A daughter of migrant farmworkers, Jazmin Sanchez’s story touched the hearts of many at the 17th Annual USF Women in Leadership & Philanthropy (WLP) Fall Symposium on Oct. 4. Sanchez, a USF College of Public Health BSPH student, was selected as this year’s recipient of the WLP Lolita Sauza Visot […]
Since childhood, USF College of Public Health grad Shahrzad Zamani was interested in what makes people sick and how to prevent it, but it wasn’t until her second year of undergraduate school at USF taking biology classes that her path narrowed to public health. “I was interested in people,” Zamani […]
Dr. Rays Jiang, a USF College of Public Health associate professor who pioneered the first genomics lab at the university, has been awarded the Dr. Kathleen Moore Faculty Excellence Award by USF’s Women in Leadership & Philanthropy (WLP). Each year, the Dr. Kathleen Moore Faculty Excellence Award is presented to […]
Women in Leadership & Philanthropy (WLP) at the University of South Florida today honored two highly accomplished leaders for their indelible impacts on the USF and Tampa Bay communities. WLP recognized USF President Emerita and Professor Judy Genshaft with its Lifetime Achievement Award, an accolade presented for a life’s work […]
USF College of Public Health (COPH) doctoral candidate Marlene Joannie Bewa was recently recognized for her many accomplishments and skills in the second-annual women’s edition of Tampa Magazines “Women to Watch 2022.” Bewa is a medical doctor and winner of both a USF Outstanding Young Alumni Award and Golden Bull […]
Dr. Ronee Wilson, a USF College of Public Health (COPH) alumna and assistant professor, has been awarded a $5,000 USF Women in Leadership and Philanthropy award. USF Foundation, a group that connects the university with donors, presented the award. Wilson received the Valerie D. Riddle, MD Award in Health. The […]
“While growing up, I had always seen health as just medicinal, but now, I know that there is more to health than just medicine,” said USF College of Public Health (COPH) undergraduate student Adesola “Sola” Orogade. Orogade is a junior from Deltona, Fla., majoring in public health, with a minor […]
The endowed WLP/Alena Eftihia Frey Memorial Scholarship has been established in her memory through the generosity of friends and family USF College of Public Health alumna Alena Frey’s passion for public health was evident during her tenure as an undergraduate student. While working toward earning her bachelor’s degree in public […]