Centering the Environment, Community, and the Future: UC Berkeley to Host 5^th Latinxs and the Environment Spring Research Conference

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This Earth Month, whether you’re a student curious about research, a faculty member seeking collaboration or a community member passionate about environmental justice, the Latinxs and the Environment Spring Research Conference on April 25th offers a unique opportunity to engage, learn, and connect!

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Announcements

Apply for the UCGHI Summer Global Health Bootcamp

The UCGHI Global Health Bootcamp is a structured 2-week virtual education program designed to introduce rising high school seniors to foundational concepts in global and community health. Apply by April 12th!

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Updates on our Centers and Programs

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Global Health Education

UCGHI added two new classes to its suite of UC Online courses – GCH 1 (Foundations for Global and Community Health) and GCH 195 (Global & Community Health Communications).

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GloCal Health Fellowship

GloCal collaborated with GBHI last year on an action workshop in Peru on interdisciplinary approaches for a National Dementia Plan. Congratulations to Peru on this step forward in advancing brain health!

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Center for Planetary Health

Congratulations to UCGHI Center for Planetary Health Co-Director, Dr. Woutrina Smith, on receiving the 2026 UC Davis Emil M. Mrak International Impact Award for her global research addressing infectious disease transmission.

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Center for Gender and Health Justice

The Gender and Health Justice Fellows Program seeks to develop a public health workforce with specialized knowledge and skills to address gender and health justice challenges. Apply by April 30th!

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Center for Health Workforce

Join HEAL for a webinar on April 26th at 8:00am (PT), for "Case Studies in Global Health: Illuminating Theory and Practice," a new open-access book inspired by the experiences of HEAL alumni.

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Student Ambassador Program

UCGHI Student Ambassador, Jeannie Vongfungfoo, held a watch party at UC Irvine with MPH students to watch UCGHI's Grand Rounds, "California Farmworker Health and Climate Change."

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Across the UC

University of California

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President Milliken announces UC support for SB 895

University of California

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From the Valley, for the Valley - UC PRIME journey

University of California

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UC Malaria Initiative forges new global partnership

UC San Diego

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Earth Day Festival at UCSD on 4/22

UC San Francisco

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First UCSF Health patient artificial heart transplant

UC Merced

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Ocean chemistry now shaped by humans

UC Los Angeles

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is destroying our planet

UC Irvine

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Match Day: The waiting room of dreams

UC Santa Barbara

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Early-life gut microbiome linked to neurodevelopment

UC Davis

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Global strategies to protect seals from Avian Influenza

UC Santa Cruz

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'Dignity in the Fields' for Salinas farmworkers

UC Berkeley

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What do parasitic worms and wages have in common?

UC Riverside

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Earth Day Festival at UCR on 4/22

UC Law San Francisco

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Exploring voting rights, AI, and the future of elections

Charles Drew University

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New health professions education building being built

Opportunities and Resources

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Postdoctoral Fellowship at Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH)

ANSIRH seeks two full-time postdoctoral fellows with quantitative research skills to work on a NIH- and privately-funded research project on abortion access and pregnancy complication care in states with abortion bans. Apply by May 1st!

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Children in War Zones - Addressing Their Needs and Pathways for Engagement

From Gaza to Sudan and beyond, there is a sea of children who are orphaned, disabled, and neglected in increasingly insecure and tumultuous environments. Watch the recording for CUGH's panel webinar.

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Events

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#SpeechMatters 2026 Conference: Preserving the Pillars of Free Expression

The 2026 #SpeechMatters conference on April 8th from 8:30am-12:00pm (PT) will look at challenges to the First Amendment freedoms that are the bedrock of higher education and explore collaborative approaches to meeting this challenging moment.

UCGHI Center for Gender and Health Justice Student Ambassador Alumna, Kalani Phillips, is hosting a hybrid event to launch the Survivors + Allies 2026 Community Report on April 10th at 10:00-12:00pm PT.

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Bay Area World Malaria Day Forum

The Bay Area World Malaria Day Forum is hosted by the Center for Malaria and Vector-Borne Diseases (CMVBD) at the UCSF Institute for Global Health Sciences on Friday, April 24 from 9:00am-12:00pm (PT) at UCSF’s Mission Bay Campus.

Dr. Alden Blair will discuss a brief history of the intersection of conflict, health, and human rights from a research perspective and the career trajectories that one can explore if interested in becoming more involved at the UCGHI Grand Rounds taking place on Friday, April 24th from 12:00-1:00pm (PT).

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Publications from the UCGHI Community

Implementation of starfish sampling for invisibilised populations: a methods protocol of the BRAVE multi-site cross sectional community-based participatory study by May Sudhinaraset et al. (UCGHI authors: May Sudhinaraset, Kelly Song [UCGHI Student Ambassador Alumna])

Weaving Equity: HEAL's First Indigenous-Led Nursing Cohort by HEAL's Voices from the Frontline

Intersecting Sex Work and Substance Use Risk Among Sexual and Gender Minoritized Individuals Recruited Online in San Francisco, California: Survey Results by Sean Arayasirikul, Jarett Maycott, & Angela Olivares

Case Studies in Global Health: Illuminating Theory and Practice by Lillian Walkover et al. (UCGHI authors: Sriram Shamasunder, Phuoc V. Le)

Rift Valley fever vaccines for animals and people: Envisioning One Health vaccination strategies by Ana Pérola D. Brandão et al. (UCGHI authors: Woutrina Smith)

“As long as you are married you cannot protect yourself against syphilis”: qualitative exploration of syphilis risk perception and antenatal care seeking among pregnant women in Uganda by Amanda P. Miller et al. (UCCGHI authors: Adriane Wynn [GloCal Alumna], Jennifer A. Wagman)

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