In the News: David Larsen
Self-Reported Survey vs. Wastewater-Based Epidemiology Measures of Cocaine Use on a College Campus
The study, co-authored by Dessa Bergen-Cico and David Larsen, both professors of public health, was published in PLOS One.
Analyzing the Stability of Gun Violence Patterns During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Syracuse, New York
The article, co-written by Maxwell professors Peng Gao, David Larsen, Robert Rubinstein and Sandra Lane, was published in the International Journal of Health Geographics.
See related: COVID-19, Crime & Violence, New York State, Urban Issues
Public Health: A Vital Addition to Maxwell
The department’s transition from Falk College fuels collaboration across disciplines, strengthens research centers, and establishes a hub for population and public health sciences.
See related: School History, Student Experience
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.
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.
See related: COVID-19, New York City, Wastewater Surveillance
How Health Departments Use Wastewater Surveillance Data for Public Health Planning, Intervention
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.
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
Maxwell School Welcomes the University’s Public Health Department
The addition brings hundreds of students and more than a dozen faculty experts to 'enhance our vital voice in the study of health,' says Dean David M. Van Slyke.
See related: School History
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
Class of 2025 Public Health Awards
The Public Health Department recently honored several undergraduate and graduate students with department awards. “We seek to be a leader in leveraging public health research and education to create the greatest impact on global health,” says Department Chair and Professor David Larsen.
See related: Awards & Honors, Student Experience
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
Keeping Schools Open: Larsen Study Helps Manage Public Health Response to COVID
According to a ground-breaking study led by David Larsen, professor and chair of public health, wastewater surveillance is a potent tool in understanding COVID-19 transmission within school settings and can help manage the public health response to COVID in schools.
See related: COVID-19, New York State, U.S. Education
Making a Safer World: Public Health Professor David Larsen Receives Fulbright Award
David Larsen, professor and chair of public health, is in Austria for the Spring 2024 semester after he received a prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to teach and continue his wastewater surveillance research at the Medical University of Innsbruck.
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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.
See related: COVID-19, United States, Wastewater Surveillance