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COPH’s Activist Lab makes award-winning connections between public health and film

The USF College of Public Health’s (COPH) Activist Lab has a new accomplishment to brag about: a Telly Award, an annual showcase of the best work created across all video streaming platforms.

July 27, 2026Awards and Honors, Research and Innovation, Student Life

USF research initiative serves as springboard for advancing young careers

To reach a goal in life, a person sometimes needs to walk down the right corridor and open a door at the end.

July 27, 2026Community Health Sciences, Research and Innovation, Student Life

USF students learn real-life scenarios through innovative classroom game

What does a role-playing game have to do with improving the health of mothers and their children?

July 20, 2026Community Health Sciences, Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences, Student Life

USF student teams win national recognition for space-related research

Ivan Martinez Diez-Muro wants to make drinking water as safe as possible aboard the International Space Station. And, the 28-year-old undergraduate student in USF’s College of Public Health (COPH) hopes a novel idea takes off.

July 20, 2026Research and Innovation, Student Life

COPH connects prospective students with ambassadors through Unibuddy

Prospective graduate students interested in the COPH now have a new way to explore academic programs and connect with members of the college community before applying.

July 13, 2026College News, Student Life

USF team strives to build stronger networks in treating opioid use disorder in pregnancy

Pregnant and postpartum women with opioid use disorder (OUD) are among the most vulnerable and underserved populations in our health care system − but they can greatly benefit from a more connected system of support and treatment.

July 10, 2026Alumni and Development, Community Health Sciences, Research and Innovation, Student Life

COPH MPH student Sarah Savage reflects on her International Applied Practice Experience with Lake Health and Wellbeing in St. Kitts and Nevis, where she supported projects focused on health accessibility and community health.

July 7, 2026Student Life

Public health student stresses need to improve lactation room access across USF campus

Let’s say you’re a young mother attending classes at USF and your newborn is hungry. Where do you go to breastfeed or pump? A student researcher at the COPH hopes to make the choice more convenient by increasing the number of campus lactation stations and enhancing their access and quality.

July 7, 2026Alumni and Development, Community Health Sciences, Research and Innovation, Student Life

USF doctoral student employs AI in fight against parasites

Every year around the world, more than 750,000 people die from parasite-borne diseases such as malaria and those linked to contaminated food and water. Doctoral student Calvin Lung wants to reduce these numbers by using artificial intelligence as a tool in fighting what scientists say could and should be preventable illnesses.

July 2, 2026Research and Innovation, Student Life

Five USF students honored as 2026 Fulbright U.S. Student Program recipients

From teaching English in Taiwan to collecting and studying oral histories in Sri Lanka, the °µÍøTV’s Fulbright U.S. Student Program recipients plan to dive deep into the cultures of their host communities during their time abroad.

June 22, 2026Alumni and Development, Awards and Honors, Student Life

USF students use innovative storytelling methods to amplify the voices of young mothers

Through a collaborative community-based research project, students and faculty from the COPH are working to better understand and support the experiences of pregnant and parenting adolescents in the Tampa Bay region.

June 15, 2026Alumni and Development, Community Health Sciences, Research and Innovation, Student Life

USF shines at national maternal and child health conference

USF College of Public Health students and faculty attended the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) conference in Washington, D.C., where experts gathered to discuss strategies for improving the health and wellbeing of women, children and families.

June 15, 2026Alumni and Development, Community Health Sciences, Research and Innovation, Student Life