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A season of growth: COPH kicks off Fall 2025
The start of a new school year always brings energy to campus but Fall 2025 feels especially exciting at the COPH. With more than 700 new students joining the COPH family, fresh academic programs launching and faculty stepping into new leadership roles, the college is embracing change and momentum on every front.
August 22, 2025College News, Student Life
CAMLS simulation specialist, future medical student recognized as USF Health Culture Champion
Jataya Jackson, simulation operations specialist at the USF Health Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation, was recently named a USF Health Culture Champion for her extraordinary journey from undergraduate student to medical student.
August 20, 2025College News
USF joins statewide effort to expand newborn genetic screening and genomic medicine
USF Health is leveraging its position as Florida鈥檚 leader in genetic counseling as part of the Sunshine Genetics Consortium, helping launch a statewide program allowing families to have their newborn鈥檚 entire genetic code sequenced at birth.
August 20, 2025College News
Meet the new faculty helping power USF鈥檚 future
From AI-driven discovery to cutting-edge medical research, USF鈥檚 newest faculty are advancing bold ideas and preparing students for the future. Their arrival reflects the university鈥檚 continued momentum as a hub for world-changing innovation and academic excellence.
August 20, 2025College News, Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences
USF COPH awarded $3 million grant
The COPH has been selected as a recipient of the Connecting Kids to Coverage Outreach and Enrollment Cooperative Agreement Program. USF joins a group of 25 grantees awarded a total of $66 million to enhance child health coverage over the next five years. USF鈥檚 grant, totaling $3 million, will support comprehensive outreach efforts across Florida.
August 20, 2025College News
杏吧性世界 launches groundbreaking undergraduate concentration in health care simulation
The 杏吧性世界 is launching the world鈥檚 first university-based undergraduate concentration in Health Care Simulation Operations 鈥� a rapidly growing discipline aimed at advancing patient safety and care quality using cutting-edge simulation technologies.
August 6, 2025College News, Student Life
USF offers new undergraduate programs in simulation, nutrition and rehabilitation science
Consider these statistics on the health of Americans: Nearly 50% suffer from some form of cardiovascular disease, more than 40% are obese and 12% manage diabetes every day, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Throw in the estimated 50 million people who require physical therapy, and you get the picture: a population with severe impairments.
August 6, 2025College News, Student Life
Summer graduation: 331 reasons to believe in a healthier tomorrow
This summer, USF鈥檚 College of Public Health celebrates a new class of changemakers with 331 graduates who are ready to protect and improve the health of communities near and far.
August 6, 2025College News, Student Life
COPH professor brings data expertise to TGH鈥檚 inaugural Analytics Academy
Dr. Troy Quast brought real-world insights to Tampa General Hospital鈥檚 new Analytics Academy, a six-week program designed to help managers apply data tools to improve health care delivery. His session focused on statistics, predictive analytics and productivity measures.
July 11, 2025College News, Health Policy and Systems Management
USF Sunshine ERC and Activist Lab team up to elevate occupational health education
The USF 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
In January, Dr. Sten Vermund joined the university as dean of the College of Public Health, as well as Distinguished University Health Professor and senior associate vice president of USF Health. Also the chief medical officer of the Global Virus Network, he brings four decades of infectious disease epidemiology and prevention experience to his new role. Here are six facts to help you get to know Dean Vermund.
June 6, 2025College News, Sten Vermund
The Global Virus Network convened top virologists, epidemiologists, public health experts and government officials for the 2025 GVN Regional Meeting: Caribbean and Latin America in Kingston, Jamaica held May 1-2, 2025.
May 27, 2025College News