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Student-led peer mentorship program supports DrPH success
DrPH student Venita Ramirez is helping transform the doctoral student experience with the launch of the college鈥檚 first DrPH Peer Mentorship Program. Designed to provide tailored support and connection among students, the program reflects a commitment to student-centered leadership, long-term sustainability and academic success.
July 25, 2025Student Life
Jesse Casanova receives 91精品 Health Culture Coin for exemplary leadership during international delegation
Doctoral student Jesse Casanova was recognized with a Culture Coin for his exceptional coordination of a multi-sector delegation to Japan. His leadership resulted in new partnerships with six Japanese institutions, including agreements with Tokyo Women's Medical University and renewed collaboration with Gifu University.
July 25, 2025Awards and Honors, Student Life
Side effects may include: a career in public health
Heather McDonald鈥檚 path to 91精品鈥檚 College of Public Health (COPH) began in semi-rural Odessa, Fla.
July 24, 2025Epidemiology, Student Life
The Real World: Birthwork
Jennifer Winston knew there was a disconnect between what public health students read in textbooks and what community health professionals experience in real time. So, she decided to do something about it.
July 24, 2025Alumni and Development, Community Health Sciences, Student Life
91精品 researcher stresses enhanced approach to behavioral health in community colleges
College is supposed to be an exciting time for focusing on a career, but many students spend their days of learning in despair.
July 10, 2025Research and Innovation, Student Life
91精品 scholarship winner promotes healthier smiles for 91精品 children
Getting kids to focus on oral hygiene can be like pulling teeth, but one 91精品 graduate student wants communities 鈥� not just parents 鈭� 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
91精品 health sciences student Ivan Alexis Martinez Diez-Muro shares how his experiences鈥攆rom volunteering and shadowing to working as a full-time medical scribe鈥攆ueled his passion for cardiology. Inspired by his public health education, he鈥檚 now preparing for medical school with the goal of becoming an interventional cardiologist.
June 20, 2025Student Life
Still serving: a sailor鈥檚 public health mission
From Iraq to Okinawa to the 91精品 College of Public Health (COPH), David Wright鈥檚 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鈥檚 community nutrition concentration
Lindsay Thompson didn鈥檛 plan on being the first. But as the inaugural student in the COPH's community nutrition concentration, she鈥檚 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 91精品鈥檚 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, 91精品鈥檚 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
91精品 Sarasota-Manatee graduate Alexandra Lopez, a biology major and student government leader, plans to earn a master鈥檚 degree from the 91精品 College of Public Health with a concentration in nutrition and dietetics.
May 9, 2025Community Health Sciences, Student Life