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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
USF health care management students earn third place in regional case competition
A team of students from the COPH's health care management programs earned third place in the 2026 Healthcare Leader Development Case Competition, hosted by the American College of Healthcare Executives of South Florida.
June 8, 2026Awards and Honors, Health Policy and Systems Management
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
National Electrical Safety Month: Awareness Is the Most Effective Protection
A review of key electrical hazards, workplace and home safety risks, and prevention strategies to reduce injuries and fatalities across industries during National Electrical Safety Month.
May 30, 2026USF SafetyFlorida
PPE Maintenance and Employee Training: The Last Line of Defense
This article highlights why proper PPE maintenance, inspection, and employee training are essential to ensure equipment performs effectively as the final barrier against workplace hazards.
May 29, 2026USF SafetyFlorida
Electrical Hazard Hiding in Plain Sight
A seemingly unused mezzanine stairway revealed unsecured electrical outlet boxes hanging from the ceiling, highlighting how overlooked areas can conceal serious electrical hazards.
May 29, 2026USF SafetyFlorida
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
Dr. Alison Oberne selected as incoming president of Delta Omega
Dr. Alison Oberne, associate dean of undergraduate studies and assistant professor at the COPH, will assume the presidency of Delta Omega in January 2027, helping lead one of the nation鈥檚 oldest public health honorary organizations.
May 21, 2026Awards and Honors
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
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