Dr. Ushma Upadhyay’s Journey to Becoming Co-Director of Women's Health, Gender and Empowerment Center of Expertise As a junior faculty member, Dr. Upadhyay was awarded a UCGHI fellowship through the COE--which funded her work--to measure reproductive autonomy. As her research has expanded, so has her involvement with the WHGE COE.

The UCGHI Student Ambassador Program’s Personal and Professional Impact We connected with five 2020-2021 student ambassador alumni who expressed how the energy and insights gained throughout their six-month experience will be applied to their future endeavors, all relating to justice and equity. Application deadline: November 15, 2021.

GloCal Health Fellowship congratulations two program alumni on receiving NIH K awards The GloCal Health Fellowship congratulates two of its alumni on recently receiving K awards from the NIH Fogarty International Center. Dr. Helen Byakwaga (2014-2015) received a K43 award to continue her HIV-related Kaposi Sarcoma research in Uganda while Dr. Matthew Bramble (2017-2018) received a K01 award to expand his study of the consumption of cassava and the motor neuron disease known as konzo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

UCGHI Student Ambassador Program 2021-2022 The University of California Global Health Institute is seeking applicants across all UC campuses and partnering with Historically Black College and University (HBCU), Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, for its 2021-2022 Student Ambassador Program.

UC Global Health Day 2022 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS  The UC Global Health Institute (UCGHI) invites abstracts for poster presentations and proposals for breakout sessions that exemplify the breadth, depth and transformative possibilities of current global health research, education, and program development for UC Global Health Day 2022. Submission Deadline: December 3, 2021

UC Berkeley A bold Berkeley program is improving human lives in low-income countries

UC Davis UC Davis to lead groundwater and irrigated agriculture sustainability study

UC Irvine UCI Special Report: Climate Change

UC Los Angeles Women are not receiving needed mental health care through state’s public programs

UC Merced HIV Preventative developed in LiWang Lab takes one big step forward

UC Riverside Scientists are using AI originally developed for producing deepfake videos to stop future pandemics

UC San Diego NIH Award advances the study of young and developing brains

UC San Francisco UCSF to coordinate health disparities research in multiple chronic diseases with $22.5M Grant

UC Santa Barbara How sexism hinders brain research

UC Santa Cruz

Reclaiming Coast Miwok history through Indigenous interpretations of archeology

UPCOMING EVENTS UCSD Native American Heritage Month Events November 2021 A Full Circle of Native and Indigenous Scientists in Quantitative Biology November 18, 2021 CUGH 2022 Global Health Conference March 28-April 1, 2022 UC Global Health Day 2022 May 7, 2022

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