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During the first full week of April each year, the American Public Health Association brings together communities across the United States to observe National Public Health Week (NPHW). To celebrate NPHW, the COPH hosted an array of events throughout the weeks of March 24- April 10.
The COPH has named Cynthia M. Harris, PhD, the 2022 Florida Outstanding Woman in Public Health. The college bestows the award each year to a woman whose career accomplishments and leadership contribute significantly to the field of public health in Florida.
Dr. Katherine Drabiak recently took part in a virtual Boston University Law Review Online symposium focusing on the scientific and legal aspects of recent advances in genome editing. The symposium brought together experts from around the nation to discuss ideas and theories brought up in the recently published book “Rewriting Nature,” by scientist and attorney Paul Enriquez. 

Advocation – Change It Up! is a podcast from the COPH Activist Lab. This episode focuses on the Activist Lab Bootcamp and some strategies for advocacy and change in mental health. Hear from Dr. Jerome Galea from the USF School of Social Work and students Jeanine Ashforth and Ivory Hayes.
The COPH Academic Affairs and Student Success team received a USF Student Success Award for Academic Excellence.

From nutrition and premenstrual syndrome to global COVID-19 vaccine inequity, 19 COPH undergraduate students presented 10 posters at the 2022 Annual Undergraduate Research Conference. The event was held virtually and in person in the beginning of April across all USF campuses.
Since 2008, students in the COPH have annually recognized outstanding instruction at the Annual National Public Health Awards Ceremony. On April 6, graduate and undergraduate students joined forces to present the Excellence in Teaching Award to COPH alumna Dr. Dinorah Martinez Tyson, associate professor.

Born and raised in Mumbai (formerly Bombay), India, COPH alumna Dr. Lynette Menezes immigrated to the United States after completing her undergraduate degree in microbiology and master’s degree in social work from the University of Mumbai.

COPH alumnus Commander Lane Vause grew up in the suburbs of Boise, Idaho. His father was a first-generation college graduate and emphasized to Vause and his siblings that they had to either learn a trade, go to college or join the U.S. Service.
Class Notes

Nicole Brasseur, MPH, is a program manager at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment in Denver.

Jazmine S. Mateus, MPH, is a senior statistical analyst with Icon.

Jordan Snead, BSPH, FAEM, is the Cities Readiness Initiative coordinator at the Florida Department of Health Pasco County.

Lauren Woodward, MPH, is the coordinator of comprehensive health education at Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Fla.

The University of South Florida is home to the Center for Global Health and Infectious Diseases Research. Led by Dr. John Adams and his team of researchers, malaria is one of several diseases the center hopes to eradicate.

Tune in and see how scientists study malaria parasite biology with the expectation that a better understanding of Plasmodium biology will yield better ways to control malaria through vaccines, drugs and other prevention strategies. Then, apply to the University of South Florida and help advance the public's health!

Media Mentions
 
WTSP (CBS) Tampa and other media outlets- April 11, 2022
 
Miami Herald - April 16, 2022
 
Miami Herald - April 16, 2022
 
WUSF (NPR) - April 17, 2022
 
WFTS (ABC) Tampa - April 15, 2022

Bay News 9 (Spectrum) Tampa - April 18, 2022
 
The Hill - April 20, 2022

WTVT (FOX) Tampa - April 21, 2022

Tampa Bay Times - April 21, 2022
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