Applications are now open for Global Health in Local Contexts! This fall semester course explores the global social forces that impact health and is open to #UMN graduate and professional students in addition to members of the general public. z.umn.edu/a99v

CGHSR is currently accepting proposals for Global Health Seed Grants! Letters of intent are due Friday, April 25. These awards offer up to $25,000 to #UMN faculty for global health research projects. Learn more: z.umn.edu/GHSeedGrants

CGHSR Director of Global Women’s Health Dr Rahel Nardos will be speaking at a St. Louis Park Rotary event on Monday, April 21, from 9 – 10:30 a.m. The event will focus on maternal health disparities. Register here: z.umn.edu/adrw

Students who take Global Health in Local Contexts will walk away with a “deepened appreciation of the community around them and the justice issues alive and well locally." Learn more about what to expect in this fall 2025 course. z.umn.edu/8qsc

Congratulations to Kelly Searle and Kumi Smith for receiving Community-Engaged Scholar Awards from the University of Minnesota! Both Smith and Searle have been close CGHSR collaborators. z.umn.edu/aedb

Applications for Global Health in Local Contexts are now open! This fall 2025 course is open to #UMN graduate students, faculty, staff, alumni and the general public. Hear from Mary Kate Leloux, MPH ‘24, on her experience in the course: z.umn.edu/aan5

The Northern Pacific Global Health Consortium is hosting an informational webinar on the Fogarty Global Health Fellowship on May 29 at 11 am CDT. The fellowship is available to #UMN postdoctoral trainees and doctoral students. z.umn.edu/aflf

The Global Health Student Advocacy Board is currently accepting applications for the 2025-26 academic year! This student group is open to #UMN graduate students and provides an opportunity to engage the university community through events and education. z.umn.edu/ag21

This year’s winning UMN Global Health Case Competition team created a community-oriented solution to mitigate PM 2.5 in Thailand. The experience allowed students to apply their educational experience to a real-world problem. z.umn.edu/ag8q

Applications for the NIH Fogarty Global Health Fellowship are now open! This is a great opportunity for #UMN postdocs and doctoral students hoping to pursue a career in research. z.umn.edu/fogarty25

Today is the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, a devastating childbirth injury. Hear from CGHSR Director of Global Women’s Health Dr Rahel Nardos on this preventable condition and why awareness is crucial. z.umn.edu/agwq

Want to study global health this fall? Global Health in Local Contexts is a course available to #UMN graduate and professional students, faculty, staff and members of the general public. z.umn.edu/a99v

Fogarty Fellow Miranda Harris Martinez spent a year in rural Peru studying the perceptions and expressions of mental health among Indigenous women of the Kukama tribe. Her methods ensured participants played an active role in the investigation. z.umn.edu/ahqc

Hear from Olive Asafu-Adjaye BDS, MPH, a Fogarty Fellow, on oral health status and quality of life among adolescents and adults living with HIV on June 18 from 12:15 – 1p.m. in Moos Tower 2-520. z.umn.edu/ai4y

CGHSR Director of Global Women’s Health Dr Rahel Nardos will be a panelist at the National African Leadership Conference on Wednesday, June 18, from 11:35 – 12:35 p.m. CT. Learn more about the session and how to register: z.umn.edu/aibc

Aidah Nanvuma received a Global Health Ethics in Practice Award to study nursing informatics in Africa. Learn about her research and how the funding helped advance her studies. z.umn.edu/aj1t

The Fogarty at NIH Fellowship is a great opportunity for aspiring researchers to experience a year of mentored, global health research. Applications are due Sept. 15. z.umn.edu/fogarty25

Congrats to UMN College Veterinary Medicine's Peter Larsen (Peter Larsen) on his Seed to R01 Accelerator Grant from Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility! His project with UMN School of Public Health in Borneo explores how mosquitoes spread viruses—critical work for improving outbreak response. Learn more: z.umn.edu/aj9g

The deadline for CGHSR’s Global Health Ethics in Practice Awards is Aug. 1. The award is available to #UMN graduate students engaging in ethical global health work: z.umn.edu/ak2w

ICYMI: CGHSR awarded three #UMN faculty members with Seed to R01 Accelerator Grants, funding to assist researchers in advancing their studies to position them for success in securing NIH R01 or equivalent funding. z.umn.edu/ak2y