Public Health News
Addiction Studies CAS prepares students for work in prevention, policy, and sustainable recovery
The solution to addiction requires prevention, treatment, and governmental action, Falk College is preparing students and professionals from diverse academic and professional fields to effectively address addiction through scientific principles and global engagement.
Public Health helps to Develop COVID-19 Symptom Tracking App
A public health professor helps six students from the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) with a problem they wanted to solve. As hospitals and the health care system work to handle the influx of COVID-19 cases, many people who are diagnosed with the virus are advised to quarantine at home and monitor their own symptoms.
Human development, addictions studies are the base for Falk senior’s social work career
In her hometown of New Haven, Connecticut, senior Rachel Brennan ’20 was encouraged to join the Orange family when she heard alumni talk about their time at Syracuse University. The academic disciplines in Falk College convinced Brennan that Syracuse University was the place for her. “I remember sitting at an informational meeting about the College and thinking that I was interested in every single major offered,” she adds.
Public health senior studied abroad three times, worked with students in South Africa
Caitlin Mogan ’20 tailored her college experience to be colored with travel opportunities. Her three study abroad experiences included a semester abroad and two summer programs. “It was out of the ordinary to study abroad three times, but it’s definitely doable,” Mogan says.
Hands-On Learning Experiences for Students Create Positive Change in Community
The Community Health Promotion (HWT 221) course offers students the opportunity to take a hands-on role in community-based health promotion and illness prevention through service-learning. In Falk College’s Department of Public Health, service-learning is a primary curriculum focus, placing students in the community to apply the skills they’ve learned in class.
Public Health Runs in the Family
When Cate Willing has questions about public health issues, she can consult with any of her professors at Syracuse University, where she’s studying public health and policy. But since her sophomore year on campus was cut short by the novel coronavirus pandemic, she’s been consulting with another knowledgeable source at her home in McLean, Virginia: Jayne O’Donnell, her mother.
2020 Falk College Scholars Announced
Falk College Scholars from the Class of 2020 represent undergraduate students in the College who display academic excellence, exceptional campus and community engagement, independent research and creative work, evidence of intellectual growth and/or innovation in their disciplinary field, and personal integrity. “Congratulations to our students named Falk College Scholars. Their outstanding accomp…
Epidemiologist Offers Guidelines for Flattening the Curve
When David Larsen first learned of the novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China, he hoped it would be contained. Larsen, an environmental epidemiologist and associate professor of public health at Falk College, says that region of the world had previously experienced SARS-1 and MERS epidemics...
New Course Prefix for Public Health Courses Effective Fall 2020
All courses offered by the Falk College Department of Public Health have a new course prefix effective Fall 2020. Beginning Fall 2020, the existing course prefix “HTW” will no longer be used. Instead, all public health courses will use the course prefix “PHP.”
Two trips are better than one: Falk senior applies public health skills in East Africa
Alizée (Left) in East Africa For Alizée McLorg ’20, public health is everywhere—from mentoring young adults in local Syracuse schools, to analyzing demographic health surveys in East Africa. Her time at Syracuse has allowed her to do both, and in the process, discover her passion for improving the health of communities around the world. McLorg was born in Quebec City, Canada and moved to San Diego…