WABI (Channel 5) reported on Allison Gardner’s research into ecosystem factors, such as temperature and snowpack, that inhibit the spread of blacklegged ticks. The National Science Foundation awarded the assistant professor in the School of Biology and Ecology $200,000 for a three-year project that begins Sept. 1. Blacklegged ticks’ current distribution appears to be mostly read more WABI interviews Gardner about blacklegged tick research