ramm, a trained gardener with master’s degrees in horticulture and botany. He works with and for mistletoe to promote its use and potential in integrative cancer therapy.
What are your interests? I love being in nature, creating natural spaces for plants and animals, and exploring new dimensions of communion. At the beginning of the third phase of my life, my motive is to learn from nature, to live with nature, and to act for nature.
What are you working on that most excites you? Having previously seen nature primarily as a resource, for some years now I have been fortunate enough to explore my cultivated mistletoe sites together with cancer patients as therapeutic landscapes in which they can sense their inner experience of the remedy coming in resonance with the outer experience of mistletoe in nature.
What do you welcome Hub users to connect with you about? Share experiences on how to create deeper connections with nature and immerse more confidently in the essence of plants, animals, and landscapes.
There is still time to register for the Nova Annual Conference, “New Horizons: Toward an Era of Global Flourishing”
Taking place on December 5, this year’s conference will focus on the practical actions we can take today to promote flourishing for current and future generations and encourage creative, “blue sky” thinking to expand our horizons, explore new potential, and imagine transformative possibilities across all aspects of life.
Read more about speakers, see the program, and register for free.
In Discussions
- A recent publication from a collaboration with Invited Faculty Aaron Schuh, Nova Fellow Carley Riley, and others discusses the development of a cross-sector, community-centered learning network to tackle childhood food inequity.
- Leslie Soble is in search of contacts in Finland, Denmark, or Japan involved in any kind of food-related research. If you know anyone that meets that description, reach out!
- Users discuss an article that sheds light on the solitary confinement practices in prison systems that deteriorate the mental health of prisoners.
- Check out what other users are reading right now and share your own recommendations.
- Interesting takes on Blue Zones in light of an article that suggests the number of supercentenarians in these locales are often inflated due to poor record-keeping practices.
- How to be a respectful visitor on U.S., and likely Canadian, Native land.
…and many more in the Discussions page!
In Groups
- Nova4Nutrition – Research that argues ultra-processed food can accelerate health decline even for those that generally eat healthy.
- Writers and Poets Corner – A poem from Kate Baer.
- Artists in Residence – A spotlight on Kevin Dwight Richardson’s collection on display in Missouri.
- Communications & Media Relations – Resources on infodemiology and addressing public health misinformation.
- Microbes and Social Equity – White paper on “Running a queer- and trans-inclusive faculty hiring process” and open positions at Manus Lab at UT San Antonio.
- Cultivating Mental Health and Emotional Well-Being – Food as a pathway to build connection and community.
- Podcast Lovers – Add your favorites to a growing list of recommendations.
…check out all the Groups (or create your own)!
In Events
See events and submit your own on our Community Calendar!
Hub Features & User Tips
- Tip for engagement: Tap into the great minds here on the Hub! Post your requests for information, research help, articles, etc., in a relevant group or discussion topic, or directly to your profile as a status update.
- Coming soon: The Nova Integration Hub will have an app soon! While the platform is already mobile-friendly, an app will make it that much easier to engage while on the go.
- Help populate our map: Please help us populate our members’ map and forge new connections among users by updating your profile with your state or province and country. While you’re at it, add your areas of expertise, interests, and passions so other users can learn more about you. You can find these fields in the “Required” and “Optional” areas of your profile.
- Invite friends to join the Hub! Click on your profile photo, navigate down to “Email Invites,” and click “Send Invites.” Customize a message or just send the link – it’s easy!
- Just getting started on the Hub? Check out the Hub User Guide to watch a video or get step-by-step instructions.
Thank you again for being part of our community. We’d love to hear from you! Let us know how you like using the Hub, share your ideas and suggestions, or just say hello! Message Airynn Strout or Tolu Adewole on the Hub or email us at airynn@novainstituteforhealth.org or tolu@novainstituteforhealth.org.
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