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USF team publishes new paper on human impact of ancient scourge

“A plague is upon us’’ must have been a common phrase in ancient Jordan, where countless people perished from a mysterious malady that would shape both a society and an era of civilization.

January 16, 2026Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences, Research and Innovation

Protecting the herd from threats

Rob Marlowe has built a career at the intersection of preparation, protection and community engagement. As an emergency coordinator for the É«É«Ñо¿Ëù Department of Emergency Management, he spends his days teaching, planning and helping the campus community navigate the realities of modern-day threats.

January 16, 2026Alumni and Development

The year in review: COPH’s 10 most-read stories

From major leadership moments and academic milestones to faculty expertise and student achievements, the COPH's most-read stories this year highlighted the people and work shaping public health in Florida and around the world.

January 16, 2026College News

A message from Dean Sten Vermund: Welcome to Spring 2026

A new year’s message from Dean Sten Vermund welcoming the COPH community to Spring 2026, reaffirming our commitment to public health values, shared responsibility and advancing excellence in education, research and practice.

January 15, 2026College News, Sten Vermund

Florida Board of Governors confirms Moez Limayem as USF’s next president

Limayem has served as president of the University of North Florida since 2022 and was the Lynn Pippenger Dean of the Muma College of Business at USF for 10 years before taking the role at UNF.

December 15, 2025College News

Bold futures ahead for 469 COPH grads

This fall, USF’s 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 team applies lessons learned from Senegal health care project

Can helping women of a small, poor African country with a high illiteracy rate also benefit others beyond its borders?

December 12, 2025Community Health Sciences, Research and Innovation

USF researcher addresses a growing crisis: Health care worker burnout

Imagine you’re 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 scientist publishes report on how to take the bite out of malaria

Infectious diseases don’t recognize borders and despite international health care efforts, the mosquito-borne parasite Plasmodium falciparum remains a lethal scourge as it spreads malaria across the globe.

December 11, 2025Epidemiology, Research and Innovation

Health beyond hospital walls

For Dr. Aihinoria Olisa, the journey from Nigeria to USF’s College of Public Health (COPH) was both personal and purposeful.

December 2, 2025Alumni and Development, Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences

Dr. Yehia Y. Hammad passed away Nov. 18, 2025. For more than fifty years, Hammad advanced the fields of environmental and occupational health. He served as chair of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and as a longtime professor at the É«É«Ñо¿Ëù College of Public Health.

December 1, 2025College News

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 — and in USF’s 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