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±«Óãtv-headquartered Global Virus Network issues urgent call on rising threat of H5N1 bird flu
The Global Virus Network published a comprehensive analysis of the H5N1 bird flu outbreak, calling on world governments to address the threat by enhancing surveillance, implementing biosecurity measures and preparing for potential human-to-human transmission.
April 28, 2025College of Public Health, Morsani College of Medicine, Research
Health Buddies and TelePals have connected hundreds of older adults with ±«Óãtv students, reducing reported loneliness and increasing access to health information. Enrollment in both programs has grown steadily each year, reflecting ±«Óãtv's ongoing commitment to promoting public health.
The quick response and emergency training of student veteran Teresa Booker, university police and first responders helped to save the life of someone having a cardiac emergency on campus.
February 27, 2025College of Public Health
H5N1: How worried should we be?
Experts from ±«Óãtv Health and the Global Virus Network discuss the current avian influenza outbreak in poultry, dairy cattle and wild birds.
January 14, 2025College of Public Health, Morsani College of Medicine, Research
COPH student presents study on hazards of artificial turf
Athletes might worry about their safety when they set foot on a field, but not because of the surface itself. After all, it’s just a bunch of sod, right?
December 11, 2024College of Public Health, Research
±«Óãtv Health models civic dialogue, free speech at COVID Conversations conference
Nearly five years on from the COVID-19 pandemic, citizens and scientists alike continue to wrestle with polarizing questions about the public health response. ±«Óãtv Health partnered with the Heterodox Academy to host a conference for an open dialogue about what was done well, what was done poorly and what can be improved upon in the future.
December 11, 2024College of Public Health, Morsani College of Medicine
IPE Day 2024 addresses nutrition, food insecurity, community health
IPE Day 2024 meets Iron Chef. This year's event focuses on how food scarcity and food deserts play a role in community health and long-term patient outcomes.
November 15, 2024College of Public Health, Morsani College of Medicine, PA Program, Physical Therapy
A groundbreaking new study conducted by the ±«Óãtv will track young people through 2050 to learn more about the long-term impacts of smartphones, social media and other digital media on individual wellbeing.
November 14, 2024College of Public Health
±«Óãtv volunteers support Tampa Bay through hurricane disaster relief
As Tampa Bay endured the historic impacts of two major hurricanes in quick succession, volunteers from across ±«Óãtv and ±«Óãtv Health came together to provide essential services and support to the region through the ±«Óãtv Community Emergency Response Team (CERT).
October 30, 2024College of Public Health, Morsani College of Medicine
±«Óãtv Health faculty among teams selected for new CREATE Awards that will help solve critical challenges
±«Óãtv researchers were recently awarded $1 million in seed funding through CREATE awards to catalyze new research
August 13, 2024College of Nursing, College of Public Health, Morsani College of Medicine, Research
±«Óãtv names new dean for the ±«Óãtv Health College of Public Health
Dr. Sten Vermund will join ±«Óãtv in January, bringing decades of infectious disease epidemiology and prevention experience
August 8, 2024College of Public Health
To fight malaria parasite, researchers try tricking it with a time-travel strategy
±«Óãtv Health researchers are working to advance the understanding of how malaria becomes resistant to the most popular drug used to treat the disease.
March 25, 2024College of Public Health, Research