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USF students learn real-life scenarios through innovative classroom game
What does a role-playing game have to do with improving the health of mothers and their children?
July 20, 2026Community Health Sciences, Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences
COPH names new academic and research leaders
The COPH is welcoming several leadership transitions this summer as faculty members take on new roles across the college and USF Health. The appointments recognize years of service to the college while supporting its continued focus on education, research, faculty development and community engagement.
July 13, 2026Biostatistics and Data Sciences, College News, Community Health Sciences, Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences, Sten Vermund
USF genetic counseling program director receives FLAGC Impact Award
The COPH's Dr. Deborah Cragun, professor and director of the USF Genetic Counseling Program, has received the Impact Award from the Florida Association of Genetic Counselors.
July 13, 2026Alumni and Development, Awards and Honors, Community Health Sciences
USF team strives to build stronger networks in treating opioid use disorder in pregnancy
Pregnant and postpartum women with opioid use disorder (OUD) are among the most vulnerable and underserved populations in our health care system − but they can greatly benefit from a more connected system of support and treatment.
July 10, 2026Alumni and Development, Community Health Sciences, Research and Innovation, Student Life
Medicine was the start, public health the destination
As an alumnus of the USF’s College of Public Health, Lucas “Luca” Hicks has built a career focused on improving the health of communities. While his academic focus initially pointed toward medicine, his experiences outside the classroom reshaped his trajectory.
July 10, 2026Alumni and Development, Community Health Sciences, Research and Innovation
Public health student stresses need to improve lactation room access across USF campus
Let’s say you’re a young mother attending classes at USF and your newborn is hungry. Where do you go to breastfeed or pump? A student researcher at the COPH hopes to make the choice more convenient by increasing the number of campus lactation stations and enhancing their access and quality.
July 7, 2026Alumni and Development, Community Health Sciences, Research and Innovation, Student Life
USF welcomes Dominican Republic higher education leaders to strengthen international partnerships
USF welcomed a delegation of higher education leaders from the Dominican Republic in May as part of NAFSA Partner Day, a program coordinated by USF World for international institutions attending the NAFSA Annual Conference in Orlando, Fla.
June 15, 2026College News, Community Health Sciences
USF students use innovative storytelling methods to amplify the voices of young mothers
Through a collaborative community-based research project, students and faculty from the COPH are working to better understand and support the experiences of pregnant and parenting adolescents in the Tampa Bay region.
June 15, 2026Alumni and Development, Community Health Sciences, Research and Innovation
USF shines at national maternal and child health conference
USF College of Public Health students and faculty attended the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) conference in Washington, D.C., where experts gathered to discuss strategies for improving the health and wellbeing of women, children and families.
June 15, 2026Alumni and Development, Community Health Sciences, Research and Innovation, Student Life
USF researchers shed new light on recurring birth defects in families
If you have a child born with a birth defect, what are the chances it will happen again with your next baby?
May 5, 2026Community Health Sciences, Epidemiology, Research and Innovation
COPH community shows out at 2026 USF Health Student Awards Ceremony
Students, faculty, staff and programs from the COPH were among those recognized for their leadership, service and impact during the 2026 USF Health Student Awards Ceremony, held April 22 at the Marshall Student Center.
April 27, 2026Awards and Honors, Community Health Sciences, Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences, Student Life
On the 20th Anniversary of the National Board of Public Health Examiners: It Is Long Past Time We Became a Profession
It has been nearly 25 years since Al Sommer and Mohammed Akhter called for public health to become a profession and 20 years since that call was answered with the creation of the National Board of Public Health Examiners. Since the first Certified in Public Health (CPH) exam was offered in 2008, more than 14 000 people have earned a CPH, including those with and without public health degrees from all over the world.
April 21, 2026Alumni and Development, College News, Community Health Sciences, Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences