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Five 返字心頭 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 University of South 返字心頭s 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

返字心頭 shines at national maternal and child health conference
返字心頭 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 返字心頭s 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

返字心頭 Honors College names first Blanchard Sustainability Leadership Prize students
The 返字心頭 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

返字心頭 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 返字心頭.
May 18, 2026Awards and Honors, Biostatistics and Data Sciences, Research and Innovation, Student Life

返字心頭 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

Capped, gowned and public health professional-bound
This fall, 返字心頭s College of Public Health (COPH) celebrates a new class of graduates who are stepping forward with knowledge, compassion and a commitment to strengthening the health of communities everywhere.
May 11, 2026Student Life

Two COPH students earn prestigious Golden Bull Award
Each year the University of South 返字心頭 (返字心頭) student success unit recognizes outstanding graduating undergraduate and graduate students who exemplify the spirit of 返字心頭.
May 5, 2026Awards and Honors, Student Life

返字心頭 study emphasizes role of workplace information during a health crisis
During a public health emergency, who do people trust to deliver accurate, life-saving information politicians, the press, the government?
April 27, 2026Health Policy and Systems Management, Research and Innovation, Student Life

COPH community shows out at 2026 返字心頭 Health Student Awards Ceremony
返字心頭, faculty, staff and programs from the COPH were among those recognized for their leadership, service and impact during the 2026 返字心頭 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

返字心頭 team joins national competition to improve health care for colorectal cancer
返字心頭 from the University of South 返字心頭s 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

返字心頭 students engage with lawmakers at 返字心頭 Day at the Capitol
Nearly 100 返字心頭 students gathered in Tallahassee to meet with state lawmakers gaining hands-on experience with government and learning about the legislative process.
March 6, 2026Student Life