Displaced Children: "Adverse Childhood Experiences Amongst Refugees from the Horn of Africa: Influences on Development, Attachment, and Risk/Resilience"
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Student Spotlights
Monserrat Venegas and Emma Dobson's Takeaways from UC Global Health Day 2022
Featuring Monserrat Venegas and Emma Dobson
On May 7th, UC Santa Cruz hosted UC Global Health Day 2022, a system-wide conference on global health showcasing the outstanding research, training and outreach taking place across the University of California. We asked Emma and Monse, two Global Health students who attended the conference, the following questions...
What Does Global Health Research Look Like?
Featuring Marlyn Moradian
Global Health Senior and Double Major Marlyn Moradian took 1st Place at the 2nd Annual Horizons of Global Health Research Symposium on May 29th, 2015 at UC San Diego. Her poster was titled: “Ebola Prevention and Health Care Projects in Kpando, Ghana – A Cultural Perspective”...
Sharing their Global Health Passions
Featuring Village & Transfer Students
As the new academic year begins, UCSD proves that students who care about pressing Global Health issues are not lacking on this campus. The Students For Global Health student-run organization stopped by the Village block party and found an abundance of new transfers and returning undergrads passionate about the Global Health issues that face our world...
Reporting from Thailand
Featuring Vennis Hong
Congrats to our newest Global Health Student of the Month, Vennis Hong! Eager, enthusiastic, and as genuine as they come, Vennis Hong is a third year student who is already positively affecting the world of global health! Vennis was one winner of the 2015 Field Research Scholarship, announced at the 2nd Annual Horizons of Global Health Symposium last May. She...
Success at the Clinton Global Initiative University Meeting (CGIU)
Featuring Celia Breuer
Celia Breuer shares her experience attending the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGIU), a meeting where students, university representatives, topic experts, and celebrities come together to discuss and develop innovative solutions to pressing global challenges.Students create their own Commitments to Action that address issues on campus, in local...
The Gun Violence Intervention Group
Featuring Talia Delamare
Talia is a fourth year transfer student, majoring in Biological Anthropology and minoring in Global Health. She is one of the leaders of the Gun Violence Intervention Group, which is a student organization on campus geared towards having open discussions about the cultural roots of gun violence and how best to tackle this epidemic outside of the divisive...
Summer Field Experience Spotlight: South Africa to Argentina with CFHI
Featuring Global Health Students
Two UC San Diego Global Health students returned from the field this summer after completing their Field Experience with Child Family Health International (CFHI) , a non-profit organization that provides students the unique opportunity of global health education, international exposure, and a rich-immersed learning setting. Students truly learn about the Global...
Message & Advice from GHP Student Rep
Featuring Ashley Emuka
Welcome back, Tritons! I’m Ashley Emuka, your Global Health Student Representative and I would like to share some advice with you for the year. As the new school year debuts, it is time to dive in to our global health work once again. As we gear up to think of new innovative ways to solve population-based health inequities, it is imperative to remember...
Intern Experience with Health Frontiers in Tijuana (HFiT) student-run free clinic
Featuring Megan Ludington
Megan Ludington is a third year transfer student who is majoring in Public Health and minoring in Global Health. In addition to balancing her studies, she actively engages with Global Health issues as a regular intern with the Health Frontiers in Tijuana (HFiT) student-run free clinic. HFiT is a binational joint venture between UCSD and the...
Congrats to the 2015 Horizons Field Research Scholarship Recipients
Featuring Ashley and Vennis
This year at the 2nd Annual Horizons of Global Health Research Symposium the winner(s) of the Field Research Scholarship were announced.The application pool was so inspiring we couldn’t just choose one student. so this year two Global Health students were awarded a $500.00 scholarship to contribute to research in the field...
The Clinton Global Initiative University 2017
Featuring Melissa Vajanaphanich
One of our very own Global Health students, Melissa Vajanaphanich, recently had the opportunity to attend the 2017 Clinton Global Initiative University. From this experience, Melissa is able to showcase her goals, ideas and memories from this great opportunity...