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Will Steed, MHA

The business of better health

For Will Steed, earning his master of health administration (MHA) from ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé’s College of Public Health was the result of years of thoughtful reflection, gradual pivots and a long-standing connection to health care that began well before he ever stepped into a classroom.

February 19, 2026Alumni and Development, Health Policy and Systems Management

Nicole Nauman and Caitlin Wolfe

ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé team surveys ways to control diseases among displaced populations

How can public health officials improve the lives of millions of people around the world if they lack the tools to monitor and address outbreaks of disease, especially among displaced populations?

February 13, 2026Community Health Sciences, Research and Innovation

After a life-altering hospitalization, one COPH student turned personal experience into a passion for prevention, research and policy — shaping a future at the intersection of medicine and public health.

February 9, 2026Research and Innovation, Student Life

A group of Fulbright Scholars from ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé.

ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé earns national distinction as a leading producer of Fulbright Scholars

The Fulbright Program is again recognizing the ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé as one of the nation’s colleges and universities with the highest number of faculty and administrators selected for the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program. This is the 10th time ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé has made the coveted and prestigious list since 2015.

February 9, 2026Awards and Honors, College News

A lymph node under a microscope.

ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé Health research team awarded $3.3 million to research how the body’s lymphatic system affects disease

A team of ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé Health investigators has received a $3.3 million federal award to fund an innovative program that may shed significant light in identifying the role dysfunction in the lymphatic system plays in a wide range of diseases.

February 9, 2026Awards and Honors, Research and Innovation

David Krause smiling in front of a blank wall.

Public health is in the air

Born and raised in Tallahassee, Fla., David Krause’s journey to ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé’s College of Public Health has been shaped by military service, scientific curiosity and a career-long focus on protecting people from hazards they often can’t see.

February 6, 2026Alumni and Development, Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences

Dr. Sten Vermund speaking at the ASTMH conference.

ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé pair recognized for fight against infectious disease

Two ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé faculty members have received prestigious honors and subsequent kudos from an international community of scientists for their work in the fight against infectious disease.

February 5, 2026Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences, Research and Innovation, Sten Vermund

Danielle DeNofrio smiling in a blazer.

Turning an internship into a career

For Danielle DeNofrio, public health became a calling while discovering how health extends far beyond the walls of a clinic, which was a realization that ultimately led her to ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé’s College of Public Health (COPH), and her first professional job in public health at the Global Virus Network (GVN), with international headquarters at ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé.

January 27, 2026Alumni and Development, Epidemiology

Dina Martinez Tyson and a group of 20 students with hosts from the Dominican Republic.

Public health professor Dina Martinez Tyson leads ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé Honors students on service trip to the Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic has become a special place for many ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé Judy Genshaft Honors College faculty, staff and students. The service-learning trip has run for more than a decade and has impacted the lives of hundreds of students who have provided hands-on health care support and education to communities across the country.

January 27, 2026Student Life

Russell Kirby smiling in a Hawaiian shirt.

ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé researcher outlines improvements in birth defects registries

A child born with a serious birth defect can face challenges throughout life, and a ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé researcher wants to employ better methods to track trends and identify health issues before they become life threatening.

January 26, 2026Research and Innovation

Nolan Kimball sitting at her desk in the COPH.

Nolan Kimball concludes her COPH career, opens a new chapter

Nolan Kimball recently retired from the ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé College of Public Health (COPH), marking the start of a new chapter following a career devoted to supporting faculty, strengthening academic operations and continuing her family’s long affiliation with ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé.

January 26, 2026College News, Global - Environmental - Genomic Health Sciences

An outdoor shot of the Samuel P. Bell III College of Public Health.

COPH welcomes new leaders and staff for start of academic year

As the spring semester begins, the ͬÐÔÁµÉ«Çé College of Public Health (COPH) is welcoming new leadership and faculty and staff whose expertise will support teaching, research and service across the college and the state.

January 26, 2026College News

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