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Self-Reported Survey vs. Wastewater-Based Epidemiology Measures of Cocaine Use on a College Campus

Shona McCulloch, Dessa Bergen-Cico, Teng Zeng, David A. Larsen

The study, co-authored by Dessa Bergen-Cico and David Larsen, both professors of public health, was published in PLOS One.

February 5, 2026

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. 

November 18, 2025

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.

October 31, 2025

Larsen Cited in New York Times Article on Rising COVID Cases in New York City

The New York State Wastewater Surveillance Network tracks the spread of COVID by detecting the virus in wastewater. David Larsen, professor and chair of public health and lead epidemiologist for the network, says COVID levels in the city’s wastewater were below average. 

September 3, 2025

How Health Departments Use Wastewater Surveillance Data for Public Health Planning, Intervention

Shailla Raymond, Mila Neyra, Dustin T. Hill, Ainsley Maclachlan, Jordan McGuire, Matthew Mahaney, Nicole Pulido, Bhavneet Walia, Nan Yang, Yifan Zhu, Yiquan Zhou, David A. Larsen

The article, co-authored by public health professors David Larsen and Bhavneet Walia along with Nicole Pulido, a research associate in the Public Health Department, was published in BMC Public Health.

August 25, 2025

Lessons Learned From Upstream Wastewater Sampling in Response to Poliovirus in New York State

Alejandro Godinez, Mohammed Alazawi, Milagros Neyra, Brianna Hanson, Dana Neigel, Kirsten St. George, Dan Lang, David A. Larsen

Co-authored by Professor of Public Health David Larsen and MPH alum Alejandro Godinez, the article was published in Science of The Total Environment.

August 15, 2025

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.

October 4, 2024

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.

September 4, 2024

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.

November 22, 2023

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.

October 22, 2022

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