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Salud Latina USF teams up with academic groups to revise public health training competences in Latin America and the Caribbean
The COPH is collaborating with countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to standardize the competencies for training of public health professionals.
July 22, 2024College News
Faculty effort yields new equipment for local fire department
Dr. Christine McGuire-Wolfe was awarded a $100,000 grant from FEMA for the Port Richey Fire Department. The funds were used to purchase a new mobile command unit/air truck and breathing apparatus, enhancing the department's response capabilities.
July 22, 2024Awards & Honors
Dr. Russell Kirby honored with prestigious mentoring award
Dr. Russell Kirby has received the Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research’s Mentoring Award.
July 22, 2024Awards & Honors
In new study, USF researchers connect Florida malaria outbreak with South and Central America
For people in the United States, an outbreak of malaria might seem exotic, a health issue in a remote or far-away part of the world.
July 19, 2024Research & Innovation
COPH alumnus Jamilla Cooper returns to her roots
Born and raised on the island of Trinidad and Tobago, USF College of Public Health (COPH) alumna Jamilla Cooper moved to the United States specifically to attend USF.
July 19, 2024Alumni & Development
Undergrad finds her voice through Feeding Tampa Bay
Originally from India, undergraduate student Husena Rajkotwala moved to the United States when she was four years old and grew up near Dade City, Fla. As she anticipates her graduation from the USF College of Public Health in the spring of 2025, Rajkotwala is balancing multiple roles in the name of service and health.
July 19, 2024Student Life
USF researcher pinpoints areas of the human genome linked to PTSD
A new study from Dr. Monica Uddin, published in the journal Nature Genetics, sheds light on the link between genetic variation and mental stress disorders.
July 5, 2024Research & Innovation
Exploring infertility insurance mandates with qualitative GIS
COPH alumnus Dr. Nate Stanley used quantitative spatial analysis and qualitative methods in his dissertation to study the impact of state-mandated infertility insurance on access to infertility services in the United States.
July 5, 2024Alumni & Development
An idea whose time had come: Florida’s first college of public health
“USF was chosen as the place for Florida’s College of Public Health,” Dr. Peter Levin wrote in 1984, “because of the broad base of knowledge found in the many colleges of the University and the unique Tampa location.” Three decades of growth and innumerable success stories later, former Fla. Rep. Samuel P. Bell III shed more light on the founding of COPH. Like many created entities of any kind, it all started with one person’s idea and another person’s decision to act on it.
July 5, 2024College News
Small-town roots to navy public health trailblazer
COPH alumnus Katelyn Glisson grew up on a beef ranch in a small town in Minnesota. Her journey into higher education and public health began in a different field.
July 5, 2024Alumni & Development
The COPH is celebrating its Ruby Anniversary
This July, the COPH is celebrating 40 years of educating public health professionals. Make plans now to participate in events in Tampa, around the nation and online that recognize this historic milestone.
July 5, 2024College News
AAU membership helping accelerate USF’s impact
Throughout the last year, USF’s membership in the Association of American Universities has become a springboard to an array of benefits. From the successful recruitment and retention of world-class faculty and students to more corporations and community organizations inquiring and establishing new partnerships with the university – AAU membership is fueling USF’s momentum in significant ways.
June 21, 2024College News