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COPH hosts PacBio Discoveries Roadshow introducing groundbreaking tools to shape the future of biology

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In collaboration with Pacific Biosciences (PacBio), the USF College of Public Health’s Genomics Program  and Sequencing Core recently hosted a Genomics Symposium entitled “Long Read Single Molecule Sequencing: A New Era in Genomics.” Pacific Biosciences, commonly known as PacBio, is a biotechnology company that develops and manufactures cutting-edge systems for gene […]

Doctoral student appointed to LGBTQ+ public health journal advisory board

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USF College of Public Health (COPH) doctoral student Rolando Trejos has recently been appointed to the editorial advisory board of the Annals of LGBTQ Public and Population Health journal, published by Springer Publishing. The Annals of LGBTQ Public and Population Health is a peer-reviewed online journal covering populational research on […]

Applications open June 6: Public Health Regenerative Leadership Synergy

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Get ready! Applications for the 2023-24 cohort of Public Health Regenerative Leadership Synergy (PHEARLESS), a new grant and leadership enhancement opportunity based on the principles of regenerative leadership, will open next month. PHEARLESS will support up to 15 teams, each comprising two community leaders and two governmental public health leaders […]

The accidental public health practitioner: How travel fueled one grad’s interest in public health

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USF College of Public Health (COPH) graduate Aditi Desai has visited all seven continents—and learned about public health along the way. As the daughter of immigrants, she caught the travel bug early. Desai, who grew up in Orlando, spent summers visiting family in India and Canada, where an uncle who […]

COPH expert helps craft ASPPH gun violence prevention report

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In the summer of 2022, after a rash of mass shootings, the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) convened a task force on gun violence prevention made up of experts from 13 member schools. Dr. Karen Liller, a USF College of Public Health Distinguished University Health Professor […]

The COPH graduates 823 public health heroes

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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 […]

Sam Bell, founder of the College of Public Health, posthumously awarded USF’s Distinguished Citizen Award

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Samuel P. Bell III, a former legislator in the Florida House of Representatives and founder of the USF College of Public Health (COPH), was posthumously awarded USF’s Distinguished Citizen Award at the university’s 2023 spring commencement held May 7. Bell died on March 14, 2023, at the age of 83. […]

Why so many men don’t get preconception care—and why that needs to change

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In 2006, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) formally recommended preconception care for both women and men. Yet men are often overlooked when it comes to smoking cessation counseling, blood pressure screenings, weight management guidance and other preconception care services. And the consequences can be dire. In fact, […]