“USF was chosen as the place for Florida’s College of Public Health,” Dr. Peter Levin wrote in 1984, “because of the broad base of knowledge found in the many colleges of the university.” Three decades of growth and innumerable success stories later, Samuel P. Bell, III shed more light on the founding of COPH. Like many created entities of any kind, it all started with one person’s idea and another person’s decision to act on it.

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This July, the COPH is celebrating 40 years of educating public health professionals. Make plans now to participate in events in Tampa, around the nation and online that recognize this historic milestone.

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A new study from Dr. Monica Uddin, published in the journal Nature Genetics, sheds light on the link between genetic variation and mental stress disorders.

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COPH alumnus Katelyn Glisson grew up on a beef ranch in a small town in Minnesota. Her journey into higher education and public health began in a different field.

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COPH alumnus Dr. Nate Stanley used quantitative spatial analysis and qualitative methods in his dissertation to study the impact of state-mandated infertility insurance on access to infertility services in the United States.

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