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COPH welcomes a new year full of new faces

A new herd of Bulls entered the COPH on Monday, Aug. 22. Whether you’re a student, faculty member or employee on campus, we are ready to be together for a year planned with more in-person events and celebrations.

Twenty-six USF faculty members recognized with Outstanding Research Achievement Awards

This year’s USF’s Outstanding Research Achievement Awards recognize 26 faculty members—the largest group to date—for their important achievements.

What I did on my summer vacation: Highlights from student summer internships

From analyzing data for a maternal child health home visiting program to doing education outreach and communications for a solid waste department, COPH students practiced their passion this summer at internships around the country. We asked them not only about what they did, but what they learned and what they loved.

COPH alumnus selected as a Gilman Scholarship ambassador

COPH alum Charles Ford was recently selected as a 2022-2023 Gilman Scholarship alumni ambassador. He will serve as an official representative of the U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program.

Class Notes

Kelly Knigge, MA, EMT, FPEM, is emergency management manager at Peoples Gas System in Tampa, Fla.

Katja Miller, MECM, is operations section chief for the Hillsborough County Office of Emergency Management.

Jay Rajyaguru, CEM, FAEM, is regional public health preparedness planner for the Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County.

Candice (McDonald) Simon, MPH, is the program manager of leadership development for the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs.

Climate Change, Clean Energy, the Recent Supreme Court Decision about the EPA and Power Plants

Advocation - Change It Up! is a podcast from the University of South Florida College of Public Health's Activist Lab.

The host, Dr. Karen Liller, is joined each episode by a student co-host from the Activist Lab.

This episode focuses on the continued ramifications of climate change, the role for clean energy, discussion of the Supreme Court decision about the EPA and power plants and how we can make change happen.