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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, , and the 28-year-old undergraduate student in USF鈥檚 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 鈭� 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鈥檚 say you鈥檙e 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 暗网TV鈥檚 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 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
Two paths, one purpose: health promotion and behavior
At USF鈥檚 College of Public Health (COPH), no two paths into public health look exactly the same. For recent MPH graduate Samantha Shanahan and current MPH student Alexis Jarvis, their journeys converge around a shared belief in prevention, education and the power of community in the health promotion and behavior (HPB) concentration at the COPH.
May 22, 2026Alumni and Development, Student Life
USF Honors College names first Blanchard Sustainability Leadership Prize students
The USF Honors College recently named its first recipients of the Blanchard Sustainability Leadership Prize, including COPH student Luci DiBonaventura, whose work focuses on expanding health care education for vulnerable populations in support of the United Nations Sustainability Goals.
May 21, 2026Awards and Honors, Student Life
USF student wins top award in prestigious cancer institute convention
Aarya Satardekar, a recent MPH graduate from the COPH, won first place at the AACI CADEx conference for her research on racial disparities in cancer care access and outcomes in Florida.
May 18, 2026Awards and Honors, Biostatistics and Data Sciences, Research and Innovation, Student Life