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The terror attacks have inspired countless careers at USF.
The COPH's Elizabeth Dunn was a senior in high school in Texas when the tragedy unfolded. As a volunteer with the American Red Cross, she led efforts to raise more than $60,000 at her school.

Alumnus Michael Wiese presented the poster Hindsight Is 2020: Lessons Learned for Health Departments Hiring Epidemic Response Contact Tracers at the Florida Public Health Association’s (FPHA) annual meeting held virtually in July. Others from the college contributing to the poster were Dr. Alison Oberne, Laura Rusnak, Dr. Makut Matawal and Patrick Rodriguez.

Dr. Dina Martinez Tyson has been approved for $2.7 million in research funding for a study on adapting a couples-based intervention for Latina breast cancer survivors.

With the help of a grant from the international nonprofit Task Force for Global Health, COPH associate professor Dr. Ben Jacob has brought his “slash and clear” method of eliminating the breeding grounds of Simulium damnosum s.l. to Cameroon.

Alumna Dr. Acadia Buro will present research on obesity in adolescents at the upcoming American Public Health Association (APHA) annual meeting. The APHA meeting will be held Oct. 24-27 in Denver. 

Class Notes

Daniella Montero, BSPH, begins an MPH degree program at Boston University School of Public Health.
 
Meghan Peck, MPH, CPH, is the special needs shelter coordinator for the Florida Department of Health in Hillsborough County in Tampa, Fla.
 
Rachel Rosato, BSPH, is the health and safety specialist at Tampa General Hospital in Tampa, Fla.
 
Tessa Saturday, MPH, is the research coordinator at the Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health in Flagstaff, Ariz.

Advocation - Change it Up! is an exciting podcast from the USF COPH Activist Lab.

On this episode the host, Dr. Karen Liller, a professor at the COPH and director of the Activist Lab, is joined by co-host Carla Salazar, COPH student, and COPH associate professor Dr. Jason Salemi. They discussed where the nation is now and what the future holds during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Media Mentions

WUSF News and other outlets - August 26, 2021

WFTS(ABC)-Tampa - August 27, 2021

WFTS(ABC)-Tampa - August 31, 2021

WFTS(ABC)-Tampa - September 1, 2021

WTSP(CBS)-Tampa- September 1, 2021

WTVT(FOX)-Tampa and other stations - September 2, 2021

Sun Sentinel - September 2, 2021

WPEC(CBS)-West Palm Beach - September 6, 2021

WTSP(CBS)-Tampa - September 7, 2021

CBS News - September 9, 2021
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