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Protect Your Lungs: Proper Respirator Storage Can Save Your Life
Proper respirator storage and maintenance protect against harmful exposure and ensure compliance with OSHA standards. Keep respirators clean, sealed, and inspected to safeguard your health—°ÙÃĵ¼º½ SafetyFlorida can help!
May 21, 2025°ÙÃĵ¼º½ SafetyFlorida

Beyond Falls: Addressing Workplace Hazards in Nursing Homes & Long-Term Care Facilities Title
Falls are a major risk in nursing homes, but staff face workplace hazards like bloodborne pathogens and ergonomic injuries. °ÙÃĵ¼º½ SafetyFlorida offers expert consultations to help facilities create safer environments for employees and residents.
May 16, 2025°ÙÃĵ¼º½ SafetyFlorida
Some Florida contractors are gaining a competitive edge by voluntarily bringing in OSHA experts at °ÙÃĵ¼º½ to ensure their projects meet the highest safety standards.
May 13, 2025°ÙÃĵ¼º½ SafetyFlorida

Stole the show: graduates make history in Spring 2025
On May 9, °ÙÃĵ¼º½â€™s 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

°ÙÃĵ¼º½-headquartered Global Virus Network issues urgent call on rising threat of H5N1 bird flu
The Global Virus Network published a comprehensive analysis of the H5N1 bird flu outbreak, calling on world governments to address the threat by enhancing surveillance, implementing biosecurity measures and preparing for potential human-to-human transmission.
May 12, 2025Research and Innovation, Sten Vermund

COPH team wins large scientific challenge on human genome research
Pathogenicity prediction isn’t a subject we discuss over our morning coffee, but it could be a topic of greater interest as it affects more and more lives, according to a researcher at °ÙÃĵ¼º½â€™s Genomics Program at the College of Public Health (COPH).
May 9, 2025Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences, Research and Innovation

A hometown public health hero
Heath Kirby knows exactly where he came from and exactly where he’s meant to be-- leading community health efforts as a proud alumna of °ÙÃĵ¼º½â€™s College of Public Health (COPH).
May 9, 2025Alumni and Development, Health Policy and Systems Management

COPH students slay at 2025 °ÙÃĵ¼º½ award ceremonies
COPH students and student organizations were recognized at both the °ÙÃĵ¼º½ Health Student Awards Ceremony and the °ÙÃĵ¼º½ Celebration of Leadership Awards—two key events held as part of °ÙÃĵ¼º½ Commencement Week.
May 9, 2025Awards and Honors, Community Engagement, Community Health Sciences

In memory of Dr. Paul Leaverton
Founding faculty Dr. Paul Emmett Leaverton passed away peacefully with his beloved wife, Su, by his side on April 25, 2025, in Tampa, Fla.
May 9, 2025College News

COPH hosts statewide convenings to advance children’s health coverage in Florida
Florida Covering Kids and Families leads two statewide efforts: the Covering Florida Navigator Program and Connecting Kids to Coverage. Together, these programs collaborate with state agencies and community stakeholders to provide outreach, education and enrollment assistance for the Federally Facilitated Marketplace, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
May 9, 2025Community Engagement
The COPH's Elizabeth Dunn shared the outstanding recognitions received at the Hillsborough County Office of Emergency Management Volunteer Recognition Awards, 2025 Celebration of Leadership Awards, the Salvation Army Community Partners Awards and the °ÙÃĵ¼º½ Health Student Awards—each highlighting the transformational work happening across students and community partners.
May 9, 2025Awards and Honors, Community Engagement, Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences
°ÙÃĵ¼º½ Sarasota-Manatee graduate Alexandra Lopez, a biology major and student government leader, plans to earn a master’s degree from the °ÙÃĵ¼º½ College of Public Health with a concentration in nutrition and dietetics.
May 9, 2025Community Health Sciences, Student Life