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аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢creator of global clean water, energy technology is inducted into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame
The аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢College of Engineering professor whose vision of building a clean-energy system that could solve challenges in parts of the world with no sanitation systems was inducted into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame in October. Read how his technology is being used in India, South Africa, and on a global scale.
November 22, 2024Accolades, Faculty & Staff
Dr. Bill Baker's career of merging the world of marine organisms and medicine
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢College of Arts and Sciences professor Dr. Bill Baker has dedicated his research career to the creation of live-saving human therapeutics using marine invertebrates.
October 29, 2024Faculty & Staff
Q&A with аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢Alum Yunus Khan: A 2017 mechanical engineering graduate rises in career as Senior Lean Program Manager for Siemens
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢alum, Yunus Khan, shares his work experiences and perspectives on how he grew as a professional during his years in the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢College of Engineering with аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢World.
October 29, 2024Alumni, Global Networks
Student Spotlight: аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢finance student Fabio Favari lands Goldman Sachs internship in New York
Fabio Favari, a junior finance student at the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢, embarked on an extraordinary journey from Brazil to the United States, driven by a singular purpose: education. Now, he's preparing for an internship at Goldman Sachs in New York City.
October 28, 2024Students
Championing health equity: Dr. Vickie Dugat Named Top 20 Under 40 Haitian-American Professional for 2024
Dr. Vickie Dugat is a аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢College of Public Health post-doctoral scholar celebrating earning the Top 20 Under 40 Young Haitian-American Professionals for 2024 from the Haitian-American Chamber of Commerce of Florida.
October 25, 2024Scholars
Breaking through health and professional barriers: Q&A with аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢Alum Chaitra Gopalappa
Chaitra Gopalappa received her PhD from аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢in industrial engineering in 2010 and is now an associate professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a guest researcher with the Centers for Disease Control. Read more about the alum's experiences at USF.
October 24, 2024Alumni, Global Networks
Long term impacts: alumni Martin Cooper looks back on аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢as a major turning point in his life  
After attending аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢in 2000-2001 as an international exchange student from Queen Mary University of London, U.K. resident Martin Cooper has built a successful career as a social entrepreneur. Read how аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢impacted his life and career after college.
October 23, 2024Alumni, Global Networks
From Cuba to Tampa, this alumna's path always led to health care
Originally born in Pinar Del Rio, Cuba, аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢College of Public Health (COPH) alumna Alicia Gomez Fuego grew up in a small town outside of the city called San Luis on a small farm where large quantities of tobacco were planted and livestock raised.
October 3, 2024Alumni
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢student Christoper Oueis earns multiple national awards, sets sights even higher
Chris Oueis, a fourth-year аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢student, has been awarded three prestigious scholarships with support from the Office of National Scholars. A student from Lebanon, Oueis is leveraging these opportunities to pursue his dream career in public policy and international affairs.
From graduation to Germany: A new аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢alum and WLP scholar joins a U.S. State Department cultural exchange
Olga Aranzabal has a new master’s degree in public health and a dream of putting her education to work on an international scale. Read how the U.S. State Department’s Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) helped her with this aspiration.
August 28, 2024Alumni, Global Networks
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢international alum named on Forbes List of Nation’s Most Impactful Women Leaders
Jyotika Virmani, a аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢alum has been named to the prestigious Forbes 50 Over 50 list of the most impactful women in the United States. Read how her achievements as head of the international ocean research and technology organization paved the way for this honor.
August 26, 2024Accolades, Alumni, Global Networks
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢Professor, interns travel to Ghana to learn about malnutrition and provide care
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢College of Public Health Associate Professor Lauri Wright has been going to Ghana for seven years now to work with dietitians to prevent and treat malnutrition. But for the first time this summer, she brought a group of five аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÄÚÄ»ÐÅÏ¢graduate students as interns. Read about their experiences on the journey.
August 23, 2024Faculty & Staff, Students