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 […]
When it comes to the often-complex relationship between health care and the law, USF College of Public Health alumna and recent Stetson Law graduate Jessica Shoshana Zelitt is well-versed. The Lakewood Ranch, Florida native, who was named Stetson Law’s Spring 2022 valedictorian, has been managing Type 1 Diabetes since she was eight […]
It was a summer reading project that first spurred Guinevere Ellison-Giles’ interest in public health. “To encourage me to read, my mom would pay me to read books over the summer when I was a kid. One of the books that I had chosen to read because it had piqued […]
Two USF College of Public Health (COPH) undergraduate students walked away with awards after presenting their research at USF’s 2022 Undergraduate Research Conference. The annual event, held virtually and in person this past April, is open to all USF undergraduates on all campuses. The purpose of the conference, say its […]
USF College of Public Health (COPH) students in Elizabeth Dunn’s service-learning “Disaster by Design” course culminated their semester-long class in disaster management by designing, teaching and evaluating disaster-training exercises. The training exercises were presented (in-person) by the students and others to members of Hillsborough County’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) […]
Eight USF College of Public Health (COPH) students were selected to join the Area Health Education Centers Program (AHEC) Scholars program. The AHEC Scholars Program (ASP) is a competitive national initiative supported by the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration. Only 150 students in Florida were selected to join. “ASP […]
Mask wearing has been a hot topic—with lukewarm popularity. To better understand which subset of people are most inclined to follow mask-wearing guidelines, several USF College of Public Health (COPH) students set out to observe people over several weeks last year, from midsummer to early fall. The students conducted their […]
The USF College of Public Health (COPH) is introducing a new undergraduate pathway program, Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Scholar for Social Justice, starting July 11. Each year, 30 undergraduate students will be selected into this competitive program. They will complete a specially designed, intensive one-year curriculum that includes a […]