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HEAL Fellows on the Navajo Nation Provide a Means to Heal from Historical Wounds
December 5, 2023
In honor of November’s Native American Heritage Month, we want to share the work of two initiatives led by HEAL alumni with the Navajo Nation sites administered by the Indian Health Services (IHS): The Zero Suicide Initiative at the Gallup Indian Medical Center (GIMC) led by Dr. Safia Rubaii, MD, MPH and Adeline June, MPH, and the maternal and child health work at the Northern Navajo Medical Center (NNMC) in Shiprock, NM with Fellow Donna Dineyazhe. Their important work aims to transform health outcomes for the Navajo Nation.
University of California Researchers Continuing the Fight to End the HIV/AIDS Epidemic
December 5, 2023
The commitment to ending the HIV epidemic is alive and well across the world. Many University of California researchers are leading the way in education and research using innovative prevention, treatment, and adherence modalities.
UCGHI at 2023 NorCal Climate and Health Symposium
December 1, 2023
UCGHI Director of Education, Dr. Oladele Ogunseitan, and UCGHI Center for Planetary Health Co-Director, Dr. Woutrina Smith participated in a session at the 2023 NorCal Climate and Health Symposium, which focused on empowering the next generation of climate and health education through innovative approaches and accessible opportunities.
GloCal congratulates two alumni on beginning new faculty positions this fall!
December 1, 2023
In October, Dr. Juliet Siena Lumati (formerly Okoroh), started as an Assistant Professor of Surgical Oncology at Northwestern University. Additionally, in November, Dr. Amber Roegner began as an Assistant Professor of One Health and Environmental Toxicology at School of Environmental Sustainability at Loyola University Chicago, as well as an Institute for Racial Justice Faculty Affiliate.
UCGHI Center for Planetary Health Leadership, Federico Castillo, PhD and Samantha Ying, PhD, Awarded California Climate Action Grant
November 21, 2023
Among the many UC Santa Cruz-based awardees, a $1.99 million grant was awarded to help to equip California farmworker communities with new tools to address the damaging impacts of climate change on their health and livelihoods.
Two GloCal Alumni Collaborate on Dementia and Frailty Research in Uganda
November 15, 2023
The GloCal Health Fellowship is excited to share that two of its alumni are collaborating on a new research study to assess dementia and frailty among older persons in rural Eastern Uganda.
From Seed Funding to Global Impact: Three Multi-Campus University of California-Based Initiatives Drive Health Equity
November 1, 2023
In 2021, the UC Global Health Institute launched the Incubator Awards program which is a competitive planning grants program that provided up to $10,000 in funding for multi-campus and multidisciplinary initiatives in the initial phase of the program and an additional $30,000 for three multi-campus teams. Here is an overview of their work from 2021 to present and what they aim to tackle in the future.
GloCal welcomes 16 new Steering Committee members
October 30, 2023
GloCal welcomes 16 new Steering Committee members from UC San Francisco, UC San Diego, UC Los Angeles, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Merced and several of its LMIC partner research sites.
Latinxs and the Environment: Connecting University of California Students in Environmental Research and Social Change
October 30, 2023
UCR L&E students led their first two-day conference, “Latinxs & the Environment: Conectando a la comunidad Latina en la investigación ambiental y el cambio social,” which aimed to foster UC-wide engagement and promote and encourage research across all disciplines in environmental fields and in the Latinx community.
Programs Across the University of California are Changing the Landscape for Global Mental Health Access
October 3, 2023
We talked with researchers and practitioners across the UC doing this vital work to improve, expand, and advocate for quality mental health services in global settings.
Latinx and the Environment Welcomes Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia
October 3, 2023
In a powerful display of civic engagement, students involved in Latinxs and the Environment (L&E) held an event at UC Berkeley with Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia on Wednesday September 27th, 2023 to discuss important issues related to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and Latinx communities in District 36 (Imperial, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties).
Breaking the Silence: UCGHI Students on Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention
October 2, 2023
As the nation enters its thirty-fourth Domestic Violence Awareness Month, four UC Global Health Institute students are working to translate academic work into tangible positive impacts for survivors and those at risk.
UCGHI Welcomes Two New Fellows to the Sustainable Development for HIV Health (SD4H) Fellowship
September 29, 2023
Two new fellows, Dan Omollo and Erick Ndenga, are in their first year of studies at Maseno and began the Advanced Training in Clinical Research certificate program at University of California San Francisco (UCSF) in July 2023.
GloCal MPI, Sung-Jae Lee, PhD, Appointed Co-Lead of the Health Equity and Translational Social Science (HETSS) Research Theme at UCLA
September 5, 2023
UCLA GloCal Health Fellowship Multiple Principal Investigator (MPI), Sung-Jae Lee, PhD, will serve as Co-Lead of the Health Equity and Translational Social Science (HETSS) Research Theme for the David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM) at UCLA with Alma Guerrero, MD, MPH.
University of California Students Tell Us the Importance of Hispanic Heritage Month
August 30, 2023
This incoming class of freshmen is the largest number of California residents ever admitted into the University of California. And the largest group represented are Latine students making up 37.6% of incoming students.
UCGHI Welcomes Dr. Dalia Magaña and Dr. Valerie Cortez to Advisory Council
August 30, 2023
One of the greatest assets of the UC Global Health Institute Advisory Council is the diverse multidisciplinary faculty representation across all 10 campuses in the University of California system.
2021-2022 GloCal Fellow, Stephen Okoboi, Receives K43 Emerging Global Leader Award
July 28, 2023
GloCal Health Fellowship alumnus, Stephen Okoboi, MPH, PhD, has been awarded with the prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) K43 Fogarty Emerging Global Leader Award to continue his remarkable work in advancing HIV prevention and combating the HIV epidemic in Uganda.
Essential to Capitalism but Forgotten in the Harvest: LGBTQIA+ Farmworkers and the Continued Rise in Anti-Queer Regimes
June 5, 2023
Over the last year, the criminalization of marginalized identities has increased substantially. Specifically, U.S. laws and policies that criminalize Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual (LGBTQIA+) people and undocumented individuals have even been debated at the federal level, creating uncertainty for many individuals.
Navigating Challenges & Inspiring Success: The Significance of Queer Mentorship in Academia
June 5, 2023
Queer mentorship holds transformative power that extends beyond shaping the lives of sexual and gender minority (SGM) scholars; it has the potential to revolutionize the hierarchical systems within academic institutions.
Community-Building as Resilience-Building: The Power of Support Groups for HIV-Positive Trans Mental Health Services
June 5, 2023
Ms. Billie Cooper knows exactly when she was diagnosed with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). It was May 15, 1985. “I’m a walking testimony for HIV and AIDS [acquired immunodeficiency syndrome] because I was there in the early days,” she says.
The Power of Research to Create Dialogue About AAPI Women’s Experiences with Sexual Violence
May 2, 2023
What was reported as the first large cluster of the COVID-19 virus initially in Wuhan, China quickly devolved into a sharp increase in racist and violent attacks against people of Asian descent online and in-person, often the elderly. This rise in the visibility of hate crimes highlighted the often unreported anti-Asian sentiments already present in American society.
Get to know CGHJ’s New Associate Director, Sean Arayasirikul!
May 2, 2023
We caught up with the Center for Gender & Health Justice’s new Associate Director, Sean Arayasirikul, PhD to learn more about their inspiration working in public health, the ways in which their genderqueer Thai American identity has influenced their journey, advice to future public health scholars, and their path to UCGHI.
Deeper Than Race: How Reluctance to Examine Black American Diversity Obscures the Maternal Health Crisis
April 5, 2023
Taking Root Across the UC: Expanding Latinx and the Environment to UC Riverside and Beyond
April 5, 2023
How Iran’s Woman. Life. Freedom. Movement Shaped a Movement across the UC System
March 8, 2023
The unjust death of Mahsa Amini on September 16, 2022, sparked outrage and protests in Iranian streets and abroad. Yalda Shahram, MD, along with colleagues, formed WomanLifeFreedom at UCSF with a mission to achieve solidarity and raise awareness about the growing movement in Iran.
Paving the Way for the Field of Disability Studies
March 8, 2023
There are individuals at the University of California driving the rapid growth of Disability Studies across US-based college campuses. Scholars and students such as David Serlin, Rachel Fox, and Zoha Raad-Mazzeo are paving the way for this field, combining scholarship, activism, and advocacy in revolutionary ways.
How a UC scholar and UC faculty member are centering Black health
February 16, 2023
In the battle against systemic racism, the realm of global health is far from immune to its negative and often destructive impact. As Black communities remain disproportionately and deeply affected by racist policies and structures that obstruct their well-being and access to care, the work of leaders like Bridgette Smith and Dr. Karen Lincoln becomes imperative.
UCGHI Receives UC Online Awards
February 14, 2023
Congratulations to UCGHI Education Director Dele Ogunseitan for receiving $150,000 from UC Online for digital inclusion to further support UCGHI's educational activities across UC in global health!
UCSF CHESA Statement on the Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria
February 13, 2023
A message from Doruk Ozgediz, Director of CHESA, Professor of Pediatric Surgery
Meet Our 2022 Summer Work Fellows
January 27, 2023
The UCGHI Planetary Health Center of Expertise Summer Work Experience Program helps UC students gain valuable work experience by pairing them with host mentors from the UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, the California Department of Conservation, and the California Department of Public Health.