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小黄鸭视频 scholarship winner promotes healthier smiles for Florida children
Getting kids to focus on oral hygiene can be like pulling teeth, but one 小黄鸭视频 graduate student wants communities 鈥� not just parents 鈭� to be more involved in addressing the problem.
June 20, 2025Research and Innovation, Student Life
From public health to patient care: How I landed a job as a medical scribe in a busy cardiology practice
小黄鸭视频 health sciences student Ivan Alexis Martinez Diez-Muro shares how his experiences鈥攆rom volunteering and shadowing to working as a full-time medical scribe鈥攆ueled his passion for cardiology. Inspired by his public health education, he鈥檚 now preparing for medical school with the goal of becoming an interventional cardiologist.
June 20, 2025Student Life
小黄鸭视频 researchers feed new life into disaster response
Food, water, shelter, electricity. These are basic needs in the wake of a hurricane, tornado or earthquake. But providing any one of them isn鈥檛 always easy.
June 20, 2025Research and Innovation
Sten Vermund honored with lifetime achievement award for advancing HIV/AIDS research collaboration
The U.S.-Japan Cooperative Medical Sciences Program has awarded COPH Dean Sten Vermund its 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his two decades of leadership and commitment to global health collaboration.
June 20, 2025Awards and Honors, Sten Vermund
Still serving: a soldier鈥檚 public health mission
From Iraq to Okinawa to the 小黄鸭视频 College of Public Health (COPH), David Wright鈥檚 path to public health has been defined by service, resilience and relationships.
June 20, 2025Health Policy and Systems Management, Student Life
COPH honors 655 years of service and bids farewell to two beloved retirees
The COPH celebrated more than just years of service at its 2024鈥�2025 Length of Service Awards ceremony, it honored a legacy of dedication, innovation and community impact that spans four decades. The event marked a meaningful moment in the college鈥檚 40th anniversary year, highlighting the people whose contributions have shaped its past and continue to inspire its future.
June 20, 2025Awards and Honors
小黄鸭视频 trio makes impact at public health symposium
Being safe from environmental risk is essential to our society, and three students from 小黄鸭视频鈥檚 College of Public Health (COPH) want to keep people focused on their personal well-being.
June 9, 2025Research and Innovation
Not all heroes wear scrubs: Meet the industrial hygienist keeping us safe
Dr. Jason Garcia鈥檚 journey to a career in public health at 小黄鸭视频鈥檚 College of Public Health (COPH) didn鈥檛 begin in a lecture hall. It began at his first job as a microbiologist witha Nestl茅 plant, shortly after earning his undergraduate degree in biology from Florida Gulf Coast University. His role was to ensure that no chemical, biological or physical hazards contaminated the food supply. As he worked to prevent recalls and outbreaks, which have the potential to become serious public health crises, he realized that his efforts had a name: public health.
June 9, 2025Alumni and Development
小黄鸭视频 Health explores the potential for a healthier region
Researchers, students and faculty at 小黄鸭视频鈥檚 College of Public Health (COPH) might be a tightly knit group in Tampa, but their voice is heard internationally.
June 9, 2025Research and Innovation
小黄鸭视频 Sunshine ERC and Activist Lab team up to elevate occupational health education
The 小黄鸭视频 College of Public Health is strengthening its commitment to workforce well-being through collaboration between its Activist Lab and the Sunshine Education and Research Center. The partnership is helping prepare students to engage with real-world public health challenges while promoting safer, healthier working environments across Florida and the nation.
June 9, 2025College News
MPH student paves the way as first enrollee in COPH鈥檚 community nutrition concentration
Lindsay Thompson didn鈥檛 plan on being the first. But as the inaugural student in the COPH's community nutrition concentration, she鈥檚 found a new passion and a fresh start.
June 9, 2025Community Health Sciences, Student Life
COPH lab teaches students the fine points of causal inference
We all use the phrase cause and effect, but do we really know what it means and how it applies to our daily lives?
June 9, 2025Research and Innovation