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CHAT Study 2021 Illustration Contest
December 8, 2021
The Women's Health Gender and Empowerment (WHGE) Center of Expertise’s newest signature project is the California Home Abortion by Telehealth (CHAT) Study. This contest is part of an ongoing collaboration between the CHAT Study, the WHGE COE, and the UCGHI Student Ambassadors Program to raise awareness about the telehealth model for abortion care.
Dr. Ushma Upadhyay’s Journey to Becoming Co-Director of the Women's Health, Gender and Empowerment Center of Expertise
October 29, 2021
As a junior faculty member, Dr. Upadhyay was awarded a UCGHI fellowship through the COE--which funded her work--to measure reproductive autonomy. As her research has expanded, so has her involvement with the WHGE COE.
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.
WHGE COE Small Grants Program to support mentored research for early career investigators from historically underrepresented gro
March 11, 2021
Force for Good
January 28, 2021
UCGHI Women's Health, Gender and Empowerment Center of Expertise Deputy Director of Research Dr. Melissa Smith collaborates with Santa Barbara countywide task force focused on the experiences and concerns of migrant and marginalized communities during the pandemic.
WHGE COE Early Career Investigator Small Grants Program
December 18, 2020
The WHGE COE Early Career Investigator Small Grants Program for Historically Underrepresented Groups will provide up to $5,000 to support early career investigators and their graduate students working on/starting up novel research projects related to women’s health, gender and empowerment.
Global Sports Development and Sidewinder Films Partner with UC Speaks Up to Prevent Campus Sexual Assault
October 7, 2020
UC Speaks Up hosting virtual screening of Emmy-nominated At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal combined with discussion panels tailored to college communities.
UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health Researchers are Seeking Summer Campus Representatives for Virtual Film Project
August 22, 2020
Dr. Jennifer Wagman and Claire Amabile at UCLA's Fielding School of Public Health are seeking summer campus representatives from all 10 UCs to assist in a project that uses film as a violence prevention tool. The film includes, At the Heart of Gold, a documentary that features brave testimonials from various female gymnasts who survived the abuse of ex-medical doctor Larry Nassar.
UCGHI WHGE COE Global Seed Grant Program announces three new awardees from Colombia, Mexico, Kyrgyzstan
August 21, 2020
The UCGHI WHGE COE Global Seed Grant Program announces three new awardees from Colombia, Mexico and Kyrgyzstan working on violence prevention.
WHGE COE New Special Issue: Transformative approaches to gender justice in sexual and reproductive health
August 3, 2020
The University of California Global Health Institute’s Center of Expertise on Women’s Health, Gender, and Empowerment prepared a special issue of Culture, Health & Sexuality journal on Transformative Approaches for Gender Justice in Sexual and Reproductive Health, led by Guest Editors Rebecca Fielding-Miller and Abigail Hatcher.