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The UC Global Health Institute is a UC initiative that promotes global health research and education.

UC Global Health Day 2022 will be held on Saturday, May 7th at the University of California, Santa Cruz! Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/uc-global-health-day-2022-centering-social-justice-in-community-health-tickets-165451071609

08/14/2025

🎉The 2024-2025 UCGHI Annual Report is here - celebrating a year of impact in global health!

We are proud to share our 2024-2025 Annual Report featuring our collective accomplishments across the ten University of California campuses through UCGHI Centers, Programs and ongoing local and global health initiatives addressing complex global health issues.

We extend our gratitude to the students, faculty, staff, and partners who make this work possible and to you for being an essential part of UCGHI's vibrant and multidisciplinary local and global community. We look forward to your continued engagement and collaboration in creating a more equitable future in global health.🌿🌎

Read the full report here:https://ucghi.universityofcalifornia.edu/ucghi-2024-2025-annual-report-8.8.25.pdf

07/31/2025

The UCGHI GloCal Health Fellowship cultivates a supportive, collaborative environment where researchers from different backgrounds, perspectives, and disciplines are equipped with the tools to address the world's most pressing health challenges. 🌎🌍🌏

🌟Interested in applying? Join us for a GloCal Health Fellowship Informational Webinar on Friday, August 15th from 7:00am - 8:00am (PT) to learn more about the current application cycle from UCGHI GloCal Director, Craig Cohen, MD, MPH and GloCal alumna, Mariah Coley, PhD! Register: https://ucsf.zoom.us/meeting/register/9jRsWCAYRWaw777eHR0g0A #/registration

📌 Deadline to apply: September 15, 2025
Learn more: https://ucghi.universityofcalifornia.edu/fellowships/glocal-health-fellowship/

07/22/2025

Last week, we wrapped up an incredible six weeks of learning, mentorship, and discovery with the UCGHI Summer Researchers in Global Health Showcase and Graduation!

High school students from across Northern California presented their mentored projects they have been working on alongside mentors from UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Merced, UC Santa Cruz, and UCSF Institute for Global Health Sciences- diving into topics like reproductive health, infectious disease, environmental health, and more. Their passion and insight were truly inspiring.

This program is more than just a summer internship - it's a launchpad for the next generation of global health changemakers. We are so proud of this cohort and can't wait to see the impact they'll continue to make in the world. Swipe through to see highlights from the Showcase and Graduation at UCSF!

07/16/2025

✨Meet Marikit (Mari) Flores who is interning at UCSF this summer as part of the UCGHI Summer Researchers in Global Health Program!

🌎🌍Mari is working with Rikita Merai, Karen Horn, Denise Barrios, and Jess Celentano on workforce surge readiness and extreme weather preparedness for large-scale events.

🎤”Assisting professionals from the Pacific Southwest Center for Emergency Public Health has allowed me to be a part of important efforts to adapt existing emergency response and preparedness strategies to better support various communities in Region 9 (California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawai’i, and U.S.-affiliated Pacific territories). I am excited to be working on multiple projects within the center’s three main focus areas—workforce surge readiness, extreme weather response, and risk-communication—and collaborating with public health professionals with a wide range of perspectives and backgrounds.” -Mari Flores

07/10/2025

⭐️Meet Deetya Potakamuri, the high school student interning at UC Santa Cruz this summer through the UCGHI Summer Researchers in Global Health Program!

🔬Deetya is engaging in laboratory research on Wolbachia with Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology Professor, Dr. Grant Hartzog, Nina Reeves, and Sommer Fowler. Their research on Wolbachia is important due to the bacterium’s significant potential in controlling mosquito-borne diseases! 🦟

07/07/2025

🌍 Meet one of our incredible UCGHI Summer Researchers in Global Health interns, Hana Alhamadsheh! This rising high school senior is spending six weeks of her summer at UCSF, where she’s gaining hands-on experience in global health communications and research dissemination.

🔬 As part of the Innovations for Choice and Autonomy (ICAN) project, Hana is supporting efforts to disseminate critical findings that center people’s reproductive autonomy and expand access to contraceptive care around the world.

✨ With mentorship from ’s Beth Phillips, Hana is learning how research can drive change—and how her voice can make an impact.

07/03/2025

🌏🔬Meet one of our incredible high school interns in the UCGHI Summer Researchers in Global Health program, Angie Gankhuyag! With classroom knowledge in biology, environmental studies, and biomedical sciences, this future scientist is spending six weeks of her summer at with mentorship from Dr. Woutrina Smith, Dr. Crystal Rogers, and Camilo Echeverria Jr. on a project exploring the role of tubulins in neural crest epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition– a key process in early development.✨🧠

06/27/2025

Meet the two high school students, Isabella and Shradha, who are interning at UC Merced’s Department of Public Health () this summer through the UCGHI Summer Researchers in Global Health Program!

Working within California’s San Joaquin Valley, Isabella and Shradha are supporting two research projects: 1) Exploring the complex meaning and accessibility of retirement for agricultural workers and 2) Investigating mental health resource availability and utilization among Asian American, Pacific Islander, and Native Hawaiian communities across California.

Thank you to the amazing mentors at Drs. Nancy Burke and Kesia Garibay!

06/12/2025

The UCGHI Summer Researchers in Global Health Program kicked off on Monday, June 9 , 2025 with a virtual welcome orientation led by the UCGHI SRGH Program Team with 30 high school interns from across Northern California!

Following the orientation, a majority of the student interns attended an in-person lunch hosted at their respective UC campus and participated in a campus tour, including labs, at their UC campus led by their mentor(s) and/or graduate students.

06/09/2025

🎓🌍 Congratulations to our incredible Student Ambassadors cohort on completing the 2024-2025 UCGHI Student Ambassador Program!

These passionate student leaders from all 10 campuses brought energy, creativity, and dedication to advancing global health across California and globally. We’re so proud of all you’ve accomplished, and we look forward to seeing the impact you’ll continue to make in your communities and beyond.✨

06/04/2025

💧🔬The University of California Global Health Institute (UCGHI) Center for Planetary Health is proud to announce the inaugural cohort of the Water and Health Research Fellowship, a new paid fellowship designed to support emerging researchers from the focused on the intersection of water and public health in California and globally. From unsafe drinking water to climate-driven droughts and floods, water issues are a significant global health issue that impacts everyone.

Meet first-year PhD student in Public Health at , Felix Agyemang Opoku, who will spend this summer researching harmful algal bloom causes, toxicity, and global mitigation strategies.

Head to the link in our bio to read the full article and to meet the rest of the fellows!

06/03/2025

🌎🌍🌏From maternal health in rural India to environmental justice in Southern California, UCGHI Student Ambassadors are applying their skills to address the world’s most pressing health challenges. As the summer begins, these students are charting paths shaped by personal experience, global awareness, and a commitment to health equity.

We interviewed three current UCGHI Student Ambassadors—each at a different stage of their academic journey at the University of California—about what this summer holds and how their time with UCGHI as Student Ambassadors has shaped their career aspirations.

Head to the link in our bio to read our newest article!

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