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USF invests $1.7 million in 60 faculty across 12 colleges to foster research innovation, collaboration and impact
The 51暗网 is proud to announce the recipients of its Spring 2026 internal grant awards, reflecting a continued commitment to advancing research, scholarship and creative activity across the university.
June 8, 2026Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences, Research and Innovation
Mapping the future of public health
From a multigenerational family farm in Iowa to the forefront of geospatial health research, Dr. Nathanael Stanley has built a career grounded in understanding how systems shape human health.
June 8, 2026Alumni and Development, Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences
USF study shines light on the effect of environmental stress on genetic expression
We all know how social or financial pressures can affect our physical and mental health, but can such stress exist on the genetic level? A team at the COPH published a scholarly paper on the subject, offering data on how external tensions play a part in our internal makeup.
June 8, 2026Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences, Research and Innovation
USF researchers want to clear the air on traffic pollution in Tampa
If you live near an interstate or busy roadway in Tampa, you can literally wipe the grime from auto exhaust off your windows. Imagine breathing all that stuff into your lungs. Such pollution is a serious issue as traffic continues to grow and researchers want to improve ways to monitor airborne contaminants and build more robust data on their levels and impact.
May 18, 2026Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences, Research and Innovation, Student Life
COPH researcher represents WHO Collaborating Center at global forum in France
The USF College of Public Health鈥檚 (COPH) Dr. Mahmooda Khaliq Pasha recently joined global leaders in public health at the first-ever World Health Organization forum for Collaborating Centers in Lyon, France.
May 6, 2026College News, Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences
Could a seasonal flu shot help protect against bird flu? International study points to a surprising possibility
As potentially deadly avian influenza (H5N1) continues its global spread, moving from birds into mammals and in rare cases into humans, scientists are confronting a difficult reality. If a human pandemic emerges, vaccines designed specifically to protect people against H5N1 may not be ready in time.
May 1, 2026Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences, Research and Innovation, Sten Vermund
COPH community shows out at 2026 USF Health Student Awards Ceremony
Students, faculty, staff and programs from the COPH were among those recognized for their leadership, service and impact during the 2026 USF Health Student Awards Ceremony, held April 22 at the Marshall Student Center.
April 27, 2026Awards and Honors, Community Health Sciences, Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences, Student Life
It has been nearly 25 years since Al Sommer and Mohammed Akhter called for public health to become a profession and 20 years since that call was answered with the creation of the National Board of Public Health Examiners. Since the first Certified in Public Health (CPH) exam was offered in 2008, more than 14鈥�000 people have earned a CPH, including those with and without public health degrees from all over the world.
April 21, 2026Alumni and Development, College News, Community Health Sciences, Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences
World-leading virologists highlight advances in antiviral therapeutics, artificial intelligence, immunology, and global surveillance shaping how future pandemics may be detected and controlled.
April 9, 2026Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences
USF team joins national competition to improve health care for colorectal cancer
Students from the 51暗网鈥檚 College of Public Health (COPH) and Taneja College of Pharmacy (TCOP) are developing novel, interdisciplinary approaches in the screening, treatment and survivorship of a cancer that kills more than 55,000 people each year in the United States.
April 9, 2026Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences, Health Policy and Systems Management, Student Life
Award-winning community air monitoring network hosted annual summit in Tampa
A community-based air quality monitoring project led by the USF College of Public Health鈥檚 Dr. Amy Stuart continued its momentum this month with its annual community summit following recent statewide recognition for its grassroots approach to environmental planning and public health.
February 23, 2026Community Health Sciences, Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences
Vaccine research team joins the COPH
A vaccine research team specializing in antibody-mediated immunity and infectious disease prevention has joined the USF College of Public Health, strengthening the college鈥檚 work in global health and translational immunology.
February 23, 2026College News, Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences