Delegate: Angelica Quercia
Affiliations: Research partner, blog “Tra Scienza e Coscienza”
Short Bio: Ph.D. in Functional Neuroimaging, Italian Sleep Disorder Expert
Activity: 1.Educational lesson “Dalla luna alla terra”, focused on the effects of light pollution and climate change on human sleep. March 13, “Centro Sempreverdi” (University of the third age), Gessopalena (Chieti, Italy)
2.School lesson on sleep functions, sleep hygiene and animal sleep, followed by sleep games (quizzes, crossword puzzles, cards of hygiene rules) for the students of the fifth class of the Primary School of Gessopalena (“Istituto Comprensivo Palena-Torricella Peligna ”).March 9, Gessopalana (Chieti, Italy)
3.Conference on the effects of light pollution and climate change on human sleep. Talks: “Light pollution and sleep”, “Climate change and sleep”, “Social jet lag” (dott.ssa Quercia, Italian Sleep Disorder Expert). Invited talks: “Light pollution” prof.Valentini (INAF, National Institute for Astrophysics,Teramo); “Climate Change”, dott.ssa Ricci (delegate WWF Abruzzo); “Sleep advertising campaigns”, dott. Marsibilio (Social Web Manager, blog “Tra Scienza e Coscienza”).March 14, Ente Mostra dell’Artigianato Artistico Abruzzese, Guardiagrele (Chieti, Italy)
Location: Gessopalena (Chieti)-Guardiagrele (Chieti), Italy
Date of Activity: March 9 -13 -14
Submitted By: Angelica Quercia