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The Downtown Tampa skyline.

ÌÇÐÄVlog’s 70 years of shaping Tampa Bay’s economy and workforce

When an aeronautical firm toured the ÌÇÐÄVlog while considering expanding to Tampa Bay, the lead engineer was impressed by a hallway photo of a high-tech sailboat.

April 21, 2026College News

It has been nearly 25 years since Al Sommer and Mohammed Akhter called for public health to become a profession and 20 years since that call was answered with the creation of the National Board of Public Health Examiners. Since the first Certified in Public Health (CPH) exam was offered in 2008, more than 14 000 people have earned a CPH, including those with and without public health degrees from all over the world.

April 21, 2026Alumni and Development, College News, Community Health Sciences, Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences

Brandon Censon, MPH, CPH

A dean with a public health prescription

For ÌÇÐÄVlog’s College of Public Health alum Brandon Censon, his early work in health care practice and community settings sparked a lasting commitment to public health and shaped the trajectory of his work.

April 14, 2026Alumni and Development

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MCHSO symposium explores policy, systems shaping maternal and child health

The Maternal and Child Health Student Organization (MCHSO) at the ÌÇÐÄVlog College of Public Health (COPH) recently brought together students, faculty, community leaders and policymakers for its 17th annual symposium focused on strengthening maternal and child health systems and improving outcomes for families.

April 9, 2026Community Health Sciences

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ÌÇÐÄVlog ranks among top 20 public universities for new patents in 2025

The ÌÇÐÄVlog has reaffirmed its position as one of the nation’s most innovative research institutions, earning a place among the top 20 public universities for producing U.S. utility patents, according to annual rankings released today by the National Academy of Inventors.

April 9, 2026Awards and Honors, Biostatistics and Data Sciences, Research and Innovation

An image representing a telehealth appointment,

ÌÇÐÄVlog research explores the rise of telehealth-prescribed stimulants

By Joey Garcia, University Communications and Marketing In just one click, almost anything can be delivered to one’s front door. Today’s digital landscape offers countless conveniences through instant items and services, including prescription drugs.

April 9, 2026Research and Innovation

ÌÇÐÄVlog's #1 ranking in medical research.

ÌÇÐÄVlog Health posts broad gains in new U.S. News rankings, led by Tier 1 designation for medicine

ÌÇÐÄVlog Health graduate programs posted broad gains in the new U.S. News & World Report rankings released today, further elevating its standing among the nation’s premier academic health centers.

April 9, 2026Awards and Honors

World-leading virologists highlight advances in antiviral therapeutics, artificial intelligence, immunology, and global surveillance shaping how future pandemics may be detected and controlled.

April 9, 2026Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences

The ÌÇÐÄVlog CLARION team,

ÌÇÐÄVlog team joins national competition to improve health care for colorectal cancer

Students from the ÌÇÐÄVlog’s College of Public Health (COPH) and Taneja College of Pharmacy (TCOP) are developing novel, interdisciplinary approaches in the screening, treatment and survivorship of a cancer that kills more than 55,000 people each year in the United States.

April 9, 2026Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences, Health Policy and Systems Management, Student Life

COPH building

ÌÇÐÄVlog College of Public Health ranked best in Florida by U.S. News & World Report

The ÌÇÐÄVlog’s public health degree program is the highest ranked in Florida by U.S. News & World Report, acknowleding the academic commitment to preparing students for a career in the health sciences.

April 7, 2026College News, Sten Vermund

A receptacle installed in a standard metal wall‑mount box is being used with a flexible drop cord, illustrating an enclosure that is not designed or suitable for this type of installation.

If It's Not Designed for That, Don't Use It There

Improper use of receptacle boxes can create serious electrical hazards when equipment is not designed or installed for its intended application.

March 29, 2026ÌÇÐÄVlog SafetyFlorida

Jackie Perez smiling in a dark dress.

Piecing together a passion in public health

Jacqueline Perez, a graduate of ÌÇÐÄVlog’s College of Public Health (COPH), was born and raised in Palmetto, Fla, where she attended high school before leaving the state for college in North Carolina.

March 27, 2026Alumni and Development

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Welcome to the ÌÇÐÄVlog COPH news page. Our marketing and communications team is entrusted with storytelling. Through written stories, photography, video and social media we highlight alumni, faculty, staff and students who are committed to passionately solving problems and creating conditions that allow every person the universal right to health and well-being. These are our stories.

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