Research Day 2022 participants welcomed the opportunity to once again connect with health sciences scholars across USF colleges and disciplines Masks did not hide the smiling eyes or muffle the energetic buzz of conversations that filled the USF Tampa campus Marshall Student Center on Feb. 25 as students, postdocs, residents, […]

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), about one-quarter of the world’s population has a tuberculosis (TB) infection. These numbers can be even higher in TB endemic areas like Africa.  One of the primary methods used to detect tuberculosis and its resistance to one of the drugs often used to […]

“This group of students have persevered under unprecedented circumstances. Their worlds were flipped upside down and they have hung in there, learning in new ways since March of 2020. Many of these graduates were working while they attended school and continue to do so on the front lines of the […]

Carissa Brand was trained as a chef but pivoted into dietetics when she realized she wanted a career that combined her love of food with her passion for science.  “Dietetics allows me to use my culinary skills and my science-based skills to create a one-of-a-kind treatment that people need,” said […]

A new herd of Bulls is entering the USF College of Public Health (COPH) on Monday, Aug. 23. Whether you’re a student, faculty or employee on campus, we are ready to be together—in person again—with safety precautions and measures in place. Safety comes first Though some of the mitigation guidance has changed […]

“This group of students have persevered under unprecedented circumstances. Their worlds were flipped upside down and they have hung in there, learning in new ways since March of 2020. This group has learned in real-time what it means to confront the failings of our system.” said USF College of Public […]

Dr. Christine McGuire-Wolfe, a USF College of Public Health (COPH) assistant professor and alum, has joined the Public Policy Committee of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC).  “Being a part of this committee allows me to cultivate an awareness of developing issues in infection control and […]

Another thing also spreading during the pandemic is an interest in public health. The USF College of Public Health (COPH) has seen a record increase in student applications to many of its degree programs.   And, interest in public health programs is also being experienced nationally, according to David Hogeboom, […]