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How birds' genes influence adaptation to climate change
January 11, 2018
UCSC biologists involved in the Bird Genoscape Project are racing against time to find out the potential for adaptation in vulnerable populations of birds.
Women leaders in global health: perspectives from emerging leaders
January 11, 2018
Last fall, over 400 women leaders in global health gathered at Stanford University, among them was UCGHI's Jennifer Wagman from UC San Diego.
40 Years later, some survivors of the first Ebola outbreak are still immune
January 11, 2018
UCLA epidemiologist explains that Ebola survivors may hold the key to future vaccines.
Genetic changes help mosquitoes survive pesticide attacks
January 11, 2018
UCR study shows how intensive pesticide use is driving mosquito evolution at the genetic level.
Researchers don’t know how toxic wildfire smoke is
January 11, 2018
UC Davis researchers seek to learn about the long-term health impacts of wildfire smoke on humans and animals.
Human rights lawyers rule in favor of women’s health
January 2, 2018
University of California law and global health alumni address the role of human rights law in maternal health and women's empowerment.
Guiding light
January 2, 2018
Unite to Light, the nonprofit founded by UCSB’s John Bowers, is providing thousands of solar lights to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.
Get to work in Planetary Health
January 2, 2018
Planetary Health COE offers four amazing summer opportunities for UC students.
VIDEO: Richard Feachem talks about malaria elimination
December 21, 2017
Richard Feachem of UCSF's Institute for Global Health Sciences discusses what it will take to elimiate malaria.
Women’s resistance to sexual assault in the time of #MeToo
December 21, 2017
Scholars from UC San Diego harness the power of #MeToo to empower female university students in Swaziland.
Monkeypox on the rise: how worried should we be?
December 21, 2017
NPR gets the lowdown on Monkeypox from UCLA's Anne Rimoin.
UCI scientists unveil new satellite-based global drought severity index
December 21, 2017
This enhanced monitoring tool adds groundwater storage to assessment factors.
Los Alamos research fundamental to first efficacy study for mosaic HIV-1 preventive vaccine
December 8, 2017
International partners announced the first efficacy study for an investigational HIV-1-preventive “mosaic” vaccine.
$1.7 Million for climate-resilient agricultural research
December 8, 2017
This collaborative UC Davis study aims to produce a safe, reliable food supply for the world.
DACA students represent the students we want, the doctors we need
December 8, 2017
Two deans from UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine argue that ending the DACA program would have profound implications for our health care system.
Malaria elimination in Asia Pacific could lead to large return on investment, new study shows
December 8, 2017
New research from UCSF reveals the estimated costs and benefits of eliminating malaria in the Asia Pacific region.
Theater experience shapes this GloCal fellow’s medical career
December 7, 2017
Learn about Huan Vinh Dong's multidisciplinary approach to global health research and medicine.
Funding opportunity available for campus-based violence prevention research
November 30, 2017
Women’s Health, Gender and Empowerment Center of Expertise seeks proposals for global seed grants.
Hydraulically fractured wells threaten groundwater systems
November 30, 2017
UC Santa Barbara researchers demonstrate that about half of hydraulically fractured wells exist within 2 to 3 kilometers of domestic groundwater systems.
UCSF Department of Emergency Medicine designated as a WHO collaborating centre for emergency and trauma care
November 30, 2017
UCSF becomes the first WHO emergency medicine collaborating center in the US, and one of only two in the world.
Medical schools partner to help undeserved communities
November 30, 2017
UC Riverside School of Medicine, University of Southern Queensland formally agree to collaborate on research to promote innovative use of information and communications technology to help underserved communities.
The social cost of carbon doubles
November 30, 2017
The social cost of carbon represents the damage carbon dioxide has to society and the economy, including agricultural productivity and human health.
Women’s Health, Gender and Empowerment Center of Expertise publishes special issue in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
November 15, 2017
The relationship between women’s empowerment and pregnancy and childbirth is the topic of a special issue of the peer-reviewed journal BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth published November 8, 2017.
Imagining environmental justice
November 15, 2017
In a new book, UC Santa Barbara sociologist David Pellow explores the interconnected nature of humans, nonhumans and ecosystems.
UCSF and partners in Mexico study treatment to prevent diabetes
November 15, 2017
A medication shown to delay the onset of type 2 diabetes in people with prediabetes could make a big difference in Mexico, California and globally.
Making mosquitoes self-destruct
November 15, 2017
UC Riverside researchers are generating genetically engineered insects to help prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
Prestigious fellowship furthers grad student’s asthma research
November 15, 2017
UC Merced’s first Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Research Scholar will work to improve health in California's central valley.
Measuring stress and child development in Mexican-origin families
November 15, 2017
A groundbreaking UC Davis study of families of Mexican origin will assess how stress and discrimination affect parent-child interactions.
Human health as a cost benefit
November 8, 2017
Human ecologist David Cleveland of UC Santa Barbara presents a case for thinking in broader terms when estimating the cost of greenhouse gas emission mitigation programs.
UCSF announces the Institute for Global Health Sciences
November 8, 2017
To better address emerging global health problems, UCSF Global Health Sciences has been designated the Institute for Global Health Sciences.