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UC Irvine-led study deepens understanding of the effects of media exposure to collective trauma
October 23, 2019
According to a new UC Irvine study, it’s not just how much media exposure an individual has to collective trauma but also the graphic quality of what one sees.
Climate change is coming for your cabernet
October 23, 2019
Partnering with UC Davis for the world's most ambitious cabernet sauvignon root stock and clone trial, Beckstoffer Vineyards is investing tens of millions of dollars.
California’s crashing kelp forest
October 23, 2019
UC Davis study finds how disease, warming waters and ravenous sea urchins combined to kill the kelp and close the red abalone fishery.
UC Berkeley Professor, Dr. Bertram Lubin to mentor Cal students and focus on the social determinants of health
October 23, 2019
UC Berkeley Professor, Dr. Bertram Lubin, joined the Blum Center and the College of Engineering to serve as a senior advisor in global health.
California rolls out first statewide earthquake early warning system
October 23, 2019
Through an app developed at UC Berkeley, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announces the nation's first statewide earthquake early warning system that will deliver alerts to people's cellphones.
CDC reports STDs reach all-time high for 5th year in a row, and it's killing babies
October 9, 2019
Jennifer Wagman, UCLA Professor and UCGHI Co-Deputy Director of the Women's Health, Gender and Empowerment Center of Expertise, weighs in on congenital syphilis research in Central Valley, CA.
1,306 U.S. infants were born with syphilis in 2018, even though it’s easy to prevent
October 9, 2019
UCLA Professor and UCGHI Co-Deputy Director of the Women's Health, Gender and Empowerment Center of Expertise, Jennifer Wagman, discusses congenital syphilis research in Central Valley, CA.
Plant diversity a casualty of high-severity wildfires
October 7, 2019
UC Davis study finds extreme wildfires are transforming forestlands into shrublands.
Becoming Arizona: Lessons from Phoenix for Sacramento
October 7, 2019
UC Davis climate change series explores how two cities are preparing for their hotter future.
California elderberries have rich benefits for farms and diets
October 2, 2019
UC Agriculture and Natural Resources focus on Native California elderberries which can be found at the intersection of sustainable farming, super nutrition and economic viability.
Unplanned Spaces: How movement patterns in rural Malawi impact HIV treatment and prevention
October 1, 2019
Current GloCal Health Fellow, Vania Wang, is using a geographical lens to examine movement patterns to help identify social determinants for HIV treatment and prevention in rural Malawi.
A GloCal Fellow’s Passion: Freshwater for Fisheries and Human Health
September 30, 2019
GloCal fellow Amber Roegner discusses freshwater for fisheries at Lake Victoria in Kisumu, Kenya.
Rivers shaped by climate
September 27, 2019
UC Santa Barbara researchers identify a climate signature in rivers globally.
Scientists track frog-killing fungus to help curb its spread
September 25, 2019
UC Berkeley scientists and an international team of collaborators have created a map to date of when and where different genetic variants of the fungus have infected frog populations.
UC Berkeley, Jerry Brown launch new pan-Pacific climate institute
September 24, 2019
UC Berkeley, in partnership with former California Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. and China’s top climate change official, Xie Zhenhua, launch of a new campus institute.
Online global health courses supplement campus offerings
September 24, 2019
UCGHI's online courses offer UC students opportunities to dive into a topic that interests them, along with renowned global health faculty and students from all 10 campuses.
UCI team uses machine learning to help tell which wildfires will burn out of control
September 23, 2019
An interdisciplinary team of scientists at the UC Irvine has developed a new technique for predicting the final size of a wildfire from the moment of ignition.
Testing chemicals for birth defects using stem cells, not mice
September 23, 2019
UC Riverside researchers are helping the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency eliminate animal testing.
Establishment of UC San Diego School of Public Health approved
September 20, 2019
The University of California Board of Regents Academic and Student Affairs Committee has approved the establishment of a School of Public Health at UC San Diego.
Nutrition programs alone aren’t enough to support healthy brain development
September 18, 2019
UC Davis study looks at preventing studented brains, not just stunted growth.
Elephant seal 'supermoms' produce most of the population, study finds
September 18, 2019
UC Santa Cruz findings indicate high mortality rates for young elephant seals means long-lived females dominate the reproductive output of the population.
UC Davis scientists identify Bombali ebolavirus in bats in Guinea
September 16, 2019
UC Davis scientists detected Bombali virus in Angolan free-tailed bats roosting inside people’s houses in Guéckedou and Kissidougou.
Drone monitoring of ship emissions could save lives, protect health
September 13, 2019
UCLA students partnered with tech company on project that explored public health outcomes in L.A. and Long Beach port communities.
Climate change: a dirt-y business
September 12, 2019
UC Riverside scientist identifies increased rainfall may threaten food security.
How California wildfires can impact water availability
September 9, 2019
New Berkeley Lab study uses supercomputers to analyze hydrological changes in a California watershed following a wildfire.
If you don't want to provide abortions, don't go into healthcare
September 9, 2019
UCSF Monica McLemore explains in VICE why accommodations for conscience claims must be centered in the health care professions ethic of service to patients.
Malaria could be eradicated by 2050, global health experts say
September 9, 2019
According to a new report published by The Lancet Commission and UCSF on malaria eradication, a future free of malaria can be achieved as early as 2050.
UCSD receives funding from ending the HIV epidemic initiative
September 6, 2019
The San Diego Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) at UCSD has been awarded planning grants to help the federal government achieve its goal of reducing new HIV infections in the United States by 90 percent by 2030.
UCGHI helps lead One Health to Planetary Health
September 5, 2019
Learn how UCGHI has over its 10-year history helped lead a paradigm shift in approaches to global health challenges through its support of new ways of thinking about how human health, animals and the environment are intertwined.
TED Audiences get the dirt on soil and climate change from Berhe
September 4, 2019
UC Merced Professor Berhe's delivers TED Talk “What’s Soil Got to do with Climate Change?”