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 […]
Each year, students in the USF College of Public Health (COPH) nominate faculty members for the COPH’s Excellence in Teaching Award. The award is given to one faculty member who, according to the college’s webpage, “has made major contributions to student development, as well as to the quality of education […]
Ana Scuteri felt compelled to make a difference in the health of the public after she watched two of her sisters die of a heart condition. “I knew working in this field would provide an opportunity to help improve people’s quality of life,” said Scuteri, a native of Peru who […]
The USF College of Public Health’s Genomics Program and the Center for Global Health and Infectious Diseases Research (GHIDR) recently hosted a Digital Spatial Genomics Symposium, in collaboration with biotech companies Nanostring and Illumina. More than 100 attendees participated in the one-day symposium held in February, with a majority being USF faculty and students. Representatives […]
Samuel “Sam” P. Bell, III, father of the USF College of Public Health (COPH) and overall champion of USF, died March 14 at the age of 83. Bell, the husband of former USF president Betty Castor, served in the Florida Legislature for 14 years. He dedicated himself to improving health […]
Advocation – Change It Up! is an exciting podcast from the University of South Florida College of Public Health Activist Lab. The host, Dr. Karen Liller is a professor at the USF College of Public Health (COPH) and director of the Activist Lab. Each episode she is joined by a […]
March is Women’s History Month Imagine being a five-year-old child; happy and carefree. The age where you either attend pre-k or start kindergarten. But can you imagine a five-year-old working in farm fields in hot 90-degree humid weather with her parents? I was that child. I wore a long-sleeved shirt, […]
The USF College of Public Health’s (COPH) Maternal Child Health Student Organization (MCHSO) will host its 14th annual spring symposium this year from March 23-24. This year’s event will focus on reproductive justice. The MCHSO is an organization that serves as a forum for all students (regardless of major) interested […]