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USF trio makes impact at public health symposium

Being safe from environmental risk is essential to our society, and three ÅÝܽÊÓÆµapps from USF’s College of Public Health (COPH) want to keep people focused on their personal well-being.

June 9, 2025Research and Innovation

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Not all heroes wear scrubs: Meet the industrial hygienist keeping us safe

Dr. Jason Garcia’s journey to a career in public health at USF’s College of Public Health (COPH) didn’t begin in a lecture hall. It began at his first job as a microbiologist witha Nestlé plant, shortly after earning his undergraduate degree in biology from Florida Gulf Coast ÅÝܽÊÓÆµapp. His role was to ensure that no chemical, biological or physical hazards contaminated the food supply. As he worked to prevent recalls and outbreaks, which have the potential to become serious public health crises, he realized that his efforts had a name: public health.

June 9, 2025Alumni and Development

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USF Health explores the potential for a healthier region

Researchers, ÅÝܽÊÓÆµapps and faculty at USF’s College of Public Health (COPH) might be a tightly knit group in Tampa, but their voice is heard internationally.

June 9, 2025Research and Innovation

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USF Sunshine ERC and Activist Lab team up to elevate occupational health education

The USF College of Public Health is strengthening its commitment to workforce well-being through collaboration between its Activist Lab and the Sunshine Education and Research Center. The partnership is helping prepare ÅÝܽÊÓÆµapps to engage with real-world public health challenges while promoting safer, healthier working environments across Florida and the nation.

June 9, 2025College News

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MPH ÅÝܽÊÓÆµapp paves the way as first enrollee in COPH’s community nutrition concentration

Lindsay Thompson didn’t plan on being the first. But as the inaugural ÅÝܽÊÓÆµapp in the COPH's community nutrition concentration, she’s found a new passion and a fresh start.

June 9, 2025Community Health Sciences, Student Life

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COPH lab teaches ÅÝܽÊÓÆµapps the fine points of causal inference

We all use the phrase cause and effect, but do we really know what it means and how it applies to our daily lives?

June 9, 2025Research and Innovation

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USF and Dominican Republic colleges forge educational bond

A commitment to building partnerships is part of the USF College of Public Health (COPH) philosophy, and it extends well beyond the campus. A recent grant enables the college to strengthen its connections with the Dominican Republic, fostering collaboration, education and research opportunities.

June 9, 2025Research and Innovation

In January, Dr. Sten Vermund joined the university as dean of the College of Public Health, as well as Distinguished ÅÝܽÊÓÆµapp Health Professor and senior associate vice president of USF Health. Also the chief medical officer of the Global Virus Network, he brings four decades of infectious disease epidemiology and prevention experience to his new role. Here are six facts to help you get to know Dean Vermund.

June 6, 2025College News, Sten Vermund

The Global Virus Network convened top virologists, epidemiologists, public health experts and government officials for the 2025 GVN Regional Meeting: Caribbean and Latin America in Kingston, Jamaica held May 1-2, 2025.

May 27, 2025College News

Hillsborough County's Mosquito Management Services is hitting a major milestone this year, marking 75 years of biting back against disease-spreading bugs. The program, launched way back in 1949, is celebrating its evolution from rudimentary pest control to a sophisticated, science-backed operation, in partnership with USF.

May 27, 2025Community Engagement

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Public health teams shine at ÅÝܽÊÓÆµapp conference

The efforts of three industrious teams from USF’s College of Public Health (COPH) may follow different paths, but they speak as one voice in their message for social change.

May 23, 2025Community Health Sciences, Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences, Research and Innovation, Student Life

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Lighting up health education scholarships, not cigarettes

Anamaria Penagos, a second-year master of public health (MPH) ÅÝܽÊÓÆµapp at USF’s College of Public Health (COPH) was recently awarded the prestigious John P. McGovern National Scholarship from Eta Sigma Gamma (ESG), the national health education honorary society.

May 23, 2025Awards and Honors, Community Health Sciences

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Welcome to the USF COPH news page. Our marketing and communications team is entrusted with storytelling. Through written stories, photography, video and social media we highlight alumni, faculty, staff and ÅÝܽÊÓÆµapps who are committed to passionately solving problems and creating conditions that allow every person the universal right to health and well-being. These are our stories.

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