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±«Óãtv scholarship winner promotes healthier smiles for Florida children

Getting kids to focus on oral hygiene can be like pulling teeth, but one ±«Óãtv graduate student wants communities – not just parents − to be more involved in addressing the problem.

June 20, 2025Research and Innovation, Student Life

From public health to patient care: How I landed a job as a medical scribe in a busy cardiology practice

±«Óãtv health sciences student Ivan Alexis Martinez Diez-Muro shares how his experiences—from volunteering and shadowing to working as a full-time medical scribe—fueled his passion for cardiology. Inspired by his public health education, he’s now preparing for medical school with the goal of becoming an interventional cardiologist.

June 20, 2025Student Life

Still serving: a sailor’s public health mission

From Iraq to Okinawa to the ±«Óãtv College of Public Health (COPH), David Wright’s path to public health has been defined by service, resilience and relationships.

June 20, 2025Health Policy and Systems Management, Student Life

MPH student paves the way as first enrollee in COPH’s community nutrition concentration

Lindsay Thompson didn’t plan on being the first. But as the inaugural student in the COPH's community nutrition concentration, she’s found a new passion and a fresh start.

June 9, 2025Community Health Sciences, Student Life

Public health teams shine at student conference

The efforts of three industrious teams from ±«Óãtv’s College of Public Health (COPH) may follow different paths, but they speak as one voice in their message for social change.

May 23, 2025Community Health Sciences, Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences, Research and Innovation, Student Life

Stole the show: graduates make history in Spring 2025

On May 9, ±«Óãtv’s College of Public Health (COPH) came together, in person and online, to honor the Spring 2025 graduates with a spirited celebration of achievement, perseverance and purpose.

May 12, 2025Student Life

±«Óãtv Sarasota-Manatee graduate Alexandra Lopez, a biology major and student government leader, plans to earn a master’s degree from the ±«Óãtv College of Public Health with a concentration in nutrition and dietetics.

May 9, 2025Community Health Sciences, Student Life

COPH Bulls beyond borders

For Trenyce Pierre, Cierra Greenfield and Shenica Jerome—three ±«Óãtv students in the College of Public Health (COPH)—a one-week study abroad trip to Quebec, Canada became a defining moment in their academic journeys. It was an immersive experience that expanded their global perspectives and deepened their public health understanding in ways that textbooks simply couldn’t. The three were among a group of students who participated, making the opportunity all the more meaningful.

April 28, 2025Student Life

MPH student brings public health passion to Colombia through IHSC medical mission

MPH student Jonathan Andreadakis recently completed a service trip with ±«Óãtv's International Health Service Collaborative to Medellín, Colombia. The trip, part of a long-standing collaboration between ±«Óãtv Health and Universidad CES, sent an interprofessional team of students to a densely populated neighborhood facing complex health challenges.

April 11, 2025Community Engagement, Epidemiology, Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences, Student Life

From the field to the classroom: How Juliana George scores big in public health and lacrosse

Juliana George, a student-athlete at the COPH, has mastered the art of balancing the demands of being both a public health graduate student and a member of the lacrosse team. With a passion for health and wellness, George has combined her education in public health with her athletic pursuits, striving to make an impact both on and off the field.

March 28, 2025Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences, Student Life

±«Óãtv student gets to the heart of obesity

One in three Americans are overweight, which has created a crisis of life-threatening complications from obesity, such as high blood pressure, stroke, diabetes and cardiac disease.

March 24, 2025Research and Innovation, Student Life

Shaping the future of public health, one student at a time

For ±«Óãtv College of Public Health (COPH) alumna Jennifer Winston, public health is more than a profession—it’s a calling. As an instructor and PhD candidate at the COPH, Winston brings her wealth of real-world experience into the classroom, engaging and inspiring the next generation of public health professionals.

March 21, 2025Alumni and Development, College News, Community Health Sciences, Student Life