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University Scientists Selected to Implement COVID-19 Early Warning System in Upstate New York

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Friday, August 14, 2020

Syracuse, New York, Aug. 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The New York State Department of Health has selected the SARS-CoV-2 Early Warning Wastewater Surveillance Platform (SARS2-EWSP) to pilot a statewide coronavirus transmission early warning system, New York Gov.

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  • Syracuse, New York, Aug. 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The New York State Department of Health has selected the SARS-CoV-2 Early Warning Wastewater Surveillance Platform (SARS2-EWSP) to pilot a statewide coronavirus transmission early warning system, New York Gov.
  • Once fully operational, the early warning system will enable these municipalities to better track increases and decreases in coronavirus transmission and make more informed decisions regarding reopening and closing businesses and schools.
  • The SARS2-EWSP project started as a collaboration in mid-March between scientists from Syracuse University, SUNY ESF, and SUNY Upstate.
  • The SARS2-EWSP team is a collaboration between scientists from Syracuse University , State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry , and State University of New York Upstate Medical University .

Cecelia Health Provides Critical Telehealth Support to Joslin Diabetes Center at SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse

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Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Since April, Cecelia Health's team of Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialists (CDCES) has been working with the Joslin Diabetes Center at SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse and over 50 other university and hospital clinics who are receiving funding from the Helmsley Charitable Trust.

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  • Since April, Cecelia Health's team of Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialists (CDCES) has been working with the Joslin Diabetes Center at SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse and over 50 other university and hospital clinics who are receiving funding from the Helmsley Charitable Trust.
  • said Dr. Ruth Weinstock, Founder and Medical Director of the Joslin Diabetes Center at SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse."
  • SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY, is the only academic medical center in Central New York.
  • Upstate Medical University's educational mission is anchored by its four collegesMedicine, Nursing, Health Professions and Graduate Studies (biomedical sciences).