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Miranda Harris Martinez speaking to a group of people in Peru during her Fogarty Fellowship.

Fogarty Fellow Uses Participatory Methods to Study Mental Health in Peruvian Amazon

Miranda Harris Martinez spent a year studying mental health in Peru as part of the Fogarty Global Health Fellowship.
Obstetric Fistula: The Cost of Surviving Childbirth

Obstetric Fistula: The Cost of Surviving Childbirth

May 23 is the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, dedicated to raising global awareness of one of the most devastating childbirth injuries that continues to plague women in low-income countries.
Fogarty Fellowship Applications Now Open

NIH Fogarty Fellowship Applications Now Open

The fellowship is open to UMN doctoral students and postdoc trainees and offers a year of mentored research training.
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.
CGHSR releases 2024 annual report

CGHSR Releases 2024 Annual Report

The report outlines CGHSR’s work in global health education, training and research in 2024.
Request for Proposals: Global Health Seed Grants

Global Health Seed Grants RFP Now Open

CGHSR is currently accepting proposals for our Global Health Seed Grant awards. Letters of intent are due April 25.

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