Upcoming Global Events

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Dark Delights: The Global Human Cost of Coffee, Chocolate, and Sugar

Dr. Niya Werts, Graduate Program Director for the MS in Health Science at the School of Graduate Studies, will discuss the human cost of food, in particular coffee, chocolate, and sugar.

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UMBrella Speaker Series: A Conversation with Jody K. Olsen, PhD, MSW ‘72

The UMBrella Group and CGE present “A Conversation with Jody K. Olsen, PhD, MSW ‘72.” Please join President Bruce E. Jarrell, MD for this intimate exchange of perspectives on career, life, and leadership that span the globe.

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Global Health at a Crossroads

Join Keith Martin, MD, Executive Director of Consortium of Universities for Global Health, and Gerald Kayingo, PhD, Executive Director of PALLA and Assistant Dean at the School of Graduate Studies, to examine where global health is today and where it’s going.

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What Does Global Engagement Mean to You? Photo Contest

Submit your photograph around the theme “What Does Global Engagement Mean to You?” Capture the essence of global engagement, whether you’re an international student, involved in a globally focused course, conducting research abroad, or engaged with international communities.

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Screening of “Kupenda”

Join us for a screening of “Kupenda,” where three determined teenagers set out to challenge their community’s long-held stigma about disabilities and climb Africa’s highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro.

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White Health and International Law

Matiangai Sirleaf, professor at both the Carey School of Law the School of Medicine, will discuss her recent scholarship that traces the development of global health as a field and critical recent reforms.

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A Conversation with Dr. Kathleen Neuzil, Director of NIH Fogarty International Center

Join us for a conversation with Dr. Kathleen Neuzil, Director of NIH Fogarty International Center.

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Menstrual Justice: A Human Rights Vision

A conversation with Margaret Johnson, a reproductive justice scholar and law professor at the University of Baltimore.

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Planetary Health: Navigating the Anthropocene Crisis

The Anthropocene epoch is characterized by the dominance of humans over the global environment. Dr. Carlos Faerron Guzman, with the School of Graduate Studies, works to raise awareness of the threats and inspire creative responses.