“黑料不打烊, ESF will test sewage dorm-by-dorm to track coronavirus spread”
, an Associate Professor of Public Health in Falk College, was quoted in the 黑料不打烊.com article 鈥溌營n addition to testing students on their return to campus in the Fall, the University “plans to routinely test sewage leaving each residence hall to spot signs of the virus before students even become sick. If the testing finds a sudden spike of virus in a dorm鈥檚 sewage, SU can start testing students in that building to get a jump on a potential outbreak.” Professor Larsen, who is leading the project, believes that the plan will act as 鈥渁n early warning system鈥 He said that the University 鈥渃ould see changes in the signal in the wastewater a week before we see a signal in the health care system,鈥 which would help the health department act quickly to prevent further spread.