The University of South Florida has reached a historic milestone by accepting an invitation to join the Association of American Universities (AAU), a prestigious group of 71 leading research institutions in the United States and Canada. USF is the first public university in Florida to be invited to join the […]
USF College of Public Health (COPH) doctoral student Rolando Trejos has recently been appointed to the editorial advisory board of the Annals of LGBTQ Public and Population Health journal, published by Springer Publishing. The Annals of LGBTQ Public and Population Health is a peer-reviewed online journal covering populational research on […]
Get ready! Applications for the 2023-24 cohort of Public Health Regenerative Leadership Synergy (PHEARLESS), a new grant and leadership enhancement opportunity based on the principles of regenerative leadership, will open next month. PHEARLESS will support up to 15 teams, each comprising two community leaders and two governmental public health leaders […]
Samuel P. Bell III, a former legislator in the Florida House of Representatives and founder of the USF College of Public Health (COPH), was posthumously awarded USF’s Distinguished Citizen Award at the university’s 2023 spring commencement held May 7. Bell died on March 14, 2023, at the age of 83. […]
Dr. Donna Petersen, senior associate vice president of USF Health and dean of the USF College of Public, is the first recipient of REACHUP, Inc.’s Community Advocacy Award. REACHUP, Inc. is a Tampa-based nonprofit aimed at improving racial and ethnic equality in health care and health outcomes for area families. […]
If sports didn’t work out, Kayvon Webster, a former USF cornerback who helped lead the Denver Broncos to a Super Bowl championship in 2015, thought he might make a career in medicine. “I really wanted to be a medical examiner,” said Webster, who also ran track for USF. “But I […]
The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) announced that Melanie J. Wells, MPH, CAE, the college’s current Chief Operations Officer, has been selected by the ACMG Board of Directors to become its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), following a thorough national search. Wells is the first African American and […]
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 […]