Ivan Martinez Diez-Muro wants to make drinking water as safe as possible aboard the International Space Station. And, , and the 28-year-old undergraduate student in USF’s College of Public Health (COPH) hopes a novel idea takes off.

Pregnant and postpartum women with opioid use disorder (OUD) are among the most vulnerable and underserved populations in our health care system − but they can greatly benefit from a more connected system of support and treatment.

As an alumnus of the USF’s College of Public Health, Lucas “Luca” Hicks has built a career focused on improving the health of communities. While his academic focus initially pointed toward medicine, his experiences outside the classroom reshaped his trajectory.