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What you need to know about the delta variant
August 24, 2021
UC Irvine coronavirus expert Michael Buchmeier answers questions on the delta variant.
Drought and Climate Change Shift Tree Disease in Sierra Nevada
August 24, 2021
UC Davis study provides some of the first evidence that climate change and drought are shifting the range of infectious disease in forests suffering from white pine blister rust disease.
Time to Ramp Up UC Davis’ Response to Grand Challenges
August 24, 2021
The University of California, Davis has recently named Jonna Mazet — a highly distinguished professor of epidemiology and disease ecology at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and UCGHI board of directors co-chair — to the new position of vice provost for grand challenges.
Berkeley students, staff and faculty launch Afghan scholar rescue campaign
August 24, 2021
A team of UC Berkeley staffers, students, scholars and faculty have launched a fundraising program to help Afghan journalists, lawyers and other academics flee their country as it falls to the Taliban.
The race to conquer COVID
August 19, 2021
From outbreak to vaccine, a new timeline captures UC’s historic mobilization against the coronavirus and the contributions of its many health care providers, researchers and scientists.
UC ranks first among colleges and universities in green power usage
August 19, 2021
The University of California ranks No. 1 among colleges and universities when it comes to green electricity use, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
COVID-19 During Pregnancy Associated with Preterm Birth
August 18, 2021
Individuals who contract COVID-19 while pregnant face a higher risk of having a very preterm birth, as well as any preterm birth, according to a large study led by researchers at UC San Francisco.
COVID-19 During Pregnancy Associated with Preterm Birth
August 18, 2021
Individuals who contract COVID-19 while pregnant face a higher risk of having a very preterm birth, as well as any preterm birth, according to a large study led by researchers at UC San Francisco.
Q&A: What is realistic when it comes to herd immunity?
August 16, 2021
When will we get back to normal? Professor of medicine at UC San Diego's School of Medicine, Dr. Chip Schooley, a national leader in getting students successfully back to campus, offers some insight.
University of California Health hospitals recognized among the best in California and the nation
August 10, 2021
The hospitals of University of California Health (UCH) once again have been rated among the best in the state and the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2021-2022 Best Hospitals rankings.
Text-message ‘nudges’ can encourage holdouts to get COVID vaccination, study finds
August 6, 2021
New UCLA-led research indicates that simple text messages emphasizing the easy availability of COVID-19 vaccines successfully boosted the number of people who got the shot.
New UCGHI Board Members Bring Focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
July 6, 2021
Twenty-one new GloCal fellows embark on a year of research
July 1, 2021
Welcome to the GloCal Health Fellowship 2021-2022 cohort!
UCGHI Black Lives Matter Task Force Supports BLM and Institute-Wide Change
June 2, 2021
Women's Health, Gender and Empowerment Center of Expertise Student Ambassadors
April 8, 2021
The WHGE COE is engaging UC students in a leadership opportunity to learn about and support programs related to women’s health, gender, and empowerment.
Planetary Health Center of Expertise Student Ambassadors
April 8, 2021
The PHCOE is actively engaging with students to provide education about 21st century planetary health issues.
Could California put solar panels on top of canals?
April 8, 2021
UC Santa Cruz researchers published a new study — in collaboration with UC Water and the Sierra Nevada Research Institute at UC Merced — that suggests covering California’s 6,350 km network of public water delivery canals with solar panels could be an economically feasible means of advancing both renewable energy and water conservation.
Inaugural One Health Integration in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion/Black Lives Matter Competitive Grant Winners
April 7, 2021
The UC Davis One Health Institute announce the four winning projects from the 2021 One Health Integration in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)/Black Lives Matter (BLM) Competitive Grants Program.
Navigating a year of heartbreak and hope: Q&A with Dr. Carrie L. Byington, executive vice president of UC Health
April 7, 2021
Reflecting on the one-year anniversary since California enacted a hard shut down to curb the pandemic, Dr. Byington spoke about UC’s efforts to address the health crisis, where we go from here, and lessons learned from this extraordinary year.
UCGHI AAPI perspectives on anti-Asian violence and racism
April 6, 2021
This is the dawning of the age of the vaccine passport
March 29, 2021
UC Riverside experts look at the potential impact of the passports, which are likely to permeate travel, education, and the workplace.
WHGE COE Small Grants Program to support mentored research for early career investigators from historically underrepresented gro
March 11, 2021
WHGE COE Small Grants Program to support mentored research for early career investigators from historically underrepresented gro
March 11, 2021
UCNet: Spark your creativity and celebrate global health
March 9, 2021
UCGHI invites UC community members and their partners locally and globally to share their creative vision of global health through the UC Global Health Day 2021 Creative Expression Contest.
Advancing Health Equity in Santa Barbara County and Beyond: the Latinx and Indigenous Migrant COVID-19 Response Task Force and Center of Expertise Internships
March 9, 2021
UC students now have the opportunity to further the work of the task force and other health equity organizations through an internship program offered by the UCGHI Women's Health, Gender and Empowerment Center of Expertise.
The UN Sustainable Development Goals and feed the future research on rural resilience
March 5, 2021
The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Markets, Risk & Resilience (MRR) at UC Davis develops and tests ways for rural families in developing countries to improve their livelihoods and resilience.
New research shows that agrochemical pollution of waterways affects the transmission of schistosomiasis
March 1, 2021
According to a recent UC Berkeley study published in Lancet Planetary Health, agrochemical pollution of waterways, as a result of widespread use of insecticides, herbicides, and fertilizers, can alter the transmission of the parasitic disease schistosomiasis.
GloCal welcomes new UCLA PI
February 9, 2021
The GloCal Health Fellowship welcomes Sung-Jae Lee, PhD as new UCLA campus PI for the fellowship.
Discussing the roots of racism in medicine with Douglas Haynes, PhD
February 4, 2021
In Part 1 of this three part Black history video series, UC Global Health Institute Director Tom Coates, PhD joined by Communications Director Kemi Amin discuss the troubling legacy of racism in medicine with Douglas Haynes, PhD, vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion at the UC Irvine.
UC Davis World Food Center will co-host the Universities Fighting World Hunger Virtual Summit 2021
February 3, 2021
The World Food Center will co-host the virtual student summit 2021 of Universities Fighting World Hunger (UFWH) alongside the University of California Global Food Initiative and the Nutrition Policy Institute, University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources in partnership with the Hunger Solutions Institute at Auburn University. The summit’s theme is One Health. One Planet., and it will take place on March 25 and 26, 2021.
