A new herd of Bulls is entering the USF College of Public Health (COPH) on Monday, Aug. 23. Whether you’re a student, faculty or employee on campus, we are ready to be together—in person again—with safety precautions and measures in place. Safety comes first Though some of the mitigation guidance has changed […]
“This group of students have persevered under unprecedented circumstances. Their worlds were flipped upside down and they have hung in there, learning in new ways since March of 2020. This group has learned in real-time what it means to confront the failings of our system.” said USF College of Public […]
USF College of Public Health (COPH) associate professor Dr. Jennifer Marshall, along with colleagues from across USF, including Drs. Allison Pinto from USF’s Child Study Center and Emily Shaffer from the Morsani College of Medicine, were invited by Florida’s Office of Early Learning (OEL) to conduct a comprehensive, statewide assessment […]
USF College of Public Health’s Dr. Stuart Brooks was honored with the 2021 Health Achievement in Occupational Medicine Award presented by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) on May 2 at their virtual annual conference. The ACOEM is the pre-eminent physician-led organization that champions the health of workers, […]
Jyotsna Chawla, an infectious disease researcher working in the USF College of Public Health’s (COPH) Adams Lab, is lead author of the journal article “Targeting Gametocytes of the Malaria Parasite Plasmodium falciparum in a Functional Genomics Era: Next Steps.” She is currently investigating sexual stages of the deadly malaria parasite for […]
In December 2020, Susan Moore, MD, an Indiana physician, died of COVID-19 after alleging she experienced racial discrimination while undergoing treatment at a hospital operated by Indiana University Health System. “Moore’s story of her pain being dismissed reinforces what studies have repeatedly shown: Even taking wealth, education and insurance status […]
The second annual USF One Health Codeathon was held last February, before the onslaught of COVID-19. What’s a codeathon? According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, a codeathon (aka hackathon) is an event in which “researchers and [computer program/software] coders from a variety of backgrounds … work together and […]
USF Health experts and Tampa Mayor Jane Castor participated in a COVID-19 roundtable discussion leaving no topic unturned. The COVID-19 Town Hall, which was held virtually and broadcast from Busch Gardens Tampa Bay on Thursday, Oct. 15, was hosted by the USF College of Public Health (COPH) and The Big Biology podcast. Moderated by […]