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A Message From UCGHI Director Madhavi Dandu
January 26, 2023
Former GloCal fellow Dr. Archana Siddaiah publishes book on mental health
January 19, 2023
GloCal alumnus Archana Siddaiah, MD, made great use of her recent maternity leave to write a book on mental health in Kannada, the official language of the Indian state of Karnataka where she works.
The Impacts of COVID-19 on People Living with HIV/AIDS
December 14, 2022
This year’s 2022 World AIDS Day slogan, Equalize is a call to action and as the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) describes, “a prompt for all of us to work for the proven practical actions needed to address inequalities and help end AIDS.”
GloCal fellow Dr. Ouambo Hervé featured in NIEHS newsletter
December 2, 2022
GloCal Cameroonian fellow Dr. Ouambo Hervé was featured in the October 2022 Global Environmental Health Newsletter of the NIEHS.
Letter from the Director
October 12, 2022
GloCal/UPCH "Conducting Global Health Research" certificate program initiated
October 11, 2022
On Wednesday, October 5, 2022, the first class of the "Conducting Global Health Research" international certificate program was launched, with seven GloCal fellows from the U.S., Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Thailand, and Bolivia participating.
2021-2022 GloCal Fellow Angel Algarin Receives K Award and Begins New Faculty Position
September 19, 2022
Closely following the completion of his GloCal Health Fellowship, 2021-2022 program alumnus Dr. Angel Algarin has already been appointed to a new faculty position and received a K award to continue his global health research!
UCGHI statement in response to Roe v. Wade
June 27, 2022
Last Friday’s news that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision declaring the constitutional right to abortion, is a gut punch to the local and global health community’s work in health, gender equity, and social justice.
UCGHI Welcomes new Director!
June 22, 2022
The UC Global Health Institute is excited to announce that Dr. Madhavi Dandu will serve as UCGHI’s new Director starting July 1st, 2022.
Center Name Change: Announcing the Center for Gender and Health Justice
May 31, 2022
After careful consideration and reviewing community feedback, the UCGHI Women's Health, Gender and Empowerment Center of Expertise is changing their name to the Center for Gender and Health Justice.
Dr. Tom Coates Reflects on a Trailblazing Career as he Fulfills his term as UCGHI Director
May 31, 2022
It is not an exaggeration to say that Dr. Tom Coates, PhD–the UC Global Health Institute’s outgoing director–is a trailblazer in the field of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) prevention research.
UCSF CHAT Study Aims to Break Barriers of Access in Abortion Telehealth Services
May 31, 2022
The California Home Abortion by Telehealth (CHAT) team at UCSF, led by Ushma Upadhyay, PhD, MPH, recently wrapped up a successful first year of research.
New GloCal Site PI Council convenes first meeting
May 25, 2022
On May 24th the GloCal Health Fellowship held its first Site PI Council meeting.
As UCGHI's Deputy Director, Sun Yu Cotter Works to Cultivate More Diversity in Global Health and Take Up More Space as an Asian-American
May 17, 2022
As a child of Korean immigrants who learned English at age five and a first-generation college graduate, Sun Yu Cotter, MPH, faced challenges in the process of achieving the level of success she has today.
The UC Global Health Community Gathers to Connect and Build Relationships at UC Global Health Day 2022
May 17, 2022
On Saturday May 7th, 270 people gathered at University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) in-person to take in the incredible work and wisdom of five inspiring plenary speakers, 50+ poster presenters, 13 breakout sessions and to connect with colleagues committed to transforming the field of global health at the UC Global Health Day 2022
Six UC graduates receive fellowships for projects in women’s health, gender justice, and empowerment
May 11, 2022
The UCGHI Women’s Health, Gender, and Empowerment Center of Expertise (WHGE COE) is funding $2,500 fellowships to six graduate students to provide seed funding for research projects of their own design.
GloCal fellow Schola Matovu, PhD, RN, awarded UCSF 2022 Jane Norbeck Distinguished Service Award
May 9, 2022
We are very pleased to share that current GloCal fellow Schola Matovu, PhD, RN, has been presented with the prestigious 2022 Jane Norbeck Distinguished Service Award from the UCSF School of Nursing!
Sexual Assault Awareness Month: A UCGHI Student Ambassador Reflection
April 21, 2022
Content Warning: This post includes a statement on sexual assault awareness.
How Dr. Samantha Ying is Leading Social Justice-Focused Scientific Inquiry through Student-Centered Mentorship
April 3, 2022
“I can view the institution from the outside while I’m in it, which gives me this comfort to speak up.” For students who hear this perspective, they can feel empowered to do the same.
How UC Santa Cruz’s New Global and Community Health Program Will Work at the Intersection of Social and Natural Sciences
March 30, 2022
To UC Santa Cruz (UCSC) alumna Manya Balachander who majored in psychology and community studies, a unique aspect of the UCSC campus is that "you’re constantly surrounded by academic activism rooted in social justice,” she says.
GloCal alumnus Dr. Michael Mwachiro publishes book on mentorship
March 16, 2022
GloCal is excited to share that former fellow Dr. Michael Mwachiro has just published a book entitled Reflections on Mentorship: Inspiring the Next Generation!
A Message from UCGHI on Ukraine
March 9, 2022
How Drs. Adriann Begay and Cristina Rivera Carpenter Center Indigenous Relational Approaches to Medicine through The HEAL Initiative
February 22, 2022
As Indigenous women, Dr. Adriann Begay, MD and Dr. Cristina Rivera Carpenter, PhD, MSN, RN-BC of the HEAL (Health, Equity, Action & Leadership) Initiative recognize an important element to reaching their goals in healthcare including increasing accessibility in healthcare for the community of people around them who have had similar cultural experiences as them.
Dr. Vandana Shiva's Decades-Long Environmental Activism is Rooted in Health of All Beings
February 22, 2022
Dr. Vandana Shiva was born in the forests of the Indian Himalayan Region, her father a forester and mother a farmer. “I literally grew up between the forest and the farm,” she says. “That was my childhood–there was continuity between the forest and the farm because we worked with biodiversity.” But as she grew up, she learned that there were entities actively breaking that continuity.
How Dr. Ricky Bluthenthal Amplifies Ignored Voices
January 28, 2022
Ricky Bluthenthal, PhD understands the very visceral and emotional challenge of working on Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) / Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) research in the early days of the pandemic that to date has claimed an estimate of 36.3 million lives.
How Dr. Brandi Summers’ Work on Geography and Blackness Intersects with Community Health
January 28, 2022
As a first-generation college student, when Dr. Brandi Summers, PhD left her hometown of Oakland, CA she had no intention of returning. “Growing up lower middle-class in the Bay Area and African-American, there just weren’t as many opportunities as I saw it,” she says. She figured leaving home would provide more opportunity, although she did not know exactly what future opportunities held, and it certainly was not academia.
WHO selects GloCal alumnus Stephen Wandera, MSc, PhD, MSc, as TAG member for the UN Decade of Health Aging
January 28, 2022
The World Health Organization has appointed GloCal alumnus Dr. Stephen Wandera to the Technical Advisory Group for the UN Decade of Healthy Aging initiative.
Dr. Rupa Marya Brings Her Multitudes to All She Does
January 5, 2022
The Women’s Health Gender & Empowerment Center of Expertise’s Internship Opportunities
January 5, 2022
GloCal Fellow Lara Schwarz’s Research Highlighted in NIEHS Newsletter
January 3, 2022
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) recently profiled the research of GloCal Fellow Lara Schwarz in its December 2021 Global Environmental Health Newsletter.