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Nicole Misner receives ¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ Health Culture Coin for advancing pediatric nutrition and community health
For her dedication to pediatric patient care, education and research, Misner was awarded a culture coin by Charles J. Lockwood, MD, MHCM, dean of the Morsani College of Medicine and executive vice president of ¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ Health.
July 15, 2025Honors & Awards, Morsani College of Medicine

Jesse Casanova receives ¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ Health Culture Coin for exemplary leadership during international delegation
Jesse Casanova, associate director of International Programs at ¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ Health International, was recognized with a Culture Coin for his exceptional coordination of a multi-sector delegation to Japan. His leadership resulted in new partnerships with six Japanese institutions, including agreements with Tokyo Women's Medical University and renewed collaboration with Gifu University. The first ¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ medical student has already begun research in Japan as a result of these partnerships.

CAMLS simulation specialist, future medical student recognized as ¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ Health Culture Champion
Jataya Jackson, simulation operations specialist at the ¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ Health Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation, was recently named a ¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ Health Culture Champion for her extraordinary journey from undergraduate student to medical student.
July 9, 2025Honors & Awards

¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´, TGH successfully perform world’s first recorded bloodless heart-liver transplant surgery
Transplant surgeons at ¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ Health and Tampa General Hospital have successfully performed the world’s first recorded bloodless heart-liver transplant surgery.
July 7, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Patient Care

New ¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ Health study recognizes the burden of tremor for Parkinson’s disease patients
¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ Health's Dr. Robert Hauser surveyed hundreds of patients with Parkinson's disease and found that tremors pose a greater burden on their quality of life than previously reported.
June 30, 2025Morsani College of Medicine, Research

¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ to advance its position as a leader in mental and behavioral health by creating a new research center named for Sen. Darryl Rouson
The Senator Darryl E. Rouson Center for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Research at ¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ will conduct rigorous research to advance the scientific understanding of the relationship between substance abuse and mental health issues, including improving treatment outcomes and reducing the societal impacts of substance abuse and mental health conditions.
June 25, 2025Morsani College of Medicine
Judy Genshaft and husband Steven Greenbaum’s recent $250,000 gift — which named the Dr. Judy Genshaft & Mr. Steven Greenbaum Dean’s Suite & Atrium — makes possible an array of cutting-edge features for both high-profile areas of the Tanjea College of Pharmacy.
June 24, 2025Taneja College of Pharmacy

¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ Health clinical trial reveals how hearing aids improve brain health and quality of life
Audiology researchers at the ¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ ARCT Lab are studying how improving hearing can have surprising benefits for patients' overall health and wellbeing -- including lowering the risk of dementia.
June 23, 2025Morsani College of Medicine

¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ Health Awards & Accolades - Spring 2025
¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ Health faculty, staff and students earned prestigious awards for their outstanding contributions to research, education, patient care and community service.
June 20, 2025Honors & Awards

¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ and Pepin Family Foundation introduce local teens to nursing
For the third consecutive year, the University of South Florida College of Nursing and Pepin Family Foundation teamed up to provide local high school students with first hand nursing experience. The Pepin Family ¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ Nursing Pathway Summer Program is made possible by funds from the Pepin Family Foundation.
June 20, 2025College of Nursing, Morsani College of Medicine

Early-Stage Innovation Fund awards advance breakthrough technologies in healthcare, education and security
Reflecting the breadth of innovation emerging across the university, these projects address critical global challenges — from advancing healthcare training and personalized education to revolutionizing diagnostic technologies, wearable rehabilitation, environmental monitoring and next-generation security solutions.
June 20, 2025Research

¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ Health brings critical emergency medicine training to rural communities
¹ú²ú¸£Àû×ÊÔ´ Health faculty and simulation experts brought immersive simulation training directly to health providers in two rural areas as part of the CAMLS Without Walls initiative, addressing barriers to continuing medical education.
June 16, 2025Morsani College of Medicine