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Deportation worries fuel anxiety, poor sleep, among US-born Latinx youth
June 24, 2019
UC Berkeley researchers suggest that the rise of anti-immigration rhetoric and policies in the US following the 2016 presidential election may be taking its toll on the health of California’s Latinx youth.
UC Davis welcomes 24 leaders from Sub-Saharan Africa
June 20, 2019
The newest cohort of UC Davis Mandela Washington Fellows arrived for a six-week leadership in public management program.
What it means to practice global health: A lesson from Uganda
June 20, 2019
Annie Boyoung Ahn, UCSF Institute of Global Health Sciences master’s student blogs about her research in Uganda.
How hurricanes cause disease outbreaks
June 19, 2019
Disasters can cause threats to public health that turn into their own calamities, according to UCLA’s Robert Kim-Farley.
UCSC celebrates graduation of first Feminist Studies PhDs
June 17, 2019
From Romania to Armenia and back to Silicon Valley, these PhDs are taking a global perspective.
USAID photo exhibit on Zika launches QBI symposium on arthropod-borne diseases
June 17, 2019
The exhibit opened June 12 in Mission Hall on the UCSF Mission Bay campus.
The population paradox
June 17, 2019
Periodic catastrophes are key to explaining incongruences in population growth over human evolutionary history, according to UC Santa Barbara scholars.
Better human rights protections around the world for people with disabilities, but gaps remain
June 17, 2019
Analysis by UCLA WORLD Policy Analysis Center evaluates international progress 12 years after landmark treaty.
Combination of water scarcity and inflexible demand puts world’s river basins at risk
June 17, 2019
UC Irvine led study examines consumption patterns and suggests resilience strategies.
Barriers to health
June 17, 2019
A UCLA Fielding School of Public Health study examines how immigrants’ lived experiences affect their access to care.
Quantifying hope
June 17, 2019
Researchers from UC Davis are studying aspirations and poverty dynamics throughout the world, including in rural Nepal where many families live on less than $1.25 a day.
Berkeley Talks: Feminist legal scholar Catharine MacKinnon on the butterfly politics of #MeToo
June 17, 2019
"Butterfly politics means that the right, small intervention in the structure of an unstable political system can ultimately produce systemic change."
Ebola in Uganda
June 11, 2019
Anne Rimoin, UCLA professor of epidemiology and director of the Fielding School's Center for Global and Immigrant Health, was interviewed by BBC World News about the Ebola vaccine and Ebola in Uganda.
Degree, check. Next stop, heal the world.
June 4, 2019
The prospect of solving the multitude of global health issues may seem daunting, but UC grads are up to the challenge.
One of the worst in state: Merced County’s childhood obesity crisis
June 3, 2019
UC Merced's Susana Ramirez talks about the difficulty of avoiding the temptations of unhealthy foods in Latino and low-income populations.
Concerning climate
May 31, 2019
Few nations are as vulnerable to the health effects of climate change as Bangladesh, where Dr. John Clemens, of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, is helping to define the challenges and develop solutions.
Understanding the complexities of mobility and HIV in eastern Africa
May 31, 2019
High levels of mobility in sub-Saharan Africa pose a widespread challenge to HIV response efforts - UCSF researchers are looking for solutions.
Prescription for resilience
May 31, 2019
Ramon Resa, UC Irvine School of Medicine '81, overcame incredible obstacles to become a successful pediatrician who caters to the children of migrant farmworkers.
UC Irvine Chancellor Gillman joins the UCGHI Board of Directors
May 31, 2019
The Board welcomes Chancellor Gillman and bids farewell to UC Riverside Chancellor Wilcox.
UC Santa Cruz sociology PhD candidate named UC Free Speech Fellow
May 31, 2019
Saugher Nojan will examine free speech and civic engagement among Muslim students across UC system.
Climate undermined by lobbying
May 31, 2019
First-of-its-kind study out of UC Santa Barbara quantifies the effects of political lobbying on likelihood of climate policy enactment.
UC San Diego report finds California above national average for sexual harassment rates
May 31, 2019
Immigrant-born men; gay and lesbian Californians are also at increased risk.
Historically redlined communities face higher asthma rates
May 31, 2019
New research from UC Berkeley and UCSF shows that residents of historically redlined neighborhoods are more than twice as likely as their peers to visit emergency rooms for asthma.
The role of data science and machine learning to combat human trafficking
May 22, 2019
Researchers and advocates gathered at UC Berkeley to discuss how AI can help prevent child exploitation and combat human trafficking.
Envisioning a future for cacao amidst a changing climate
May 22, 2019
UC Davis geography grad student studies how the interconnected concepts of health, food insecurity and supply chain affect cacao producers in Guatemala.
Taking the border crisis to heart
May 22, 2019
UCLA students and faculty assist mothers and children seeking asylum in the United States.
UC Riverside, Riverside schools push back against pollution
May 22, 2019
The new Riverside Air Monitoring Project will engage more than 2,000 high school students in an issue – air quality – that has health impacts in their community.
Partially deaf UC Merced student hopes to inspire others with graduation success
May 22, 2019
After graduation, Yang plans to pursue a career in public health policy to help communities in need, much like the refugee camp he grew up in.
New report: Nearly 19,000 asylum seekers await US entry in Mexican border cities
May 22, 2019
Migrant shelters across the entire border are over capacity, increasing migrants' vulnerability, according to a UC San Diego report.
Childbirth is hard: Health systems shouldn’t make it harder
May 22, 2019
Opinion published on Apolitical from UCSF's Dr. Patience Afulani: Simple changes can improve the health of women and babies.