An interdisciplinary team of USF researchers is competing in stage 1 of the Civic Innovation Challenge (CIVIC) for a potential award of up to $1 million to support implementation of “community-driven, research-based pilot projects that address mobility and resilience priorities.” The competition, hosted by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in […]
The USF College of Public Health’s (COPH) Dr. Ricardo Izurieta, professor, and Dr. Benjamin Jacob, associate professor, aim to identify hot spots for COVID-19 in Ecuador using cutting-edge epidemiological methods combining data with technology. The “COVID-Zero: Minga for the Health and Work” project began in Quito, Ecuador, in March of […]
“What interests me most about public health is the intersection between health and place. There are many interesting geographic variables that influence health outcomes,” said USF College of Public Health alumna Sam McKeever. After earning her master of science in public health (MSPH) degree with a concentration in global communicable […]
USF College of Public Health’s Dr. Robert Novak is aiming to reduce the transmission of malaria in Cambodia with the help of drone technology. His Gates Foundation funded research is currently underway in Mekong River Subregio in Cambodia, an area Novak says is experiencing both antimalarial drug resistance, as well […]
USF College of Public Health’s Dr. Thomas Unnasch, chair of the Department of Global Health and distinguished university health professor, has been awarded an R01 grant for more than $2.6 million from the NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to combat onchocerciasis in Africa. Onchocerciasis, commonly known as […]
Panama-native Dr. Arturo Rebollón won a full-ride to next year’s World Federation of Public Health Associations conference (WFPHA) in April 2017 with his research project on cancer research and interactive maps. The next WFPHA conference will be held in Melbourne, Australia, and Rebollón, for one, is ready to go. “It’s […]
The most important determinant of your life expectancy and your quality of life is your zip code, according to USF College of Public Health’s Dr. Adewale Troutman, associate dean for Health Equity and Community Engagement. Troutman’s public health passion has been to address health equity and he has taken it […]
With a passport, a GPS and more than 100 pounds of educational materials in hand, College of Public Health master’s student Kate LeGrand was one of 22 USF Health students ready to embark to the rural mountainside town of Chicá, Panama. In March, student volunteers from the USF International Health […]