This story originally published on July 15, 2015 in observance of the COPH’s 30th anniversary celebration. “USF was chosen as the place for Florida’s College of Public Health,” Dr. Peter Levin wrote in 1984, “because of the broad base of knowledge found in the many colleges of the University […]
First published on July 13, 2015 in observance of the COPH’s 30th anniversary celebration. Jodi Ray is a bundle of energy when she talks about the project that has become her life’s work, Florida Covering Kids and Families, which is a part of the Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for […]
First published on June 4, 2015 in observance of the COPH’s 30th anniversary celebration. It was January 1998, and the Florida Board of Regents had just promoted one of USF’s fledgling entities to major status with sublimely understated efficiency. Following authorizations for a BS in dance education, a degree of […]
Students, staff and faculty from across the various University of South Florida and USF Health colleges gathered at the Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation (CAMLS) for the USF Health 6th Annual Interprofessional Education Day. In the wake of a global pandemic, burnout and a variety of other mental […]
When Chedeline Dorelus decided to enroll at USF for the fall 2016 semester, she had nearly 30 college credits from high school and a plan to earn an English degree on a pre-law track. Late that summer, Dorelus experienced doubts. She began feeling uncertain about whether she should attend law […]
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and about one in four people in the United States has some type of disability according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As many as 80% of disabled individuals have invisible disabilities that can include ADHD, learning disabilities, psychological conditions or mental […]
November is International Education Month How does health care differ in industrial versus nonindustrial countries? In socialist versus capitalist societies? In rural versus urban settings? What health inequities do different populations in different parts of the world face? USF College of Public Health (COPH) students can get answers to those […]
A daughter of migrant farmworkers, Jazmin Sanchez’s story touched the hearts of many at the 17th Annual USF Women in Leadership & Philanthropy (WLP) Fall Symposium on Oct. 4. Sanchez, a USF College of Public Health BSPH student, was selected as this year’s recipient of the WLP Lolita Sauza Visot […]