We had a great visit from the off-duty U of A K9 officers today as part of our De-stressing Dissertation Week. See more of our events at https://grad.uark.edu/destressingdissertation.
DYK? Petting a canine companion can help lower blood pressure and help ease depression. People with heart disease who own dogs tend to live longer than those with the same ailments who don’t own a dog. And pets help decrease stress by lowering levels of the stress hormone cortisol, and increasing levels of the neurochemical oxytocin, the love hormone.