COVID-19: COPH students, faculty and alums on the front lines When the world is in throes of a pandemic, public health professionals kick into high gear. And the students, faculty and alumni of the USF College of Public Health are no exception. COPHers around the country have been called into […]
As a native Nigerian, giving back to her country has always been a top priority for Mariam Badru, a second-year MPH student at the USF College of Public Health (COPH) who is concentrating in maternal and child health. So on a recent visit back home to Nigeria’s Lagos State, Badru […]
A first of its kind in the state of Florida, the USF College of Public Health began offering a MPH concentration in nutrition and dietetics to students in 2016. The MPH concentration in nutrition and dietetics has two components: the online MPH in nutrition and dietetics and the integrated MPH/dietetic […]
The familiar sea of colorful research posters decorated the USF Tampa campus Marshall Student Center ballroom on the morning of Feb. 21. USF Health Research Day 2020 marked 30 years of showcasing the best interdisciplinary scholarly research from students, faculty and staff from across all health disciplines. More than 340 […]
More than 200 USF College of Public Health (COPH) students, faculty, alumni, staff and friends of the college sung and swung the night away Friday, Jan. 31, at Skipper’s Smokehouse, raising a total of $2582.50 for student scholarships. The event was held in celebration of the college’s 35th anniversary and […]
“It’s easy to open up a business—anyone can do that,” said Bradley Herremans, CEO of Suncoast Community Health Centers. “Now try keeping it open for the next 20 years. That’s the challenge.” And so began a meeting late one January afternoon at Suncoast’s Brandon facility, one of the organization’s eight […]
USF College of Public Health’s Maternal and Child Health Student Organization (MCHSO) will hold its 11th annual symposium on Friday, March 6, in the USF Health Lehigh Valley Health Network Auditorium. The MCHSO is a forum for students interested in maternal and child health to interact and engage in service and […]
As a USF College of Public Health (COPH) undergraduate, Aaron Wiggins was used to the usual onslaught of questions about his field of study. What’s public health? And why should I care about the health of anyone but myself and my loved ones? As a way to increase public awareness […]