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Dave Larsen

@dalarsen.bsky.social
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Epidemiologist at Syracuse University working on infectious disease surveillance, outbreaks, and response.

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Sam 🇺🇦 @wardlfc.bsky.social · 22h
Saw this on Reddit. Manchester City’s commercial revenue after removing the sham revenue identified by the PL Commission. #lfc #football
Manchester City’s commercial revenue after removing the sham revenue identified by the PL Commission
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Maxwell School @maxwellsu.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Maxwell's MPH program is adding a concentration in epidemiology, drawing on the strength of the #1-ranked public affairs school in the country. Students now have three concentration tracks to choose from: epidemiology, public health policy, and global health. bit.ly/4xstn0E
A person wearing a face shield, mask, and gloves is standing outdoors by a portable cooler. They are dressed in a blue coat with an emergency services logo. The background features a grassy area with trees displaying autumn colors.
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Dave Larsen @dalarsen.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Today I felt like Indiana Jones coming back to university campus after being a long while away. Strong desires to jump out the window and go on another adventure.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
This amount would fund the US National Science Foundation for a decade. 🧪
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Pentagon seeks $80 billion from Congress for Iran war
The Pentagon has told lawmakers it needs roughly $80 billion, mostly to cover the cost of the war in Iran.
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Dave Larsen @dalarsen.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
World Cup feels like Christmas and Thanksgiving but in the summer. Go Team USA! Happy Juneteenth!
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Dave Larsen @dalarsen.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Are you asking if I would take back on a free transfer the third most prolific striker over the time period where Liverpool won two Premier League titles? Why, yes. Yes I would. #LFC #BringNunezHome
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Please excuse me from gym @excusemefromgym.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
No idea why Tuchel is getting all the hate over his squad selection. Toney's experience playing in half-empty stadiums under an authoritarian regime could prove invaluable.
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Dave Larsen @dalarsen.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Arnse Slot plays players out of position, especially in the back four. When a natural, trained back four is playing we Liverpool conceded every 66 minutes. When Slot changed that up Liverpool conceded every 56 minutes. It's instinct and training, and Slot doesn't seem to recognize it. #LFC
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Maxwell School @maxwellsu.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
New in @science.org: Maxwell's Dustin Hill and @dalarsen.bsky.social show genetic diversity of COVID-19 in wastewater linked to infection levels, opening the door to estimating transmission rates from sequencing data. Findings apply to flu, measles, polio and more. 🔬
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In Science, Research Links Genetic Variations in Virus from Wastewater with Community Transmission
New findings have wide-ranging implications for improvements in the detection and monitoring of a host of communicable diseases. 
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Sen Pei @senpei.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Important work from @dalarsen.bsky.social on wastewater surveillance! Genetic variability in wastewater is a better indicator of community transmission. A great reminder that existing surveillance data often contain far more information than we currently extract. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Genetic variability of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater and associations with community transmission
Sequencing genetic material from community wastewater facilitates the study of virus diversity. Diversity can be estimated using the variation in nucleotides and number of variants identified, increas...
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Maxwell School @maxwellsu.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Katherine McDonald, professor of public health and associate vice president for research at @syracuseu.bsky.social has been honored with the Sesqui Award for Research from AAIDD. Her work promotes ethical research practices and the inclusion of people with disabilities as active partners. 🌍
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A Champion for Inclusion: Katherine McDonald Honored by National Disability Organization
A Champion for Inclusion: Katherine McDonald Honored by National Disability Organization
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Dave Larsen @dalarsen.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
We're recruiting a postdoc with genetic epidemiology or bioinformatics background. Working on building useful tools for outbreak response and infectious disease modeling using sequencing of wastewater surveillance samples. www.sujobopps.com/postings/112... #EpiSky 🧪
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Postdoctoral Scholar - NYS Wastewater Surveillance Network
The New York State Wastewater Surveillance Network is seeking a postdoctoral scholar to join its Center of Excellence team. The postdoctoral scholar will join a dynamic team of scientists spanning a b...
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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Australia “is on track to meet its target of eliminating [cervical] cancer by 2035 - and it may even get there early…Most promisingly, the most recent data from 2021 shows, for the first time, there were no cervical cancer cases diagnosed in women under the age of 25.” @jackiantonovich.bsky.social
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Australia wants to be first nation in the world to eliminate a cancer - can it?
For the first time, Australia has recorded no new cervical cancer diganoses in women under 25.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
7 months out from the midterms, here it comes - scare the fuck out of the GOP base by blaming brown & black immigrants for everything. It’s their major go-to.
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Dave Larsen @dalarsen.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
I would be in favor of putting the onus of health insurance, day care, and other social issues on the states. But, i would want also to return the police power to the states. Abolish ICE. Abolish DHS. Change the FBI into an advisory group similar to the CDC. I would make that trade.
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Dave Larsen @dalarsen.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Elected king theory. That's what the unitarian executive theory is. It's simply elected kings.
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Rachel Hall-Clifford, PhD, MPH, MSc @rahallclifford.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
This could be a game changer!! Diarrhea is global health's least sexy challenge, but it remains a top killer of children. E.coli is present in 98% of water sources in Guatemala, for example, and systematic water purification is incredibly challenging for low-resourced contexts.
clinicaltrialsarena.com
Oral vaccine cuts up to 80.6% of E.coli-triggered diarrhoea cases
The oral ETEC vaccine will now enter a pivotal Phase III trial across different countries and populations.
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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
I would greatly appreciate anyone amplifying this or contributing. The Alex Pretti nursing scholarship is being created. An endowed scholarship awarded to a student with financial need. Preference will be given to students with an interest in supporting America's veterans. Link below. Thank you.
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I'm supporting the University of Minnesota Foundation!
Help support academics and scholarships at the University of Minnesota.
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Dave Larsen @dalarsen.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
My daughter (15) solved the Typhoid Mary problem. When I told her the history and eventual intervention she simply asked, "Why didn't they just pay her not to cook?" I had never thought of that solution nor heard that solution in all my years of teaching.
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Miriam Cosic @miriamcosic.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
This 1990 speech by Carl Sagan is timely times two: #war #climate
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 25/03/2026
A viral dog rescue from 2016 is now immortalized with a statue in Kazakhstan. When a dog fell into the Sayran reservoir, bystanders formed a human chain to pull him to safety. The statue is a reminder of the value of unity, solidarity and collective action. 14/10 for all
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Maxwell Smith, PhD @maxwellsmith.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
I'm hiring multiple post-doctoral fellows in the area of public health ethics (and specifically infectious disease ethics) @westernu.ca Details 👇
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Dave Larsen @dalarsen.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
One of the many reasons ICE needs to be abolished. We all want folks to follow the law. That applies to government agencies most of all. Can you imagine being deported while following the law? That is what is happening.
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Tom Litchford @tlitchford.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Let me be clear: claims of widespread noncitizen voting are false. Incidents of noncitizens actually voting are so rare that when Utah conducted a full investigation, it found none. Zero. @democracydocket.com
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Jessica Pickett @pickettjessica.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Ok folks: have at it
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Working Paper — New Historical Evidence on the 'Russian Influenza' of 1889
James Pickett and Jessica Pickett — circulated for comment. Primary source documentation from the Bukharan Archive on the 1889 pandemic.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
The Trump administration could really restore confidence by getting the entire Cabinet to ride a tanker through the Straits of Hormuz to show everyone how safe and easy it is now. They could bring along a lot of MAGA influencers and Fox News hosts to broadcast it all live!
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
The 2026 National Science Foundation budget is $8.75 Billion.
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First 6 Days of Iran War Cost U.S. $11.3 Billion, Pentagon Says
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Curly sue @moocowsue.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
There are more instances of United States Citizens being detained by ICE than there are of illegal immigrants voting in elections.
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
The director of public health and the superintendent of public schools here in Durham, NC, are not messing about “In the event of an exposure & your child does not have the appropriate vaccination documentation on file, it will result in the student’s removal from school for 21 days.”
Letter from the public health director and public school superintendent about the measles cases in NC
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Dave Larsen @dalarsen.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
What amazing news! Well done to all involved!!!
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Steve Postman 🇨🇦 @steve1970peng.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Eisenhower
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/02/2026
Well, this should be a record-breaking day nokings.org
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No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
The closing of African American Studies and GWSS at Iowa is absolutely heartbreaking. It is such an important time to study these subjects. Words really cannot express how upsetting this decision is. www.thegazette.com/higher-educa...
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UI African American, Gender Studies faculty prepare for program closures
University of Iowa faculty in African American Studies and Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies are preparing for closure of their programs following a review of "low-enrollment" degrees and majors ...
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Please read this article to the end. Even before ICE got involved, this started because this *blind man who speaks no English and uses a curtain rod as a walking stick* got lost on a walk and some Karen called the police on him and they tasered and beat him bc he didn’t drop the rod. WTF
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Kevin Ault @kevinault.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
“Compared to the reduction at the national level, the large declines in cervical cancer incidence observed in several states were very encouraging" Cancer rates decreased in states with the highest HPV vaccination rates - #MedSky + #OncSky + #ReproSky. pressroom.cancer.org/declines-in-...
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Declines in Cervical Cancer Incidence in U.S. Varied Substantially by State, Aligning With HPV Vaccination Rates, New ACS Study Finds
ATLANTA, February 23, 2026 — A new study by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows cervical cancer incidence rates in women ages 20-31 declined by 27% in the United States...
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23/02/2026
these people treat being called racist like it is a slur, and treat slurs like they're mere differences of opinion
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 23/02/2026
Mayor Brandon Johnson announced “Abolish ICE” as the winner of a citywide snow plow name contest. He had earlier given it a “full and complete” endorsement.
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Chicago’s newest snow plow name ‘Abolish ICE,’ Mayor Brandon Johnson says
Mayor Brandon Johnson announced “Abolish ICE” as the winner of a citywide snow plow name contest. He had earlier given it a “full and complete” endorsement.
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Gabriel Malor @gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Wow. Fed. judge tells DHS, ICE, Sec. Noem, AG Bondi, EOIR and others that they are harming "the fabric of this very nation" by defying a court order that vacated their automatic-detention policy. Order is linked here: www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
Respondents have already wasted valuable time and resources.  Worst of all, not only does detention without due process deprive members of the Bond Eligible Class of their liberty, economic stability, and fundamental dignity, but it also harms their families, communities, and the fabric of this very nation.   IT IS SO ORDERED.
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TJ resists! Bluestormcoming! @tjjohnson.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
5’th Amendment: “No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process.” It doesn’t say anything about citizenship status, party affiliation, religion or race. Just “person.”
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 15/02/2026
We can't fall into right-wing populism’s lie that the most vulnerable in society are to blame for wealth inequality in our countries. We need to build movements that tell the truth: the story of wealth inequality is not a cultural one, but a class one.
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JAKE REPUBLIC @jakerepublic.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
There are non US citizens influencing our elections, they’re called corporations. The establishment wants us to not focus on this.
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Marje, herself @minn-finn.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
It’s not a withdrawal until ICE is abolished. I have neighbors everywhere.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
DHS is shutting down because it refuses to obey the law. They are tear-gassing schools, killing American citizens, and disappearing legal immigrants. Democrats shouldn’t fund an out of control ICE.
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Dave Larsen @dalarsen.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
I caught Mr. Smee here after he entered our home through the toilet. This navy seal-trained rat just be climbing sewer pipes and swimming u-bends, looking for a house with bananas on the counter.
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Kristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
This is the key point - it's not about Moderna's flu vaccine, it's about sending a signal to the rest of the industry that vaccine development isn't viable in the US. It's all part of the larger anti-vaccine agenda.
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Dave Larsen @dalarsen.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Bought some shades for our house. I was alarmed at the price. Now realizing that a lot of that is tariffs.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
#GoldenAge 🥇 @scottlincicome.bsky.social #NFP
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE: "I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
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Nature Nomad @naturecompass.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
This isn’t an ocean wave. Its more than a 1,000-mile long cold front. Stretching over southern Chile and Argentina 🌍 Seen from space.
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Willem van Schaik @wvschaik.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
'A concentration camp is a prison or other facility used for the internment of political prisoners or politically targeted demographics, such as members of national or ethnic minority groups, on the grounds of national security, or for exploitation or punishment.' en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concent...
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Concentration camp - Wikipedia
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