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Tanzanian GloCal alumna continues to tackle Sickle Cell Disease
March 6, 2020
A recent recipient of an Emerging Global Leader Award (K43) from the National Institutes for Health Fogarty International Center, Dr. Siana Nyka Mtatiro is continuing her vision of building capacity for genetic studies in Tanzania.
Do no harm: IGHS works to deliver patient-centered care to women worldwide
March 4, 2020
UCSF IGHS has played a major role in advancing the agenda for patient-centered care during pregnancy and childbirth.
Person-centred care for abortion services in private facilities to improve women's experiences in Kenya
February 28, 2020
Deputy director for UCGHI, Sun Cotter, February 2020 publication in Culture, Health & Sexuality,
$10 million grant will study children's religious views
February 28, 2020
Psychology researcher Rebekah Richert's award is the largest-ever humanities grant awarded to a UC Riverside researcher.
Campus focuses on impact of Triton women in leadership
February 28, 2020
Valuable insights shared by speakers at UC San Diego’s inaugural Triton Women Who Lead Forum.
An Incomplete Victory
February 28, 2020
UC San Diego Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies suggests despite the significant contributions of black women in making the 19th Amendment a reality, their role is often unsung.
National Academy of Engineers elects Kurtz into it's ranks
February 28, 2020
Professor Sarah Kurtz has become the first UC Merced faculty member to be elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).
Is there (still) a gender gap in politics?
February 28, 2020
While women have made great strides in entering the workforce, running companies and getting elected to Congress, there has remained a persistent gender gap in politics over the past 40 years.
Women firefighters face high exposure to toxic ‘forever chemicals’
February 26, 2020
New study shows San Francisco’s women firefighters are exposed to higher levels of certain toxic PFAS chemicals than women working in downtown San Francisco offices.
How Did They Do It? The Inside Story of SB-24: Medication Abortion on UC & CSU Campuses
February 21, 2020
Dr. Ushma Updahyay’s panel discussion at UCLA, "How Did They Do It? The Inside Story of SB-24: Medication Abortion on UC & CSU Campuses" with California State Senator, Connie M. Leyva, and Zoe Murray, student activist with the justCARE Campaign, recorded on February 20, 2020.
Working with UCSF, California Surgeon General Aims to Cut Adverse Childhood Experiences by Half
February 20, 2020
Nadine Burke Harris, MD, California’s first surgeon general, has a bold goal: cut adverse childhood experiences and toxic stress in half within one generation.
The ticket to inclusion
February 11, 2020
UC Santa Barbara study shows movies starring lead actors from underrepresented groups perform as well as those with white male leads.
Agricultural area residents in danger of inhaling toxic aerosols, UC Riverside study finds
February 6, 2020
Excess selenium from fertilizers and other natural sources can create air pollution that could lead to lung cancer, asthma, and Type 2 diabetes, according to new UC Riverside research.
UCLA and Africa: A history of partnership, a future of shared progress
February 6, 2020
The impacts have spanned from health care to ecological preservation.
Battling brain cancer on all fronts
February 6, 2020
UC Irvine neuro-oncologist Daniela Bota’s pioneering work is improving outcomes for patients with the most aggressive form of the disease.
A special project of the UCGHI Women’s Health, Gender and Empowerment Center of Expertise
February 5, 2020
Strengthening the prevention and response to campus-based sexual and intimate partner violence in four African university campuses. Now accepting new proposals to fund campuses committed to ending gender-based violence in LMICs.
How UC is working to expand open access to its research
February 5, 2020
UC has announced two new publisher agreements, each with a different model to provide financial support for UC researchers who choose to publish their work open access.
California's Refugee Reproductive Health Network (ReproNet): Engaging Refugee Women in Research Partnerships
February 5, 2020
The Refugee Reproductive Health Network (ReproNet) conducted its first meetings with the Refugee Patient Task Force on Cervical Cancer Prevention and Screening in January 2020. Meetings were coordinated with the Afghan Sacramento Community, Aisha Masjid Mosque and the United West East African Support Team Center and the Syrian community center in San Diego
Dementia leaders launch Latin American research initiative
February 5, 2020
Cohosted by GBHI and the UCSF Memory and Aging Center, the symposium initiated a new multinational consortium to expand dementia research in Latin America called Research Dementia Latin America, or ReDLat.
UC launches first-ever organic research institute, with a hand from Clif Bar
February 5, 2020
The UC system's first-ever institute for organic research and education will be established in the UC's Agriculture and Natural Resources division (UC ANR).
Top academics join forces to tackle health and humanitarian crisis at the border
January 31, 2020
UCSF-led Jan. 21-22 inaugural summit to look at the inhumane conditions of migrants along the U.S.-Mexican border, and to propose policy solutions.
As mysterious coronavirus spreads, an infectious disease expert explains what you should know
January 31, 2020
To put the latest news in context, UCSF infectious disease expert Charles Chiu, MD, PhD, about the origins of the Wuhan virus and public health risks going forward.
UC Davis grad student Camila Bonilla Cedrez uses prediction models to shed light on fertilizer prices in Africa
January 31, 2020
A study led by UC Davis Horticulture and Agronomy graduate student Camila Bonilla Cedrez compiled fertilizer price in eighteen countries in sub-Saharan Africa to predict local prices at locations for which no empirical data was available.
Good catch
January 28, 2020
UC Santa Barbara study finds nearly half of the fish caught worldwide come from stocks that are scientifically monitored and, on average, are increasing in abundance.
Can solar geoengineering mitigate both climate change and income inequality?
January 28, 2020
New research from the UC San Diego finds that solar geoengineering may reduce income inequality between countries.
Urban health scare: E-Scooters show alarming spike in injuries
January 24, 2020
UCSF study has found hospital admissions quadrupled in the last four years, major surge of injuries related to scooters, particularly among young adults.
Global study of street networks reveals growing urban sprawl
January 22, 2020
UC Santa Cruz study is the first global examination of sprawl as measured by the local connectivity of street networks.
Can solar geoengineering mitigate both climate change and income inequality?
January 22, 2020
New research from the UC San Diego finds that solar geoengineering—the intentional reflection of sunlight away from the Earth’s surface—may reduce income inequality between countries.
UCLA launches institute to explore legal, policy impact of emerging tech
January 22, 2020
Recently launched UCLA Institute for Technology, Law and Policy will examine advances in artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, robotics and new forms of digital media to identify the benefits and risks they represent.
PhD student gets to the root of health disparities facing Hmong farmers
January 22, 2020
Public Health PhD student in UC Merced Professor Nancy Burke’s lab, received the inaugural Central Valley Graduate Fellowship this fall to help support her research into how exposure to environmental factors leads to poor health outcomes of Hmong farmers in the Valley.