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Bernard Appiah Receives K. Everett M. Rogers Award for Advancing Public Health Communication
The annual award honors a pioneering communications theorist.
MPH Alumna Awarded Prestigious Applied Epidemiology Fellowship in Seattle
Aspiring to a career in wastewater epidemiology, Catherine Faruolo hopes to expand on the knowledge, skills and perspective she gained at Syracuse.
Summit Examines Advances and Applications in Wastewater Surveillance
The event was co-sponsored by the state Department of Health and coordinated by Professor David Larsen.
Political Science, Public Health Faculty Partner on Vaccine Study
Supported with a generous gift from Maxwell Advisory Board member David Kelso, Brittany L. Kmush and Shana Kushner Gadarian hope to better understand how state policies influence vaccine decisions.
See related: Community Health, COVID-19, Epidemiology, Giving, Government, Grant Awards, Infectious Disease, U.S. Health Policy, United States, Vaccines
Belief, Behavior, and Health: Religion as a Social Determinant of Health
Sandra D. Lane, professor emerita of public health, has written Belief, Behavior, and Health: Religion as a Social Determinant of Health (Routledge, 2025). The book details how religious beliefs across cultures impact health outcomes. It draws from research from the United States as well as Africa and the Middle East.
Lessons Learned From Upstream Wastewater Sampling in Response to Poliovirus in New York State
Co-authored by Professor of Public Health David Larsen and MPH alum Alejandro Godinez, the article was published in Science of The Total Environment.
See related: Community Health, Infectious Disease, New York State, Wastewater Surveillance
An Inside Look at a Solution Combating Mosquito-Borne Diseases: David Larsen
Professor of Public Health David Larsen is on a quest to combat disease-carrying mosquitos. His secret weapon? The groundbreaking lure-and-kill device designed to outsmart these pests.
See related: Community Health, Environmental Health, Infectious Disease
Kmush Quoted in HuffPost Article on Measles Cases Potentially Costing the US Its Elimination Status
“It could affect U.S. citizens’ ability to travel to specific countries if they don’t want the risk of measles getting introduced to their country. It could affect other people’s ability to come visit the U.S. Other countries might require proof of measles vaccination before they can reenter their home country,” says Brittany Kmush, associate professor of public health.
Mapping His Future: Maxwell Student Will Burke Addresses Lead Poisoning in Syracuse
William Burke ’25 B.A. (Geog/ESP) creates digital maps to identify areas at risk for childhood lead poisoning in the City of Syracuse. His research is funded by a SOURCE Bridge Award, supporting faculty-led undergraduate research at Syracuse University.
See related: Children, Adolescents, Community Health, Grant Awards, Health Equity, Maps, New York State, Student Experience, Water
On the Front Lines: Alumna Janelle Linton
The COVID-19 pandemic is over, but the battle against Long COVID continues and alumna Janelle Linton ’14 B.S. (PH) is on the front lines in various roles. In a podcast from the Dulye Leadership Experience, Linton discusses the research that’s being done and clarifies facts about Long COVID.
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Larsen's NYS Wastewater Surveillance Network Named CDC Center of Excellence
Started by Public Health Department Chair David Larsen, the New York State Wastewater Surveillance Network was recently named a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Center of Excellence and will soon support communities nationwide—and potentially around the globe.
See related: Awards & Honors, Community Health, Infectious Disease, Wastewater Surveillance
Two-Minute Warning: Larsen Discusses Importance of Testing Wastewater for Infectious Diseases
Invited to the White House to present at the “Roundtable on Emerging Technologies for Preventing Health Emergencies,” David Larsen, professor and chair of public health, had two minutes to discuss the importance of testing wastewater for infectious diseases.
See related: Awards & Honors, Community Health, Infectious Disease, Wastewater Surveillance
Staying Ahead of COVID: Public Health Postdoctoral Researcher Dustin Hill
According to a Syracuse University research team led by postdoctoral researcher Dustin Hill, testing wastewater for COVID-19 provides a better forecast of new COVID hospital admissions than clinical data. That information will help hospitals for planning and resource allocation when new cases surge.
See related: Community Health, COVID-19, Infectious Disease, Research Methods, Wastewater Surveillance
First-of-Its Kind Research Studies Arsenic Exposure in Syracuse Children
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.
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.”
See related: Community Health, Health Education and Literacy, New York State