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A Rolle model on and off the court
Born and raised in Nassau, Bahamas, Lashae Rolle’s journey to USF’s College of Public Health (COPH) started when she came to the U.S. for high school in Wichita, Kan. Later Rolle played collegiate basketball at Texas A&M International University .
September 22, 2025Alumni and Development
The COPH shines at 2025 FPHA Conference
Faculty, students and alumni from the USF College of Public Health (COPH) were honored for their leadership, service and scholarship at the 2025 Florida Public Health Association (FPHA) Annual Educational Conference in Kissimmee in July.
September 19, 2025Awards and Honors, College News
COPH goes national: Shaping the conversation at APHA
Faculty, staff, students and alumni from the USF College of Public Health will gather in Washington, Nov. 2–5 for the American Public Health Association’s Annual Meeting and Expo.
September 19, 2025College News
Meet ASPPH's This Is Public Health student ambassadors
ASPPH proudly welcomes 71 graduate students from 47 member schools as new This Is Public Health® (TIPH) Ambassadors. These students play a vital role on the front lines of recruitment, sharing their experiences to inspire the next generation of public health leaders.
September 19, 2025Awards and Honors
USF professor's app targets mosquito habitat, fights tropical diseases
Benjamin Jacob’s creation is saving lives now and in the future. The COPH associate professor has developed a smartphone app that pairs his artificial intelligence algorithms with a drone and satellite images to find all the mosquito habitats in an area and then treat and destroy them the same day.
September 19, 2025Awards and Honors
USF study urges more involvement in cancer studies for Latinos
Cancer doesn’t discriminate in how it affects people of different cultural and economic backgrounds, but opportunities to fight the disease are not always on the same battlefield. Researchers from USF’s College of Public Health (COPH) are shedding light on one aspect of the issue, summarized in the report “From Where Are the Latinos to How to Find Them: A Qualitative Study to Inform Recruitment Efforts in an On-going Psychosocial Cancer Trial for Dyads of Latina Cancer Survivors and Their Intimate Partners,” published this month in the journal Psycho-Oncology.
September 19, 2025Research and Innovation
Vape-free victory
The USF College of Public Health’s (COPH) Vapes on Campus (VOC) project has been named the Tobacco Free Partnership of Broward County’s Member Champion of the Year– Smoke-Free Initiatives, recognizing the team’s statewide impact on vaping and nicotine prevention among college students. The award was presented Sept. 18 in Fort Lauderdale.
September 19, 2025Awards and Honors
USF Honors College Strengthens 9-Year Partnership with Kerolle Initiative in Dominican Republic
The Judy Genshaft Honors College continues to build on a decade-long partnership with the Kerolle Initiative in the Dominican Republic, a local non-profit pop-up clinic that brings medical care and health education to rural populations. This year, Honors students expanded research beyond the trip, and the college recognized Dr. Reginald Kerolle as an official Honors “graduate.”
September 17, 2025College News
USF team presents new book on fighting infectious diseases in the future
Will artificial intelligence and machine learning enhance public health around the world? That’s the premise of a newly published book, Tech Enabled Global Health Security, written by a team at USF’s College of Public Health (COPH).
September 5, 2025Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences, Research and Innovation
USF professor focuses Fulbright award on fighting cancer in Ethiopia
Bayesian hierarchical methods and survival analysis might seem esoteric to most of us, but Dr. Getachew Dagne speaks on the subject with ease.
September 5, 2025Awards and Honors, Biostatistics and Data Sciences
Celebrating 20 years of USF Health: 20 things to know
Twenty years ago, USF Health was launched as a bold commitment to improving the full spectrum of health. Out of this vision, USF Health was born.
September 5, 2025College News
From vaccine policy to school lunches: USF students study health in Japan
MPH student Luisa Fernanda Montano recently completed an international applied experience at the Health Administration Center of Gifu University in Japan, where she worked with faculty, staff and peers on projects that connected research with public health practice.
September 5, 2025Student Life