UCGHI April Newsletter

Climate Change Is Forcing Millions to Flee—But Refugees Are Still Left Out of the Conversation

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The global refugee population—now surpassing 36.4 million people—is disproportionately affected by climate change as they are systematically excluded from the resources and infrastructure needed to withstand it. Check out our newest article to learn more about the intersection of climate and migration and what can be done.

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What We're Reading This Earth Month

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The Healing Power of Trees by the Nature Conservancy

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The Macro Impacts of Microplastics by Johns Hopkins Global Health NOW

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Improving Water and Sanitation Access in California and Around the Globe by Guananí Gómez-Van Cortright

Formalizing Farm Labor Research Between Mexico and California by Elizabeth Doerr

The One Health Workforce Academies Creates Global Academic Connections in an Interdependent World by Elizabeth Doerr

Updates on our Centers & Programs

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Global Health Education

Dele Ogunseitan served as a panelist during the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health Annual Meeting for Academic Public Health session, "Perspectives and Approaches to Advance Global Environmental Health."

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GloCal Health Fellowship

2023-2024 GloCal Alumna Elise Reynolds is starting a new position as a Senior Technical Specialist, Nutrition & Implementation Science at Vitamin Angels, a nonprofit improving nutrition and health outcomes globally.

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Center for Planetary Health

Latinxs & the Environment held a research conference at UC Berkeley on March 15th which included student presentations, a panel on wildfires and health inequities, and keynote presentation by Dr. Zambrano González.

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Center for Gender and Health Justice

Survivors and Allies members Kalani and Leila each gave public comment at the March UC Regents meeting to recommend policy changes for survivors of sexual violence on college campuses.

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Center for Health Workforce Equity

HEAL is recruiting its second class of Indigenous nurses for the Southwest Leadership Fellowship. The 18-month fellowship supports the transformation, leadership development, and retention of quality nurses. Apply by April 15th!

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Advances in Global Health

Check out the new article, in Advances, "Participatory development and initial pilot run of the Shauriana program to integrate sexual health and mental health support for young gay and bisexual men and other men who have sex with men in Kenya."

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Opportunities

UCGHI Summer Researchers in Global Health Program Open for Applications

Submit your application to the UCGHI Summer Researchers in Global Health Program, a six-week summer internship for rising high school seniors that introduces students to global health concepts and immerses them in challenging, real-life projects. Share widely with your networks and apply by April 20th!

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Events

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Health Consequences of Immigration Detention

Join Dr. Altaf Saadi on May 19th from 9:00 - 10:00am (PST) for the final webinar in the Global Health and Human Rights Webinar Series, "Health consequences of immigration detention: Neuropsychiatric sequelae."

Bay Area World Malaria Day Forum

Register to attend the hybrid Bay Area World Malaria Day Forum hosted by the Malaria Elimination Initiative at the UCSF Institute for Global Health Sciences on April 25th from 9:00 - 11:00am (PST) at UCSF’s Mission Bay Campus.

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Across the UC

UC Los Angeles

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UCLA Campus Assault Resources & Education

UC Irvine

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UC Irvine Hosts Take Back the Night on April 30th

UC Santa Barbara

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UCSB Survivor Healing Programs

UC San Diego

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Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2025 at UCSD

UC San Francisco

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Sexual Violence Prevention and Response at UCSF

UC Merced

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UCM Campus Advocacy, Resources & Education

UC Davis

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UCD SAAM Education Toolkit for Staff & Faculty

UC Santa Cruz

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UCSC Center for Advocacy, Resources & Empowerment

UC Berkeley

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Addressing Sexual Violence & Sexual Harassment

UC Riverside

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Listening, Supporting and Empowering Survivors

UC Law San Francisco

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UC Law San Francisco CARE Advocacy

Charles Drew University

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CDU Title IX Office Addresses Discrimination

Publications

Spillover Effects of an Agricultural Livelihood Intervention Among People Living with HIV on Community Empowerment in Kenya by Victoria Chi et al. (UCGHI authors: Craig Cohen and Rachel Burger)

Maternal mortality due to abortion complications in forcibly displaced populations: A study protocol for a community facility capture-recapture (CFCR) study by Blake Erhardt-Ohren et al. (UCGHI author: Ndola Prata)

The Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdowns on Sex Workers in West Bengal, India by Katherine A. Lewis et al. (UCGHI authors: Darshna Anigol [student intern], Anne E. Fehrenbacher [GloCal alumna], and Dallas Swendeman)

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