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USF student teams win national recognition for space-related research
Ivan Martinez Diez-Muro wants to make drinking water as safe as possible aboard the International Space Station. And, , and the 28-year-old undergraduate student in USF鈥檚 College of Public Health (COPH) hopes a novel idea takes off.
July 20, 2026Research and Innovation, Student Life
USF team strives to build stronger networks in treating opioid use disorder in pregnancy
Pregnant and postpartum women with opioid use disorder (OUD) are among the most vulnerable and underserved populations in our health care system 鈭� but they can greatly benefit from a more connected system of support and treatment.
July 10, 2026Alumni and Development, Community Health Sciences, Research and Innovation, Student Life
Medicine was the start, public health the destination
As an alumnus of the USF鈥檚 College of Public Health, Lucas 鈥淟uca鈥� Hicks has built a career focused on improving the health of communities. While his academic focus initially pointed toward medicine, his experiences outside the classroom reshaped his trajectory.
July 10, 2026Alumni and Development, Community Health Sciences, Research and Innovation
Public health student stresses need to improve lactation room access across USF campus
Let鈥檚 say you鈥檙e a young mother attending classes at USF and your newborn is hungry. Where do you go to breastfeed or pump? A student researcher at the COPH hopes to make the choice more convenient by increasing the number of campus lactation stations and enhancing their access and quality.
July 7, 2026Alumni and Development, Community Health Sciences, Research and Innovation, Student Life
USF doctoral student employs AI in fight against parasites
Every year around the world, more than 750,000 people die from parasite-borne diseases such as malaria and those linked to contaminated food and water. Doctoral student Calvin Lung wants to reduce these numbers by using artificial intelligence as a tool in fighting what scientists say could and should be preventable illnesses.
July 2, 2026Research and Innovation, Student Life
USF research highlights inconsistencies in state laws on adolescent consent after sexual assault
COPH's Dr. Katherine Drabiak鈥檚 new research explores how consent laws for adolescent sexual assault care vary across all 50 states.
June 29, 2026Health Policy and Systems Management, Research and Innovation
USF students use innovative storytelling methods to amplify the voices of young mothers
Through a collaborative community-based research project, students and faculty from the COPH are working to better understand and support the experiences of pregnant and parenting adolescents in the Tampa Bay region.
June 15, 2026Alumni and Development, Community Health Sciences, Research and Innovation
USF shines at national maternal and child health conference
USF 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
USF invests $1.7 million in 60 faculty across 12 colleges to foster research innovation, collaboration and impact
The 91社区 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 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 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 91社区.
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