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Researchers hope to tackle methane emissions in manure through use of biochar
February 28, 2019
Professor Gerardo Diaz and his interdisciplinary team of UC Merced faculty will research how biochar can help reduce methane emissions from manure on dairies.
Low-income undocumented adults are largely locked out of health care in California, study finds
February 28, 2019
The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research found that nine in 10 undocumented adults lack insurance.
How coral bleaching threatens Caribbean communities
February 28, 2019
Coral bleaching is often caused by unusually warm ocean temperatures and impacts the communities that rely on the Caribbean sea for food and tourism, according to UC Berkeley study.
UC Davis alumni using solar power to fight jaundice on global scale
February 28, 2019
Nicole Ma is co-founder and CEO of the Los Angeles based Compassionlit, where she is honing in on her goal of creating a more sustainable and effective cure for jaundice.
“Imagining the future helps us engineer toward that future”: A Q&A with Will Tarpeh
February 28, 2019
Tarpeh, now an assistant professor in chemical engineering at Stanford, says his professional turning point happened at UC Berkeley in 2013.
How are immigrants changing our definition of health?
February 8, 2019
UCLA's Marjorie Kagawa-Singer argues that more must be done to understand and deploy the advantages of cultural diversity.
New project to build climate resilience through improved land management
February 8, 2019
A $4.6 million grant to UCs Merced and Irvine will help researchers develop new tools and methods for better managing the state’s forests, shrub lands and grasslands.
Genome structure of malaria parasites linked to virulence
February 8, 2019
UC Riverside-led research could help develop novel therapeutic strategies to combat malaria.
A voice for global cancer patients
February 8, 2019
UCSF global health masters student, Alex Keir, shares her personal experience with cancer and her mission to expand the cancer dialogue.
Research seeks relief for hot and thirsty farmlands
February 6, 2019
UCGHI Planetary Health Center of Expertise-funded projects produce results and hope for the Central Valley and beyond.
Melissa Smith: New to the UC, but no stranger to global health
February 6, 2019
Learn about Melissa Smith's inspiring career working in health and social justice in communities in the US and abroad.
UC Santa Cruz grad student working to advance Beyond Compliance initiative
January 31, 2019
Alison Hanson and the Beyond Compliance Initiative seek to eliminate sexual harassment and sexual violence from campus.
Increasing murder rate is erasing gains in life expectancy among Mexican men, UCLA research reports
January 31, 2019
UCLA community health professor, Hiram Beltrán-Sánchez, explores this study's disturbing findings.
USAID grant to improve nutrition worldwide
January 31, 2019
UC Davis will partner in global effort to combat hunger.
Fletcher Lab Cellscope is ready for scaling
January 31, 2019
UC Berkeley professor is working to accelerate neglected tropical diseases diagnosis and treatment with a device so ubiquitous it’s probably in your hand: a smartphone.
Bringing science to global climate talks
January 31, 2019
A large delegation of students and researchers from UC San Diego participated in the COP24 climate conference in Poland.
Shocks to the system
January 31, 2019
Global food production is suffering from an increasing number of “food shocks,” or sudden losses in food production, according to UC Santa Barbara study.
Focus: Mentorship training in LMICs needs increased support
January 31, 2019
UCGHI co-director, Craig Cohen, served as guest editor of a supplement on mentoring that appeared in the January issue of the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Work in Planetary Health this summer
January 22, 2019
The UC Global Health Institute Planetary Health Center of Expertise offers amazing summer opportunities for UC students. Now accepting applications!
Where will the world’s next Zika, West Nile or dengue virus come from?
January 11, 2019
UC Davis model identifies most likely wildlife hosts for emerging flaviviruses.
To vaccinate or not to vaccinate
January 11, 2019
A UC Riverside sociologist is part of a $1.5 million effort to better understand skepticism toward childhood vaccines.
Iceboxes and jail: Helping immigrant mothers and children held at the border
January 11, 2019
A week with UC Berkeley campus lawyer Paula Raffaelli, who volunteered to help detainees navigate the legal system.
Welcome to 2019: A message from UCGHI director Thomas J. Coates
January 8, 2019
UCGHI director Thomas J. Coates reflects on 2018 and the year ahead.
Addressing maternal mortality through person-centered care
January 8, 2019
With hundreds of thousands of women dying during childbirth worldwide, UC researchers are zeroing in on solutions that are saving lives.
David Heller tackles chronic disease worldwide
January 7, 2019
GloCal fellow David Heller is keeping primary prevention of chronic, non-communicable diseases on the global health agenda.
Hackathon garners innovative ideas to address mosquito-borne diseases
December 20, 2018
A wearable air-capture device was the winning idea at a hackathon to develop new tools to monitor and control outdoor-biting mosquitoes.
Environmental engineers devising plan to save humanity
December 20, 2018
UC Merced's Thomas Harmon addresses the grand challenges we face in the midst of climate change.
Rice plants that reproduce as clones from seeds
December 20, 2018
Plant biologists at UC Davis discover a way to make crop plants replicate through seeds as clones.
Proposed changes to immigration laws would cost California jobs, harm public health
December 20, 2018
A report by UCLA and partners finds the state could lose up to $1.67 billion in federal benefits with changes to the ‘public charge’ test.
Toxic smoke is Africa's quiet killer. An entrepreneur says his fix can make a fortune
December 20, 2018
UC Santa Cruz alum and entrepreneur, Eric Reynolds, is on the verge of freeing much of humanity from the deadly scourge of the cooking fire.