Since childhood, USF College of Public Health grad Shahrzad Zamani was interested in what makes people sick and how to prevent it, but it wasn’t until her second year of undergraduate school at USF taking biology classes that her path narrowed to public health.   “I was interested in people,” Zamani […]

From Australia to Asia and places in between, both graduate and undergraduate students had the opportunity this summer to experience public health around the globe with the USF College of Public Health (COPH). Students traveled to London, Sydney, Panama and Japan—including Tokyo, Hiroshima and Gifu. Some of the programs were […]

The USF College of Public Health (COPH) welcomed master’s and doctoral  students to a graduation ceremony presented at the college (and also livestreamed here) to family, friends, students, faculty and staff on Aug. 5. Dr. Tricia Penniecook, COPH associate professor and vice dean for faculty affairs and development, began the ceremony what public health can […]

USF College of Public Health health sciences major Gabriela Duque says her main goal as an adventure trip lead for the university’s office of Recreation & Wellness is to “break down the barriers that come with wanting to experience the great outdoors.” According to Duque, who’s led some eight trips […]

The USF College of Public Health (COPH) welcomed master’s and doctoral  students to a graduation ceremony presented at the college (and also livestreamed) to family, friends, students, faculty and staff on May 5. Dr. Donna Petersen, dean of the COPH, began the ceremony sharing the morning’s top news headlines. The dean noted […]

If sports didn’t work out, Kayvon Webster, a former USF cornerback who helped lead the Denver Broncos to a Super Bowl championship in 2015, thought he might make a career in medicine. “I really wanted to be a medical examiner,” said Webster, who also ran track for USF. “But I […]

Each year, students in the USF College of Public Health (COPH) nominate faculty members for the COPH’s Excellence in Teaching Award. The award is given to one faculty member who, according to the college’s webpage, “has made major contributions to student development, as well as to the quality of education […]

March is Women’s History Month Imagine being a five-year-old child; happy and carefree. The age where you either attend pre-k or start kindergarten. But can you imagine a five-year-old working in farm fields in hot 90-degree humid weather with her parents? I was that child. I wore a long-sleeved shirt, […]