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COPH students slay at 2025 USF award ceremonies

COPH students and student organizations were recognized at both the USF Health Student Awards Ceremony and the USF Celebration of Leadership Awards—two key events held as part of USF Commencement Week.

May 9, 2025Awards and Honors, Community Engagement, Community Health Sciences

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In memory of Dr. Paul Leaverton

Founding faculty Dr. Paul Emmett Leaverton passed away peacefully with his beloved wife, Su, by his side on April 25, 2025, in Tampa, Fla.

May 9, 2025College News

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COPH team wins large scientific challenge on human genome research

Pathogenicity prediction isn’t a subject we discuss over our morning coffee, but it could be a topic of greater interest as it affects more and more lives, according to a researcher at USF’s Genomics Program at the College of Public Health (COPH).

May 9, 2025Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences, Research and Innovation

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