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Over the past 10 years, our global health work at the University of Minnesota has spanned the globe—from maternal health research on the shores of Lake Victoria to strengthening the healthcare workforce of Afghanistan.

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Members of the 2025 Global Health Case Competition in Atlanta.

UMN Students Propose Community-Oriented Solutions to Mitigate PM 2.5 in Case Competition

This year's winning case competition team was made up of an interprofessional group of undergraduate students.
Students engage in a discussion during CGHSR's Global Health in Local Contexts course in the fall of 2023.

Applications Open for Global Health in Local Contexts Course

This fall 2025 course focuses on the global social forces that impact health and uses a classroom-less model.
Kelly Searle and Kumi Smith

Two CGHSR Collaborators Receive Community-Engaged Scholar Award

Kumi Smith, PhD, received the Research and Creative Activities Award and Kelly Searle, PhD, received the Early Career Award.

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Fogarty Fellowship Informational Webinar

May 29, 2025, 11:00 AM—12:00 PM

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Students have a discussion during a Global Health in Local Contexts course session.

 

Study Global Health in the Twin Cities! 

Applications are open for CGHSR's fall course, Global Health in Local Contexts! The course is open to UMN graduate and professional students, faculty, staff, alumni and the general public.

Global Health in Local Contexts immerses students in a relational, place-based study of the global social forces that impact health. The course is "classroom-less" and takes place at various locations across the Twin Cities. 

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