Syracuse University Lerner Center
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SU Maxwell Research Center that conducts, coordinates & promotes population health research, education & outreach. Read our briefs http://surface.syr.edu/lerner/
Wastewater testing and student surveys produced similar estimates of cocaine use on campus. This study coauthored by Dessa Bergen-Cico & David Larsen shows anonymous, community-level data could help track public health trends more efficiently. @maxwellsu.bsky.social journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Comparison of self-reported survey and wastewater-based epidemiology measures of cocaine use on a college campus
Background Wastewater–based epidemiology (WBE) has the potential to produce reliable, efficient, and non-invasive measures of current psychoactive drug use. The aim of this study was to assess the fea...
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February 5, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Wastewater testing and student surveys produced similar estimates of cocaine use on campus. This study coauthored by Dessa Bergen-Cico & David Larsen shows anonymous, community-level data could help track public health trends more efficiently. @maxwellsu.bsky.social journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
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WATCH: Professor Colleen Heflin discusses Ag Sec. Rollin's $3 meal claim. “I was very confused. USDA has several established meal plans that they estimate the cost of each month. And none of those comes out to $3,” she says. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social @sulernercenter.bsky.social https://bit.ly/46etCla
No Joy in Cooking
Secretary of agriculture Brooke Rollins recently suggested Americans can get the nutrition they need on $3 meals. Here’s what happened when I tried to follow her plan.
www.thebulwark.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:12 PM
WATCH: Professor Colleen Heflin discusses Ag Sec. Rollin's $3 meal claim. “I was very confused. USDA has several established meal plans that they estimate the cost of each month. And none of those comes out to $3,” she says. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social @sulernercenter.bsky.social https://bit.ly/46etCla
CATAcode is a new free tool that helps researchers systematically handle multiracial and multi-identity data in health research. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner brief: surface.syr.edu/lerner/291/
February 3, 2026 at 6:12 PM
CATAcode is a new free tool that helps researchers systematically handle multiracial and multi-identity data in health research. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner brief: surface.syr.edu/lerner/291/
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February is American Heart Month.
Show your heart some love by adding more plants to your meals. Focus on whole grains, fiber-rich foods, plant-based proteins, colorful fruits and vegetables, and whole foods when possible.
Learn more: buff.ly/Br8xi94
Show your heart some love by adding more plants to your meals. Focus on whole grains, fiber-rich foods, plant-based proteins, colorful fruits and vegetables, and whole foods when possible.
Learn more: buff.ly/Br8xi94
February 2, 2026 at 1:00 PM
February is American Heart Month.
Show your heart some love by adding more plants to your meals. Focus on whole grains, fiber-rich foods, plant-based proteins, colorful fruits and vegetables, and whole foods when possible.
Learn more: buff.ly/Br8xi94
Show your heart some love by adding more plants to your meals. Focus on whole grains, fiber-rich foods, plant-based proteins, colorful fruits and vegetables, and whole foods when possible.
Learn more: buff.ly/Br8xi94
COVID-19 masking requirements and activity restrictions were linked to increased gun violence during 2020-2021. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner brief: surface.syr.edu/lerner/290/
January 27, 2026 at 5:47 PM
COVID-19 masking requirements and activity restrictions were linked to increased gun violence during 2020-2021. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner brief: surface.syr.edu/lerner/290/
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Today at 7pm! A panel of experts, including CPR Senior Research Associate @johncawley.bsky.social, will examine how government regulation, labeling practices and industries shape public policies.
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January 26, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Today at 7pm! A panel of experts, including CPR Senior Research Associate @johncawley.bsky.social, will examine how government regulation, labeling practices and industries shape public policies.
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“It’s really important for states to be thinking about the administrative burden,” says Lerner Affiliate Colleen Heflin. “All these things become a little bit harder as people become older, and they may have declines in hearing, sight or cognitive function.”
www.motherjones.com/food/2026/01...
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Trump's USDA is hiding the data on food stamp cuts
The agency's food insecurity survey was pointless "liberal fodder," a spokesperson said.
www.motherjones.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:18 PM
“It’s really important for states to be thinking about the administrative burden,” says Lerner Affiliate Colleen Heflin. “All these things become a little bit harder as people become older, and they may have declines in hearing, sight or cognitive function.”
www.motherjones.com/food/2026/01...
www.motherjones.com/food/2026/01...
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Professor Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern's new book “goes under the hood of the Fair Food Program to tell a remarkable story of transformation and hope,” says the CIW. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social @sulernercenter.bsky.social
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Will Work for Food: “With a combination of education, monitoring, and enforcement, the @fairfoodprogram.bsky.social and the CIW have provided fertile ground for both preventing and addressing sexual violence in the workplace.”
Will Work for Food: “With a combination of education, monitoring, and enforcement, the @fairfoodprogram.bsky.social and the CIW have provided fertile ground for both preventing and addressing sexual violence in the workplace.”
New book explores how the CIW and Fair Food Program have become a global inspiration
Will Work for Food: With a combination of education, monitoring, and enforcement, the Fair Food Program and the CIW have provided fertile ground for both preventing and addressing sexual violence in t...
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January 23, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Professor Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern's new book “goes under the hood of the Fair Food Program to tell a remarkable story of transformation and hope,” says the CIW. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social @sulernercenter.bsky.social
A major shift is underway in U.S. agriculture: 70% of farmland is expected to change hands over the next 20 years, raising urgent questions about access and equity. Learn more in this article led by Lerner Affiliate Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern:
Contemporary Land Transitions in the United States: Critical Questions of Concentration and (Re)Distribution
Agricultural land in the United States is currently undergoing a major transition. Seventy percent of land is expected to change hands in the next 20 years, with many existing farmers ready to…
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January 21, 2026 at 6:24 PM
A major shift is underway in U.S. agriculture: 70% of farmland is expected to change hands over the next 20 years, raising urgent questions about access and equity. Learn more in this article led by Lerner Affiliate Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern:
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How do child care subsidies affect work and income? 👶📊
Maxwell Professor Colleen Heflin is part of a research team studying how changes to Virginia’s Child Care Subsidy Program influenced employment and earnings outcomes for families. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social
Maxwell Professor Colleen Heflin is part of a research team studying how changes to Virginia’s Child Care Subsidy Program influenced employment and earnings outcomes for families. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social
Colleen Heflin Examines Impact of Changes to Virginia’s Child Care Subsidy Program
Colleen Heflin Examines Impact of Changes to Virginia’s Child Care Subsidy Program
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January 15, 2026 at 8:15 PM
How do child care subsidies affect work and income? 👶📊
Maxwell Professor Colleen Heflin is part of a research team studying how changes to Virginia’s Child Care Subsidy Program influenced employment and earnings outcomes for families. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social
Maxwell Professor Colleen Heflin is part of a research team studying how changes to Virginia’s Child Care Subsidy Program influenced employment and earnings outcomes for families. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social
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“I think it's important to note that while poverty is a really significant risk factor for food insecurity, there are more people that live above the poverty line, actually, who are food insecure,” says Professor Colleen Heflin. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social @sulernercenter.bsky.social
CONNECT NY | Food Insecurity | Season 11 | Episode 12
On the December edition of Connect NY, David Lombardo covers food insecurity in New York State
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January 9, 2026 at 7:40 PM
“I think it's important to note that while poverty is a really significant risk factor for food insecurity, there are more people that live above the poverty line, actually, who are food insecure,” says Professor Colleen Heflin. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social @sulernercenter.bsky.social
Only 55% of eligible older adults received SNAP benefits in 2022, compared to 88% of adults overall. In a new article, Lerner Affiliates Colleen Heflin and Madonna Harrington Meyer examine three flaws in SNAP's design when it comes to older adults: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
January 8, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Only 55% of eligible older adults received SNAP benefits in 2022, compared to 88% of adults overall. In a new article, Lerner Affiliates Colleen Heflin and Madonna Harrington Meyer examine three flaws in SNAP's design when it comes to older adults: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Latin American refugees to the U.S. have a 62.4% probability of experiencing discrimination, the highest rate among all refugee groups. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner data slice: surface.syr.edu/lerner/289/
Latin American Refugees to the U.S. Experience More Discrimination than Refugees from other Regions
Discrimination is a serious challenge for refugees trying to rebuild their lives in new countries. This data slice presents findings from the 2022 Annual Survey of Refugees (ASR), a nationally represe...
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January 6, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Latin American refugees to the U.S. have a 62.4% probability of experiencing discrimination, the highest rate among all refugee groups. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner data slice: surface.syr.edu/lerner/289/
As we look back on 2025, we're excited to share our most downloaded Population Health Research Briefs of the year!
To view these briefs and more, visit: surface.syr.edu/lerner/
To view these briefs and more, visit: surface.syr.edu/lerner/
December 31, 2025 at 6:24 PM
As we look back on 2025, we're excited to share our most downloaded Population Health Research Briefs of the year!
To view these briefs and more, visit: surface.syr.edu/lerner/
To view these briefs and more, visit: surface.syr.edu/lerner/
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“The food system perspective is really important here. It's not just about how do they pay for labor costs and compete, but why do we have this system where so little of the money is going to farmers,” says Professor Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social @sulernercenter.bsky.social
Vermont Edition
Federal agents have arrested more than 100 people in Vermont over the last 10 months. Those arrests have heightened fears in tight-knit communities across the state. Vermont Public’s Peter Hirschfeld ...
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December 18, 2025 at 1:22 AM
“The food system perspective is really important here. It's not just about how do they pay for labor costs and compete, but why do we have this system where so little of the money is going to farmers,” says Professor Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern. @cprmaxwell.bsky.social @sulernercenter.bsky.social
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Maxwell’s Public Health Department, by the numbers:
🍊 125 undergraduates
🍊 27 graduate students
🍊 21 countries in which alumni live and work
🍊 43 U.S. states and territories in which alumni reside
➡️ Read more about what the department brings to our school: https://bit.ly/48yGiF5
🍊 125 undergraduates
🍊 27 graduate students
🍊 21 countries in which alumni live and work
🍊 43 U.S. states and territories in which alumni reside
➡️ Read more about what the department brings to our school: https://bit.ly/48yGiF5
December 16, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Maxwell’s Public Health Department, by the numbers:
🍊 125 undergraduates
🍊 27 graduate students
🍊 21 countries in which alumni live and work
🍊 43 U.S. states and territories in which alumni reside
➡️ Read more about what the department brings to our school: https://bit.ly/48yGiF5
🍊 125 undergraduates
🍊 27 graduate students
🍊 21 countries in which alumni live and work
🍊 43 U.S. states and territories in which alumni reside
➡️ Read more about what the department brings to our school: https://bit.ly/48yGiF5
Is AI supplementing care or replacing it? Among U.S. adults who use AI for mental health support, 28% now visit human mental health professionals less often. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner data slice: surface.syr.edu/lerner/288/
December 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Is AI supplementing care or replacing it? Among U.S. adults who use AI for mental health support, 28% now visit human mental health professionals less often. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner data slice: surface.syr.edu/lerner/288/
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Rural communities are varied, says Prof. @smonnat.bsky.social, and getting the facts right about these communities matters “because public debates, policies and resources...often rely on these assumptions, and misunderstandings can leave real needs neglected.” @sulernercenter.bsky.social
6 myths about rural America: How conventional wisdom gets it wrong
Many people understand rural America through stereotypes. Two scholars who study rural communities bust 6 of those myths, complicating the conventional wisdom.
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December 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Rural communities are varied, says Prof. @smonnat.bsky.social, and getting the facts right about these communities matters “because public debates, policies and resources...often rely on these assumptions, and misunderstandings can leave real needs neglected.” @sulernercenter.bsky.social
Counties with more bachelor's degree holders have lower death rates among degree holders but higher death rates among non-degree holders. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner #PopHealth brief: surface.syr.edu/lerner/287/
December 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Counties with more bachelor's degree holders have lower death rates among degree holders but higher death rates among non-degree holders. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner #PopHealth brief: surface.syr.edu/lerner/287/
Congratulations to Lerner Affiliate, Bernard Appiah, who received the K. Everett M. Rogers Award for Advancing Public Health Communication for his groundbreaking work and contributions to public health communication.
Learn more: www.maxwell.syr.edu/news/article...
Learn more: www.maxwell.syr.edu/news/article...
Bernard Appiah Receives K. Everett M. Rogers Award for Advancing Public Health Communication
Bernard Appiah Receives K. Everett M. Rogers Award for Advancing Public Health Communication
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December 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Congratulations to Lerner Affiliate, Bernard Appiah, who received the K. Everett M. Rogers Award for Advancing Public Health Communication for his groundbreaking work and contributions to public health communication.
Learn more: www.maxwell.syr.edu/news/article...
Learn more: www.maxwell.syr.edu/news/article...
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“The fact that during the shutdown, people lost access to SNAP when they didn't have to, as there was an actual contingency plan that would have kept SNAP funding going and the administration fought that, now has a big impact on young kids,” says Prof. @sgadarian.bsky.social.
@supolisci.bsky.social
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Donald Trump’s approval rating is eroding among parents
"The delay in SNAP benefits during the shutdown was unprecedented and affected millions of Americans," Morrissey told Newsweek.
www.newsweek.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:45 PM
“The fact that during the shutdown, people lost access to SNAP when they didn't have to, as there was an actual contingency plan that would have kept SNAP funding going and the administration fought that, now has a big impact on young kids,” says Prof. @sgadarian.bsky.social.
@supolisci.bsky.social
@supolisci.bsky.social
Classrooms with more girls have better mental health outcomes for both boys and girls. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner #PopHealth brief: surface.syr.edu/lerner/286/.
More Girls in the Classroom Improves Adolescent Mental Health
Mental health challenges are common among adolescents in the United States. This brief summarizes findings from a study using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health...
surface.syr.edu
December 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Classrooms with more girls have better mental health outcomes for both boys and girls. Learn more in this new @maxwellsu.bsky.social #SULerner #PopHealth brief: surface.syr.edu/lerner/286/.
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Bernard Appiah, assistant professor of public health, has received the K. Everett M Rogers Award from the American Public Health Association for innovative work using drama and community engagement to improve global health communication. @sulernercenter.bsky.social
Bernard Appiah Receives K. Everett M. Rogers Award for Advancing Public Health Communication
Bernard Appiah Receives K. Everett M. Rogers Award for Advancing Public Health Communication
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December 1, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Bernard Appiah, assistant professor of public health, has received the K. Everett M Rogers Award from the American Public Health Association for innovative work using drama and community engagement to improve global health communication. @sulernercenter.bsky.social
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"While optimism may reflect short-term satisfaction with political leadership, the administration's policy choices mean that most rural communities are unlikely to see improved economic and health outcomes in the near future" says @smonnat.bsky.social.
www.newsweek.com/rural-americ...
www.newsweek.com/rural-americ...
Rural America feels differently about the future
A survey has shown rural America is feeling more optimistic about the country's future, at a time when many others are feeing the opposite.
www.newsweek.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
"While optimism may reflect short-term satisfaction with political leadership, the administration's policy choices mean that most rural communities are unlikely to see improved economic and health outcomes in the near future" says @smonnat.bsky.social.
www.newsweek.com/rural-americ...
www.newsweek.com/rural-americ...
“There are just so many things that have happened in the last six months in this presidential administration that to think that we know what the issues will be in 2028 and who the players will be—I think it's just asking too much,” says @sgadarian.bsky.social.
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www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...
Kentucky's Andy Beshear has proven he can win in Trump country. Can he win the presidency?
Can Beshear win the presidency?
www.cincinnati.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
“There are just so many things that have happened in the last six months in this presidential administration that to think that we know what the issues will be in 2028 and who the players will be—I think it's just asking too much,” says @sgadarian.bsky.social.
www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...
www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...