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Able to breathe again

Dr. Daniel Martin helps patients transition from mechanical ventilators to independent breathing.

PHHP Convocation 2012

The college celebrated the achievements of the Class of 2012 at the PHHP Spring Convocation ceremony May 4.

Someone to talk to

Wenyan Wu (right) a PHHP bachelor's in health science student, provides Mandarin language interpretation services for patients at Shands at UF as part of a program founded by third-year medical student David Zhou (left).

Developing new pathways to care

Dr. Catherine Striley is investigating ways to remove barriers to care and provide people with resources to empower themselves and improve their health and quality of life.

One Health program launches

The department of environmental and global health now offers a One Health concentration in its public health doctoral program. It is the first One Health academic program of its kind. One Health seeks to involve human, animal and environmental health experts in public health problem solving.

The kindest cut

Ph.D. student Margo Klar received a $100,000 Gates Foundation grant to develop a new umbilical cord cutting device that may save the lives of thousands of newborns in developing countries.

‘Lost boy’ finds UF and way to help his homeland

Since losing his parents at age 6 during the Second Sudanese Civil War, Jacob Atem has had a perilous yet rewarding journey to the University of Florida. He is now a student in the college's Ph.D. program in health services research.