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Health beyond hospital walls
For Dr. Aihinoria Olisa, the journey from Nigeria to USF’s College of Public Health (COPH) was both personal and purposeful.
December 2, 2025Alumni and Development, Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences
Remembering Dr. Yehia Y. Hammad
Dr. Yehia Y. Hammad passed away Nov. 18, 2025. For over fifty years, Dr. Hammad advanced the fields of environmental and occupational health. He served as Chair of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and as a longtime professor at the University of South Florida College of Public Health.
December 1, 2025Awards and Honors
USF students compete to launch experiments aboard the International Space Station
More than 3,700 students across North America competed to design experiments for launch aboard the International Space Station — and in USF’s first official year participating in the Student Spaceflight Experiment Program (SSEP), an interdisciplinary competition open to all colleges, USF students joined forces and answered the call.
December 1, 2025Research and Innovation
What About AI?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the landscape of marketing. From content creation and automation to audience segmentation and predictive modeling, AI offers powerful tools for improving efficiency and personalization. But in social marketing, where the goal is not profit but behavior change for social good, our relationship with AI must be more intentional, more critical, and more human-centered or human-inspired.
November 24, 2025Research and Innovation
Global Virus Network Experts: New Flu Strain Underscores Urgent Need for Vigilance, Vaccination, and Investment in Virus Science
The Global Virus Network (GVN), a coalition of leading human and animal virologists in more than 40 countries dedicated to advancing pandemic preparedness through research, education and training, and global health solutions, today issued a statement on the emergence of a new influenza A (H3N2) variant known as H3N2 subclade K that is spreading rapidly and may contribute to a more intense flu season worldwide. Public health agencies in the United Kingdom, several countries across Europe, Japan, and parts of North America have reported sharp week-over-week increases in cases driven by this subclade, signaling accelerated global spread.
November 21, 2025College News
USF students lead innovations in youth health and disease monitoring at APHA
Several students from the USF College of Public Health (COPH) shared their work at the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) Annual Meeting and Expo, one of the field’s most influential gatherings. Among those presenting, three students Emily Walsh, Molly Joyce and Spuritha Bhandaru were highlighted for their innovative research addressing public health priorities affecting communities locally and nationally.
November 21, 2025Research and Innovation, Student Life
Bridging borders and disciplines: USF Health hosts 2025 Interprofessional Education Day
More than 1,200 participants joined in person and online at the University of South Florida Marshall Student Center on Nov. 12 for USF Health’s annual celebration of teamwork and collaboration, an event where disciplines collide and real-world health solutions take shape.
November 20, 2025College News
Converting an internship to fellowship
Rajkotwala graduated from the COPH in May with a bachelor of science in public health, a concentration in global health and minors in environmental health and infection control. She credits faculty at the COPH with nurturing her interests. It was also at COPH where she first heard about the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) internship.
November 20, 2025Alumni and Development
Corridor partnership expands undergraduate research and advances experiential learning at USF
The Florida High Tech Corridor and USF Research & Innovation are expanding opportunities for undergraduate research across the University of South Florida, funding programs in all 14 colleges, USF St. Petersburg, and Undergraduate Studies for 2025–26. Through the continued Corridor Undergraduate Research Initiative, more than 200 students will gain hands-on, faculty-mentored research experience in disciplines ranging from engineering and artificial intelligence to public health, education, sustainability, and the arts.
November 18, 2025College News
ASEM-FL recognizes USF president emeritus, deans and faculty for professional accomplishments
A president emeritus, two deans and 12 professors from University of South Florida will be recognized for their professional accomplishments at the annual meeting of the Academy of Science, Engineering & Medicine of Florida on Friday, November 7, 2025 in Orlando, Florida. Distinguished University Professor Yogi Goswami, Ph.D., will begin his term as president of ASEM-FL on the same day.
November 18, 2025Awards and Honors
Moez Limayem unanimously selected by USF Board of Trustees as the university’s next president
Moez Limayem currently serves as president of the University of North Florida and was the Lynn Pippenger Dean of the Muma College of Business at USF for 10 years. His appointment is subject to confirmation by the Florida Board of Governors (BOG), which oversees the State University System.
November 18, 2025College News
COPH goes national: Bulls lead the conversation at APHA 2025
The COPH took center stage at the 2025 American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting & Expo, held Nov. 2–5 in Washington, D.C. Faculty, staff, students and alumni from the college gathered alongside thousands of professionals from across the nation to advance the year’s theme, “Making the Public’s Health a National Priority.”
November 7, 2025Alumni and Development, College News, Student Life