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Concussion Awareness Day

PHHP graduate students will host Concussion Awareness Day on August 25 from noon to 2 p.m. at HealthStreet. The event features games, educational activities and lunch for the family.

Summer of science

Taj Azarian, Dr. Carolynn Patten and Dr. Catherine L. Striley are among 17 UF trainees and faculty members to receive CTSI Pilot and Collaborative Projects Program awards.

Kerkhoff receives lifetime achievement award

Dr. Thomas Kerkhoff, a clinical professor in the department of clinical and health psychology, has received the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Psychological Association’s Rehabilitation Psychology division.

New scholarship supports OT, PT students

The college has received a generous gift from Florida Elks Children’s Therapy Services to establish an endowed scholarship for physical therapy and occupational therapy students.

Breast cancer screening in the news

In a Gainesville Guardian opinion piece, Dr. Linda Cottler, chair of epidemiology, describes the importance of mammograms and early detection.

Students collaborate across disciplines in new projects

Two interdisciplinary teams of PHHP graduate students have received funding for community-based research projects from “Bridging Public Health and Health Professions,” a grant award program administered by the college’s Collaboration Committee.