Before, during and after the storm, many offered helping hands and shelter As Hurricane Irma churned toward Florida’s west coast area last week, USF Bulls did not just hunker down or evacuate in preparation for the monster storm. They rallied big time. USF employees spent countless hours planning for and responding to the storm […]
The USF College of Public Health officially welcomed its first class of students in the genetic counseling MSPH program this semester. The program is the first and only fully-accredited genetic counseling training program in the state and was established to meet the critical demand for certified genetic counselors in Florida, building graduate-level education in human […]
Dozens of colleagues and leaders gathered July 20 to celebrate the outstanding 27-year career of Phillip J. Marty, PhD, a consummate professional dedicated to the advancement of USF and USF Health. Marty, professor of public health, internal medicine and psychiatry, held several administrative positions in the USF College of Public Health, Morsani College of Medicine […]
“When you arrived the first day you all had big smiles on your faces, but they were smiles of abject terror. Today you are still a little bit nervous about the future but your smiles are of a lot of pride,” USF College of Public Health Dean Donna Petersen said to soon-to-be alumni and parents. […]
They may no longer be considered “endangered,” but Florida’s growing manatee population continues to face various challenges out in the wild. However, the USF College of Public Health is coming to the rescue of these beloved sea creatures, still listed as a “threatened” species. The USF Health college is training veterinary physicians through innovative research […]
USF College of Public Health students, Caitlin Wolfe and Shahrzad Zamani, have been selected to represent the University of South Florida at the Annual Delta Omega Student Poster Session. The prestigious Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health holds the poster session to encourage and recognize the public health leaders of tomorrow. Zamani’s study is […]
Originally from Nigeria where he worked as a pharmacist for three years, USF College of Public Health doctoral student Nnadozie Emechebe came to the COPH four years ago to earn his MPH. Upon graduating with his MPH in 2015, Emechebe worked for Bristol-Myers Squibb as a senior analyst. Now a first-year doctoral student in the […]
This story originally published on July 15, 2015 in observance of the COPH’s 30th anniversary celebration. “USF was chosen as the place for Florida’s College of Public Health,” Dr. Peter Levin wrote in 1984, “because of the broad base of knowledge found in the many colleges of the University and the unique Tampa location.” […]