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CGHSR Awards Global Engagement Grants to 11 UMN Faculty and Staff Members

This year’s awarded projects focused on a diverse array of topics, ranging from obstetric violence in Guatemala to AI-empowered dentistry in Asia.
Ecuador course participants pose for a photo in Quito

Applications Open for Global Health Course in Ecuador

Ecuador: Social, Environmental, and Cultural Determinants of Health will take place May 18-31, 2026.
Paulina Vergara Buitrago in Quito as part of the course, Ecuador: Social, Environmental, and Cultural Determinants of Health.

Time in Ecuador Helped Natural Resources Student Realize Interdisciplinary Nature of Global Health

Paulina Vergara Buitrago traveled to Quito as part of CGHSR's course there.
Q and A with Case Competition Coach Tami Alpaugh

Global Health Case Competition: Q and A with Coach Tami Alpaugh

The Global Health Case Competition is an opportunity for students. But University of Minnesota faculty and staff help make it happen.
Zaynab Ahmed outside of a health center in Somaliland.

Global Health Ethics in Practice Awards: Field Notes from Somaliland

SPH student Zaynab Ahmed used a Global Health Ethics in Practice Award to support neonatal intensive care units in Borama, Somaliland.
Shailey Prasad speaks at an auxiliary event at the United Nations General Assembly.

CGHSR Director Presents on Health Care Workforce Development at UN General Assembly

CGHSR Executive Director Shailey Prasad's presentation emphasized the role of Primary Health Care.
Students present during the Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility's Global Health Case Competition.

Global Health Case Competition Applications Open

The Global Health Case Competition is open to UMN graduate and upper-level undergraduate students. Applications are due Nov. 30.
Passy Nabongho on the University of Minnesota campus

GMER Program Provides New Experiences, Opportunities for Ugandan Medical Student

Passy Nabongho traveled to the University of Minnesota to participate in the Global Medical Education and Research program.

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