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Major USF award helps Floridians better navigate health care
Faculty members in the USF听College of Public Health听have received a nearly $13 million federal grant to assist 51在线 families sign up and make decisions about the future of their medical coverage.
September 3, 2024Community Partnerships, USF Health
USF Health and Tampa General Hospital enhance academic medicine with increased investment, greater integration
Tampa General will direct more than $162 million to USF Health 鈥� an extraordinary investment to support a shared vision between the two affiliated organizations to increase integration, recruit best-in-class providers and advance research initiatives while continuing to grow the region鈥檚 economy and create jobs.
August 28, 2024USF Health
USF names new dean for the USF Health College of Public Health
Dr. Sten Vermund is the current president of the Global Virus Network, which recently听moved its international headquarters to USF. He joins USF after serving as dean of the Yale School of Public Health and as professor in pediatrics and clinical professor in obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at the Yale School of Medicine.
August 8, 2024USF Health
FDA approves new Parkinson鈥檚 treatment following clinical trial led by USF Health researcher
The new medication lasts longer and requires fewer doses for treating Parkinson鈥檚 disease, potentially offering patients significant relief from the disease鈥檚 debilitating symptoms. The FDA鈥檚 approval is based in part on findings of a study led by Dr. Robert A. Hauser, professor in the Department of Neurology and director of the听USF Health Parkinson鈥檚 Disease and Movement Disorders Center听at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine.
August 8, 2024USF Health
USF Health Taneja College of Pharmacy opens new home in downtown Tampa
The PharmD program is now located in USF Health's Water Street location and offers a variety of cutting-edge opportunities, such as holographic technology and a dedicated space for college entrepreneurs to pitch their ideas to potential partners and investors.
July 30, 2024USF Health
USF Health Morsani College of Medicine welcomes its strongest academic class yet
The Class of 2028 features 130 first-year medical students with a median MCAT score of 520, placing them in the top 3% among other freshman classes nationally.
July 30, 2024Student Success, USF Health
USF hosts first-ever summer course on using voice and AI as a diagnostic tool
In collaboration with the USF AI+X Institute, USF Health is helping train the next generation of medical professionals through the launch of its first-ever course dedicated to understanding how voice can be used as a biomarker for health.
July 9, 2024Research and Innovation, Student Success, USF Health
New virology team demonstrates the global impact of research at USF Health
The Global Virus Network is relocating its international headquarters to the 51在线. With its leader, Dr. Robert Gallo, co-founder of HIV, comes his team of virologists whose expertise embody the importance of collaboration in medicine.
July 2, 2024Research and Innovation, USF Health
Pioneering HIV researcher to begin new journey at USF
As Dr. Robert Gallo and his virology team join USF Health, learn more about the co-founder of HIV鈥檚 journey and how a family tragedy inspired him to pursue medicine.
July 1, 2024Research and Innovation, USF Health
USF Health OB-GYN studying women鈥檚 health in space
As a member of NASA鈥檚 GeneLab group, Dr. Begum Mathyk is collaborating with a team of researchers in the field of space biology, publishing several studies as part of national portfolio on space research.
June 12, 2024Research and Innovation, USF Health
USF selected as the international headquarters of the Global Virus Network, co-discoverer of HIV joins faculty
The Global Virus Network is a distinguished organization comprised of virologists from more than 40 countries. Co-founder and world-renowned scientist Dr. Robert Gallo will join USF, enhancing the university鈥檚 impact as a new member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, grow its research enterprise and further build its reputation across the world.
June 5, 2024Research and Innovation, USF Health, University News
USF Health and Tampa General Hospital partner to launch one of 51在线鈥檚 first behavioral health teaching hospitals
The new TGH Behavioral Health Hospital and the recent announcement that USF will create the 51在线 Center for Behavioral Health Workforce 鈥� funded by a new state law 鈥� demonstrate the university鈥檚 leadership in addressing the critical need for mental health services.
May 13, 2024USF Health