The International Drug Policy Academy, which was co-developed by public health professor Dessa Bergen-Cico, is one of several unique opportunities for students to obtain global experience that exposes them to new ways of thinking about substance abuse and addictive behaviors.

Public Health major Antonio Herrera became an English Conversation Group facilitator because he wanted to connect with the Syracuse University campus community and “do something that could genuinely help other students.”

A research team led by Falk Family Endowed Professor of Public Health Brooks Gump conducted the first study that directly measures the associations between arsenic exposure and precursors to cardiovascular disease in children.

Professors Jane Burrell, Lynn Brann and Bryce Hruska were honored with Falk College Faculty of the Year awards for their outstanding teaching, scholarship, and internal and professional service contributions in 2023.

Being named a Falk College Scholar is the highest academic award conferred by Falk on graduating seniors. Meet the 14 Class of 2023 Falk Scholars and read about their most meaningful experiences at Syracuse University.

After being named a 2023 Falk College Scholar and Syracuse University Scholar, public health major Kiersten Edwards will continue to honor her late brother by embarking on a career that will help people “who are forgotten.”

For National Public Health Week April 3 - 9, the Public Health Department is presenting several public events that Associate Teaching Professor and event organizer Lisa Olson-Gugerty says will show us public health is “everything we do in everyday life.”

Two new dual degree programs from Falk College and the Whitman School of Management will prepare students to be versatile, multidisciplinary and future-leading thinkers who will meet important challenges related to public health and business.

Renée Verdi's ultimate goal is to advocate for reform in the healthcare industry. To get her started on that career path, she was a dual major in public health and policy studies and recently joined the health team for a strategic communications firm.

According to recent research from a team led by Associate Professor of Public Health David Larsen, wastewater surveillance of infectious diseases is expected work for other infectious diseases that affect humans, including monkeypox and polio.