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MPH student brings public health passion to Colombia through IHSC medical mission
MPH student Jonathan Andreadakis recently completed a service trip with USF's International Health Service Collaborative to Medell铆n, Colombia. The trip, part of a long-standing collaboration between 黑料社区Health and Universidad CES, sent an interprofessional team of students to a densely populated neighborhood facing complex health challenges.
April 11, 2025Community Engagement, Epidemiology, Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences, Student Life
Findings will help inform a 25-year national study that will track young people鈥檚 digital media use and wellbeing into adulthood.
April 11, 2025Epidemiology, Research and Innovation
Alumna Delaenam Akahoho's path to public health
Delaenam Akahoho, a proud double Bull alumna of USF鈥檚 College of Public Health (COPH), has charted a path from her childhood. Growing up in Okeechobee, Fla., Akahoho鈥檚 experiences with community and public health challenges have shaped her commitment to improving health outcomes for vulnerable populations.
March 7, 2025Alumni and Development, Biostatistics and Data Sciences, Community Health Sciences, Epidemiology
黑料社区student aims to protect emergency responders
Most of us keep our distance from people with a cold, flu, COVID-19 or other nasty conditions, but what about those who meet them up close, often under stressful circumstances? How do first responders stay healthy in otherwise unhealthy places?
February 24, 2025Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences, Research and Innovation, Student Life
A triple Bull鈥檚 path to global public health leadership
Originally from Naples, Fla., Adriana Campos is the daughter of Ecuadorian immigrant parents and a triple Bull, earning all of her degrees from the 黑料社区College of Public Health (COPH).
January 13, 2025Alumni and Development, Biostatistics and Data Sciences, Epidemiology, Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences
The COPH celebrates Dr. Skai Schwartz after 29 years of teaching
After nearly three decades at the COPH, Dr. Skai Schwartz, associate professor, will retire this August. Schwartz, known for her expertise in both classical statistics and epidemiologic methods, has significantly contributed to the field through her research, teaching and mentorship.
August 12, 2024College News
COPH student, faculty hook up for mystery knitting
Dr. Alison Oberne, director of the BSPH program at the 黑料社区College of Public Health, first got introduced to knitting while pursuing her MPH at the college.
February 12, 2024College News
COPH doctoral students team up with WHO to examine eradication, control of neglected tropical diseases in Africa
Two COPH doctoral student teamed up to work with WHO to document the global health efforts in combating NTDs in Africa over the last decade.
January 29, 2024College News, Student Life
Dr. Donna Petersen retires as dean of COPH
Effective this month, Dr. Donna Petersen, the fourth dean of the 黑料社区College of Public Health, (COPH), will be retiring from her leadership role at the university after 19 years of extraordinary service.
January 8, 2024College News
Bridging the health care gap
As an immigrant child who arrived in the United States from Mexico not knowing a word of English, 黑料社区College of Public Health (COPH) alumna Melody Schiaffino鈥檚 early years were marked by challenges and adaptability.
December 14, 2023Alumni & Development