Faculty of the Year Awards: Public Health Professor Hruska Recognized
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.
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Class of 2023 Falk Scholars
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.
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Through Public Health, Kiersten Edwards Finds Path to Improving Lives of Others
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.”
Falk College Presents Public Health Week Activities for SU Students, Local Community
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.”
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New Interdisciplinary Programs Connect Public Health and Business
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.
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A Career in Public Health Starts in Communications for Renée Verdi ’22
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.
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Wastewater Testing Expected to Work for Most Infectious Diseases, Study Says
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.
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