UF College of Public Health and Health Professions

First Day of Class 2026 🐊 📸

With $2.5 million in funding from the Lewy Body Dementia Association, a team of scientists across the University of Florida College of Medicine, the UF College of Public Health and Health Professions and three other universities is working to close the gap for faster, more accurate diagnosis and treatment of dementia with Lewy bodies.

Learn more and hear from study co-investigator Melissa J. Armstrong, M.D., a UF College of Medicine professor of neurology and the director of the UF Health Mangurian Clinical-Research Headquarters for Lewy Body Dementia at the Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases, at https://phhp.ufl.edu/2026/08/03/new-study-seeks-to-improve-diagnosis-and-treatment-of-dementia-with-lewy-bodies/.

Welcome to our new PHHP Gators! 🐊

Mark your calendars 🗓️

Join us on September 25th, 2026 as we host a DPT Open House from 9:30am-12:30pm.

You can register through the link in our story.

We look forward to seeing you there! 👋

"Human health does not exist in isolation, it is closely connected to the health of animals, plants and the ecosystems we all depend on."

While conducting research on maternal and child health in Rwanda, Fevi Paro, a Ph.D. public health candidate with a environmental health concentration, had the opportunity to explore her other passion of wildlife photography. Her photo of a beautifully colored woodland kingfisher earned an award in the UF at Play photo contest. https://phhp.ufl.edu/2026/08/12/fevi-paros-wildlife-photo-earns-uf-recognition/

With funding from Google.org, millions of Floridians will have access to well-informed care for diabetes.

The funding will expand the University of Florida Diabetes Institute’s Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes Diabetes (ECHO). Co‑led by associate professor Ashby Walker (UF College of Public Health and Health Professions) and pediatric endocrinologist Dr. Michael Haller, the expanded effort brings trained physicians, screening and state‑of‑the‑art support to rural fields, improving outcomes across the state. UF Health Giving https://phhp.ufl.edu/2026/08/13/uf-diabetes-institute-expands-care-across-florida-with-support-from-google/

UF Diabetes Institute expands care across Florida with support from Google - UF Health UF Diabetes Institute Director Todd Brusko, Ph.D., speaks at Thursday's event announcing funding from Google.org to boost diabetes care in Florida. (University…

The courses and wings have never been hotter, folks.

Hear about Jerne Shapiro's newest course in this episode of Hot Ones: UF PHHP Edition where she'll take students out into the field to witness public health in action.

*You might sweat watching this.* https://youtu.be/A_B4wtEGu20

You did it, PHHP ! 🐊 🎓