³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ Planetary Health Council hosts alum Charles Lubelczyk for “Tick Talkâ€
In April, the ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ Planetary Health Council hosted Charles B. Lubelczyk, M.P.H., for a "Tick Talk" lecture on the Biddeford Campus. The presentation was titled “Climate Change & Tick Expansion: Why & What You Can Do." Lubelczyk is a 2013 alum of the ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ Master of Public Health Program and works as a vector ecologist for Maine Medical Center Research Institute’s .
His talk explored ecological and human-mediated drivers spurring the expansion of ticks, tying in climate change, landscape ecology and policy. He concluded by sharing individual-level action steps that audience members could take in their own lives and communities for tick management and Lyme disease prevention.
More than 70 people attended the event, including other ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ alumni and many current students. More than 260 viewers watched the livestreamed video of the presentation, including viewers from ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ’s campus in Tangier, Morocco.
The ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ Planetary Health Council was formed April 2017 after ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ joined the Harvard-led , an international consortium of 140+ universities, NGOs and other partners with the shared mission of advancing planetary health.
The "Tick Talk" event was sponsored by the Department of Health, Wellness and Occupational Studies; the Department of Biology, the Office of Student Affairs, the Office of Communications, the Office of Sustainability, and the Planetary Health Council.