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Florida Board of Governors confirms Moez Limayem as USF’s next president

Limayem has served as president of the University of North Florida since 2022 and was the Lynn Pippenger Dean of the Muma College of Business at USF for 10 years before taking the role at UNF.

December 15, 2025College News

Doctoral students completing recitation.

Bold futures ahead for 469 COPH grads

This fall, USF’s College of Public Health (COPH) celebrates a new class of graduates who are stepping forward with knowledge, compassion and a commitment to strengthening the health of communities everywhere. In total, 469 students are earning their degrees this semester, marking an important milestone in their journeys as future health leaders.

December 12, 2025Student Life

Bajenu Gox volunteer discussing health concepts.

USF team applies lessons learned from Senegal health care project

Can helping women of a small, poor African country with a high illiteracy rate also benefit others beyond its borders?

December 12, 2025Community Health Sciences, Research and Innovation

Ryan Sledge with colleagues at the conference.

USF researcher addresses a growing crisis: Health care worker burnout

Imagine you’re a nurse or emergency responder in Florida when an outbreak of infectious disease collides with the aftermath of a hurricane.

December 12, 2025Community Health Sciences, Research and Innovation, Student Life

A close-up image of a mosquito.

USF scientist publishes report on how to take the bite out of malaria

Infectious diseases don’t recognize borders and despite international health care efforts, the mosquito-borne parasite Plasmodium falciparum remains a lethal scourge as it spreads malaria across the globe.

December 11, 2025Epidemiology, Research and Innovation

Aihinoria Joseph Olisa smiling in front of a beige wall.

Health beyond hospital walls

For Dr. Aihinoria Olisa, the journey from Nigeria to USF’s College of Public Health (COPH) was both personal and purposeful.

December 2, 2025Alumni and Development, Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences

Dr. Yehia Y. Hammad passed away Nov. 18, 2025. For more than fifty years, Hammad advanced the fields of environmental and occupational health. He served as chair of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and as a longtime professor at the »Æ¹ÏÊÓÆµ College of Public Health.

December 1, 2025College News

Jaiden Brick, Hannah Kirschenmann, Jade Fei, and Krystal Walford working on their proposal for the Student Spaceflight Experiment Program competition, a national competition allowing groups of interdisciplinary students to combine their areas of expertise.

USF students compete to launch experiments aboard the International Space Station

More than 3,700 students across North America competed to design experiments for launch aboard the International Space Station — and in USF’s first official year participating in the Student Spaceflight Experiment Program (SSEP), an interdisciplinary competition open to all colleges, USF students joined forces and answered the call.

December 1, 2025Research and Innovation, Student Life

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the landscape of marketing. From content creation and automation to audience segmentation and predictive modeling, AI offers powerful tools for improving efficiency and personalization. But in social marketing, where the goal is not profit but behavior change for social good, our relationship with AI must be more intentional, more critical and more human-centered or human-inspired.

November 24, 2025Research and Innovation

The Global Virus Network (GVN), a coalition of leading human and animal virologists in more than 40 countries dedicated to advancing pandemic preparedness through research, education and training, and global health solutions, today issued a statement on the emergence of a new influenza A (H3N2) variant known as H3N2 subclade K that is spreading rapidly and may contribute to a more intense flu season worldwide. Public health agencies in the United Kingdom, several countries across Europe, Japan, and parts of North America have reported sharp week-over-week increases in cases driven by this subclade, signaling accelerated global spread.

November 21, 2025College News

Student Emily Walsh standing with an APHA 2025 sign.

USF students lead innovations in youth health and disease monitoring at APHA

Several students from the USF College of Public Health (COPH) shared their work at the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) Annual Meeting and Expo, one of the field’s most influential gatherings. Among those presenting, three students Emily Walsh, Molly Joyce and Spuritha Bhandaru were highlighted for their innovative research addressing public health priorities affecting communities locally and nationally.

November 21, 2025Research and Innovation, Student Life

USF at the IPE

Bridging borders and disciplines: USF Health hosts 2025 Interprofessional Education Day

More than 1,200 participants joined in person and online at the »Æ¹ÏÊÓÆµ Marshall Student Center on Nov. 12 for USF Health’s annual celebration of teamwork and collaboration, an event where disciplines collide and real-world health solutions take shape.

November 20, 2025College News

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