Dr. Tom Unnasch, a Distinguished USF Health Professor at the College of Public Health (COPH), and Dr. Tom Mason, a COPH professor, have retired, effective Jan. 1, 2023. Dr. Tom Unnasch Unnasch, an MIT- and Harvard-trained scientist who is well known for his work in tropical public health, came to […]
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, […]
Researchers in the USF College of Public Health have launched a new study to determine the prevalence of COVID-19 variants in Tampa Bay. They’re conducting genomic sequencing of positive pooled samples collected from Tampa General Hospital and USF’s Tampa campus and comparing their makeup to the highly contagious variants that […]
Born and raised in Tampa, Myles Johnson, a triplet raised by a single mom, entered USF as a biology major. He quickly became interested in public health, however, after he took an intro course taught by the USF College of Public Health’s (COPH) Deidre Orriola. “She’s a phenomenal teacher who […]
The USF College of Public Health’s (COPH) Activist Lab will hold its third annual boot camp on advocacy. The 2021 event will be held virtually on Jan. 29 and will focus on advocacy and pandemics, particularly COVID-19. “These exciting boot camps allow participants to not only learn about advocacy and […]
A panel of USF Health experts, along with the Honorable Jane Castor, mayor of Tampa, will participate in a COVID-19 roundtable discussion followed by a 30-minute virtual audience Q&A session. This virtual event will be broadcast from Busch Gardens Tampa on Thursday, Oct. 15, from 7-8:30 p.m. The COVID-19 Town […]
On September 20, Dr. Donna Petersen, dean of the USF College of Public Health (COPH), gave her 14th State of the College Address to a packed audience of faculty, staff and administrators in the Samuel P. Bell III Auditorium at the COPH. This year marks the college’s 35th anniversary of […]