program in diabetes and autoimmune disorders. Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics Dr. Jeffrey Krischer and his team have been using the power of computers to coordinate worldwide studies on the prevention and treatment of type 1 diabetes, one of the world’s most devastating childhood illnesses. Virtually every major center conducting type I diabetes research today is linked to USF’s Pediatric Epidemiology Center. Established in 1965 as the USF Medical Center, the College of Medicine today encompasses the Colleges of Medicine, Nursing and Public Health. Known collectively as USF Health, the enterprise is dedicated to providing care and wellness solutions globally and locally – solutions like one-stop health care at the Carol and Frank Morsani Center for Advanced Healthcare; world-renowned leadership in malaria research; electronic medical records management; and innovative educational models that are transforming nursing education and patient care. Students and Faculty: An Unstoppable Force
- Les Muma, Campaign Chair
models for higher learning, it is the university’s students and faculty who are making a difference around the world. Students like the civil and environmental engineering graduate students studying with professor of engineering James Milhelcic. These students are blending their knowledge and desire to serve to address real-world problems far from home. In addition to taking classes at USF, Milhelcic’s students spend two years in the Peace Corps solving engineering problems for communities in the third world and conducting research projects. Upon their
return, students publish the results of their projects and emerge as engineers who can effect positive change (see story page 32). Effecting positive change is the goal behind the Undergraduate Global Research Scholars Program in the Dr. Kiran C. Patel Center for Global Solutions. The program’s scholars have worked to address freshwater problems in the Monteverde Zone in Costa Rica, researched the impact of development along the Pacific Coast of Mexico and assessed water needs in Miches, Dominican Republic. JOSEPH GAMBLE
While programs across the entire USF system are creating leadership
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