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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.
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.
Half a million tests and many mosquitoes later, new buzz about a malaria prevention drug
December 6, 2018
UC San Diego researchers test chemical compounds for their ability to inhibit the malaria parasite at an earlier lifecycle stage.
UCSF researchers awarded multi-year CDC agreement to aid six countries in monitoring recent HIV infections
December 6, 2018
Institute for Global Health Sciences Global Strategic Information were $3.65 million for the first year, and up to $10 million per year over the five-year project period.
UC Riverside School of Medicine and Eisenhower Health establish training affiliation
December 6, 2018
Partnership addresses long-term healthcare needs of Coachella Valley.
An opioid epidemic may be looming in Mexico — and the US may be partly responsible
December 6, 2018
UCLA research shows that opioid use in Mexico has been low, but national and international factors are converging and a threat of increased drug and addiction rates exists.
ZestBio continues innovation with waste-based products
December 6, 2018
UC Berkeley alum, Ryan Protzko, is using yeast to make a bio-based plastic produced from agricultural waste.
Shrinking groundwater
November 30, 2018
There is less fresh groundwater worldwide than previously thought, according to research by UC Santa Barbara scientists.
A reason for optimism: Treating chronic pediatric disease in Haiti
November 30, 2018
UCSF School of Nursing is collaborating with the Haiti-based Kay Mackenson Clinic in an effort to better manage chronic diseases in a low-resource setting.
Generous funding to malaria-parasite researcher promises new therapeutic strategies
November 30, 2018
UC Riverside’s Karine Le Roch is principal investigator on two NIH grants.
UC San Diego-led study predicts novel approach to battling influenza
November 30, 2018
The San Diego 'comet’ supercomputer is used to create detailed flu virus simulations.
Researcher takes first step toward improved diagnosis for Valley fever
November 30, 2018
Clinicians searching for a new way to identify Valley fever patients who develop the disease’s worst symptoms will find hope in a new paper by UC Merced Professor Katrina Hoyer.
Infant HIV infection increases the risk for congenital CMV infection
November 30, 2018
UCLA's Dr. Kristina Adachi's research suggests that infants born to HIV-positive mothers have high rates of congenital cytomegalovirus.
UC Irvine and Singapore researchers find source of 2015 Southeast Asia smoke cloud
November 30, 2018
Burning of peatlands in Borneo and Sumatra created severe air pollution in region.
InFEWS fellows take on sustainable development goals
November 30, 2018
This UC Berkeley Blum Center fellowship supports students whose PhD research aims to provide lasting environmental solutions and alleviate poverty in the world’s poorest regions.
Refugees reclaim human rights with technology
November 30, 2018
From UC Davis, the Article 26 Backpack is a new humanitarian tool that displaced people are using to securely store and share documents, such as transcripts and resumes, with universities, scholarship agencies and employers.
Research internship opportunity: Campus violence prevention
November 29, 2018
Seeking students from UCLA, UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara for a six-month research internship.
Shrinking Groundwater
November 19, 2018
According to researchers at UC Santa Barbara, the world may have less fresh water than previously thought.
Many gains in fight against HIV, but epidemic is far from over
November 14, 2018
University of California researchers continue to develop creative solutions to the enduring issue of HIV/AIDS.
Fogarty Global Health Program for Fellows and Scholars seeks event coordinator
November 13, 2018
Interested candidates must apply by November 20, 2018.
Call for nominations for UCGHI Board of Directors Vice Chair
November 13, 2018
This is an excellent opportunity for a UC faculty member to join a network of inspired and committed individuals advancing global health across the UC system.
HIV vaccine enters human efficacy trials
November 9, 2018
The HIV mosaic vaccine was originally designed at Los Alamos National Laboratory using a machine learning algorithm designed by Bette Korber and her team.