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Public health professor Dina Martinez Tyson leads USF Honors students on service trip to the Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic has become a special place for many 色色研究所 Judy Genshaft Honors College faculty, staff and students. The service-learning trip has run for more than a decade and has impacted the lives of hundreds of students who have provided hands-on health care support and education to communities across the country.
January 27, 2026Student Life
Booked and busy: COPH launches dean鈥檚 book club
The COPH recently launched its first Dean鈥檚 Undergraduate Book Club, creating a new space for students to connect with one another and college leadership through discussion beyond the traditional classroom.
January 20, 2026Sten Vermund, Student Life
Bold futures ahead for 469 COPH grads
This fall, USF鈥檚 College of Public Health (COPH) celebrates a new class of graduates who are stepping forward with knowledge, compassion and a commitment to strengthening the health of communities everywhere. In total, 469 students are earning their degrees this semester, marking an important milestone in their journeys as future health leaders.
December 12, 2025Student Life
USF researcher addresses a growing crisis: Health care worker burnout
Imagine you鈥檙e a nurse or emergency responder in Florida when an outbreak of infectious disease collides with the aftermath of a hurricane.
December 12, 2025Community Health Sciences, Research and Innovation, Student Life
USF students compete to launch experiments aboard the International Space Station
More than 3,700 students across North America competed to design experiments for launch aboard the International Space Station 鈥� and in USF鈥檚 first official year participating in the Student Spaceflight Experiment Program (SSEP), an interdisciplinary competition open to all colleges, USF students joined forces and answered the call.
December 1, 2025Research and Innovation, Student Life
USF students lead innovations in youth health and disease monitoring at APHA
Several students from the USF College of Public Health (COPH) shared their work at the American Public Health Association鈥檚 (APHA) Annual Meeting and Expo, one of the field鈥檚 most influential gatherings. Among those presenting, three students Emily Walsh, Molly Joyce and Spuritha Bhandaru were highlighted for their innovative research addressing public health priorities affecting communities locally and nationally.
November 21, 2025Research and Innovation, Student Life
COPH goes national: Bulls lead the conversation at APHA 2025
The COPH took center stage at the 2025 American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting & Expo, held Nov. 2鈥�5 in Washington, D.C. Faculty, staff, students and alumni from the college gathered alongside thousands of professionals from across the nation to advance the year鈥檚 theme, 鈥淢aking the Public鈥檚 Health a National Priority.鈥�
November 7, 2025Alumni and Development, College News, Student Life
Inspired by the pandemic鈥檚 challenges, USF MPH student Arya Mhatre turned uncertainty into purpose. Read how her journey in public health transformed from questions to action.
October 24, 2025Student Life
COPHers are forever green and gold
The USF College of Public Health (COPH) alumni community showed their Bull pride during a week packed with energy, connection and celebration as part of USF鈥檚 61st Homecoming. The COPH community came together to make memories and celebrate what it means to be a Bull.
October 24, 2025Alumni and Development, Student Life
COPH researcher studies link between red tide and risk of gestational hypertension
Those who live along Florida鈥檚 west coast know better than to swim in the Gulf during a red tide outbreak, as the smell, stinging eyes and countless dead fish on the beach warn residents to stay away. But what about people who reside nearby, especially pregnant women who might be vulnerable to airborne toxins?
October 24, 2025Research and Innovation, Student Life
USF dietetics students gain global experience addressing malnutrition in Ghana
In July, COPH dietetics students traveled to Accra, Ghana, for an intensive, hands-on global health experience focused on combating malnutrition.
October 10, 2025College News, Student Life
Prognosis: Impact 鈥� USF DrPH student John Delano earns esteemed FAPIC honor
John Delano is in his second year of the DrPH program at USF鈥檚 College of Public Health (COPH), where he is excited to tackle some of the most pressing challenges in infection prevention. And he knows firsthand the difference infection prevention can make鈥攏ot just professionally, but personally.
October 10, 2025Awards and Honors, Student Life