Our research project on Staten Island, NY about urban ticks and the risk of Lyme disease has been awarded an research grant by the National Science
You can now track when and how you are exposed to ticks – and get expert advice – via a free app on your smartphone.
NYC Ticks project has been awarded a NSF's CNH2 grant
Our research project on Staten Island, NY about urban ticks and the risk of Lyme disease has been awarded an research grant by the National Science Foundation's Dynamics of Integrated Socio-Environmental Systems (CNH2) programme. These funds will allow us to continue and expand our efforts. CNH2 supports research that advances a basic scientific understanding of integrated socio-environmental systems and the complex interactions within and among the environmental and human components of these systems.
This project is done in collaboration with Kacey Ernst (University of Arizona), Mary Heyden (University of Colorado), Kevin Berry (University of Alaska Anchorage) and Holly Gaff (Old Dominion University).
Read more about it here: https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/announcements/110619.js
Fighting Ticks With a Tap of the Phone
You can now track when and how you are exposed to ticks – and get expert advice – via a free app on your smartphone. Researchers developed the tool to combat Lyme disease, which is increasing across the country, including in cities. Through photos and data, the app helps scientists learn more about tick activity to identify areas of high tick risk and help prevent exposure.
Lyme Disease and Connected Landscapes, New York City
Listen to this CDC podcast in which Meredith discuss her study on NYC ticks.
Garrapata asiática de cuernos largos que genera preocupación en Nueva York y Nueva Jersey
Our research in Spanish! Watch the video.