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COPH students get a behind-the-scenes look at Moffitt
Behind the Scenes is an event where a local alumnus allows a small group of current students (about 10-15) to get a special "behind the scenes" look at the job of the alumni host for a few hours in a day. The event held in July was co-hosted by USF’s College of Public Health (COPH) Office of Engagement and Constituent Relations and Office of Student Success and Well-being.
September 9, 2024Alumni & Development, Student Life
COPH students take their passion abroad
At the University of South Florida, public health extends far beyond the classroom and transcends borders. It unites people from diverse backgrounds and places, creating a desire to make life better around the globe. Reaching almost every continent, College of Public Health students are gaining hands-on experience around the world.
September 9, 2024Student Life
USF summer ventures span the globe with innovative research projects
With funding from the National Science Foundation, a team of USF engineers and public health experts spent the summer in Madagascar. Since 2022, the interdisciplinary team, which includes students, has been working together to improve water quality in Toamasina.
September 5, 2024Research & Innovation
USF PhD candidate stresses need for malaria chemoprevention programs
Michaela Gross is like most young researchers at USF’s College of Public Health: She thinks big.
September 5, 2024Research & Innovation
Alumnus Dr. Nolan Kline uses anthropology to ‘see the big picture’ in health career
USF alumnus Dr. Nolan Kline has used his training and educational knowledge obtained from earning both his doctoral and master’s degrees from the USF College of Arts and Sciences Department of Anthropology as the basis for his career addressing social and health issues.
September 5, 2024Alumni & Development
Major USF award helps Floridians better navigate health care
The USF College of Public Health (COPH) understands and can guide people through the maze that is America’s health care system. How? The college has received a major federal grant to educate and enroll Florida citizens for insurance under the Affordable Care Act, through the Health Insurance Marketplace and other qualified health plans such Medicaid and CHIP.
August 30, 2024Awards & Honors, College News
COPH honors 356 graduates both virtually and in person
The USF College of Public Health (COPH) celebrated the 2024 spring graduates virtually and in person on August 3.
August 26, 2024Student Life
COPH alumna weaves a career connected by public health
The journey of USF College of Public Health (COPH) alumnus Cami Leech Florio is a tapestry, where each thread—every decision, experience and degree— has been interwoven to create a meaningful and whole career connected by public health.
August 22, 2024Alumni & Development
COPH student balances motherhood, career and passion for public health
For Angel Turner, a mother of four and a bachelor’s in public health student at the COPH, education is more than just an academic pursuit—it’s a testament to resilience and determination. Born and raised in Tampa, Turner has faced numerous challenges on her journey but continues to excel both as a student and a mother.
August 22, 2024Student Life
In new scientific paper, COPH professor discusses role of hormones in environmental change
We often take for granted the long-term impact that people have on the environment, much less how our ecological wear-and-tear changes the way creatures in the wild cope and evolve over time.
August 22, 2024Research & Innovation
In memoriam of Dr. Stanley Graven
Dr. Stanley Graven, COPH founding faculty member and pioneer in the development of neonatology and the regionalization of neonatal care in the United States, passed away on July 8, 2024, in Dallas, Oregon.
August 22, 2024College News
Undergraduate students advance career learning through a corridor of support
Kiara Perez-Cans wants to be an oncologist. As a 19-year-old USF junior majoring in health sciences, she knows the time, effort, and cost in getting there will be daunting.
August 22, 2024Research & Innovation, Student Life