Growing up, Dr. Dauda Fadeyi’s first love was basketball. He went to college on a full athletic scholarship and dreamed of joining the NBA or playing overseas. Even though his parents—his father was an epidemiologist and his mother a social worker—supported his basketball aspirations, Fadeyi, who grew up in Tampa […]
This year, multiple USF College of Public Health staff members were awarded the 2022 Outstanding Staff Awards for representing the core values of USF and demonstrating their commitment to the pursuit of excellence. Nominated by fellow colleagues, these individuals showed commitment to inquiry, innovation, integrity and inclusion through their projects […]
For the first time since 2019, the USF College of Public Health (COPH) attended the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) annual meeting in person. COPH students, alumni, faculty, staff and others associated with the college were there to present research, attend symposiums, network with colleagues and develop professional skills. The […]
The USF College of Public Health’s (COPH) Bull Professional Engagement Network (BullPEN) and Academic and Student Affairs hosted “Igniting Passion for Professionalism” on October 14 to give students the chance to define what professionalism in public health means to them. The in-person networking event targeting graduate students provided an […]
From analyzing data for a maternal child health home visiting program in Montana to doing education outreach and communications for the solid waste department in Sarasota County, USF College of Public Health students practiced their passion this summer at internships around the country. We asked them not only about what […]
COPH honors 2022 graduating class both virtually and in person After two years, the USF College of Public Health (COPH) was able to celebrate the 2022 summer graduates virtually and in person on August 5. This semester, 234 undergraduates, 50 students seeking their master’s degree and seven doctoral students graduated […]
After a long career as a public high school math teacher, USF College of Public Health (COPH) alumnus Daniel Carella plans to retire next year and focus on growing his nonprofit, Relief Share, full time. Carella started Relief Share in 2003 while teaching international baccalaureate math at Lecanto High School […]
USF College of Public Health (COPH) alumnus Commander Lane Vause grew up in the suburbs of Boise, Idaho. His father was a first-generation college graduate and emphasized to Vause and his siblings that they had to either learn a trade, go to college or join the U.S. Service. “I did […]