Rain Freeman, a USF College of Public Health (COPH) PhD student concentrating in epidemiology, recently presented research about the effects of red tide on preterm birth at the International Society of Exposure Science (ISES) conference held in Chicago in August. She conducted the research, “Florida Red Tides and Preterm Birth,” […]
A team of researchers led by USF College of Public Health (COPH) doctoral student Justin Swanson has found that although people under age 65 born with birth defects make up just 4.1% of inpatient hospitalizations, their medical treatment accounts for nearly 8% of total hospitalization costs. The study, “Inpatient Hospitalization […]
This year’s USF Health Research Day set new records as more participants than ever filled the USF Tampa campus Marshall Student Center on March 3 to showcase the best of their scientific work. The 33rd USF Health Research Day included 457 research poster presentations by students, postdocs, residents, faculty and staff […]
The USF College of Public Health’s (COPH) faculty has been recognized for their dedication in two recent USF award ceremonies. Dr. Dinorah Martinez Tyson, associate professor, was named the recipient of the 2022 Outstanding Graduate Faculty Mentor Award and honored at the Scholars of Excellence luncheon, held Nov. 9. The […]
Among these impressive discoveries and advancements, one researcher in USF Health has created a nationally acclaimed interactive dashboard to track COVID-19 and another is developing novel COVID-19 therapeutics. Another faculty member has received NASA funding to improve human spaceflight conditions, while her colleague is creating new defenses for wireless network […]
A University of South Florida (USF) epidemiology associate professor discovered associations between COVID-19 mortality rates and socioeconomic position, gender, ethnicity and race that reveal an urgent need to implement population-based infection control efforts, especially for those in low socioeconomic positions (SEP). In collaboration with a team of epidemiologists from the COVKID […]
Overdoses are now the leading cause of pregnancy-associated death in Fla. According to the Florida Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review, more deaths occur related to drugs than due to complications related to pregnancy, accounting for one in four of these deaths. To combat this crisis, the USF College of Public Health’s Chiles […]
Five USF Health faculty and educators were recently honored by the Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists (TBABJ), each receiving awards for their efforts in keeping the public informed during the COVID-19 pandemic through interviews with local and state-wide news media. At the TBABJ’s Griot Drum Awards and Scholarship Ceremony, […]