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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
On October 28, 1987, the U.S. Congress passed a proclamation of the first national Immigrants Day (Proclamation 5737, 1987). To commemorate this day, we are focusing this piece on a group of immigrants that are often stigmatized and condemned through stereotypes and fallacies, the undocumented and DACAmented immigrant community. As undocumented members […]
On April 15, a USF Health interprofessional team of students, comprised of two USF College of Public Health (COPH) and two Taneja College of Pharmacy students, placed second in the national CLARION Case Competition. The CLARION Case Competition, originally founded by health professional students at the University of Minnesota, is […]
The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) announced that Melanie J. Wells, MPH, CAE, the college’s current Chief Operations Officer, has been selected by the ACMG Board of Directors to become its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), following a thorough national search. Wells is the first African American and […]
Returning Peace Corps volunteers have the option to become a Paul D. Coverdell Fellow at the USF College of Public Health. This graduate fellowship program awards financial assistance to returning Peace Corps volunteers pursuing an MPH or MSPH degree and will include an internship in underserved communities in Tampa, Fla., […]
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month The USF College of Public Health is teaming with the university’s School of Social Work and Department of Criminology, both part of the College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, to offer students a new graduate certificate in child advocacy studies. The certificate is […]