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Researcher Spotlight: Sarah Cusick

The CGHSR Researcher Spotlight features global health researchers from the University of Minnesota and partners. In this spotlight, Dr. Sarah Cusick discusses her research on nutritional deficiencies and neurobehavioral development.
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2021 Seed Grant Awards Reflect CGHSR Values and Priorities

After a year full of challenges and delays to global health research, the team at CGHSR was encouraged to see that there is still strong interest among University of Minnesota faculty and collaborators to initiate innovative research.
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Early Successes of the National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants

In the first six months of the project, NRC-RIM has reached hundreds of professionals and practitioners in training, webinars, in-depth interviews, and information campaigns.
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Convening for care: UMN partners with Ghana NGO on obstetric fistula training

In March, MSSI and CGHSR partnered again to co-host a two-day long virtual panel discussion and training on obstetric fistula, a topic of vital importance in the region.
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Spring Funding Opportunities from CGHSR

Our global health funding opportunities support faculty and students at the University in their global health endeavors around the world. RFPs for Faculty Mentor Awards and Seed Grants are now available.
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Interdisciplinary Teamwork Can Solve the World’s Grand Health Challenges

The Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility’s (CGHSR) Global Health Case Competition has drawn students from multiple schools and disciplines at the University for the last 8 years. The unique interprofessional learning…
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An Update on CGHSR's National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants and Migrants

With funding support from the CDC and the International Organization for Migration, CGHSR has established the National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants.
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University of Minnesota establishes the National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants and Migrants

With support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the International Organization for Migration, the U of M has established a new center on COVID-19 prevention, control and mitigation.

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