The University of Chicago Center for Global Health

We are excited to announce that registration is now open for the upcoming 2024 Student Experiences in Global Health and Social Development event happening Tuesday, October 15th. Join us at the International House at the University of Chicago for student presentations on global health and development research, internships, and other learning experiences from the past academic year and the summer of 2024. This event is free and open to the public.

RSVP using the link below!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-student-experiences-in-global-health-and-social-development-tickets-1023753202387

The CUGH Virtual Week: Global Health Webinar Series is a dynamic series of webinars that will be taking place from Monday, September 30th to Thursday, October 3rd, 2024. This event will feature insightful discussions on a range of pressing issues in global health, bringing together experts from around the world. Open to both CUGH members and the public, this is a unique opportunity to engage with thought leaders and explore innovative solutions to global health challenges. Review the session lineup and register for the webinars that interest you using the link below: https://www.cugh.org/our-work/events/announcing-cugh-virtual-week-global-health-webinar-series-sept-30-oct-3-2024/

The Singapore International Pre-Graduate Award (SIPGA) gives international students (outside Singapore) the unique opportunity to experience the vibrant scientific environment and work with world-renowned researchers at A*STAR’s Research Entities. Students who are pursuing their bachelor’s degree in Computing and Information Science, Biomedical Science, Physical Science or Engineering-related disciplines can apply for a 2-6 month summer research internship. For more information on how and when to apply, click the link below:
https://uchicago.joinhandshake.com/jobs/8838186/share_preview

Here at CIGH we are getting ready to celebrate World Patient Day which takes place tomorrow, September 17th. World Patient Safety Day is an opportunity to raise public awareness and foster collaboration between patients, health workers, policymakers and health care leaders to improve patient safety. This year the theme is “Improving diagnosis for patient safety” with the slogan “Get it right, make it safe!”, highlighting the critical importance of correct and timely diagnosis in ensuring patient safety and improving health outcomes.
https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2024/09/17/default-calendar/world-patient-safety-day-17-september-2024-improving-diagnosis-for-patient-safety

The UChicago Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care will host the 5th Annual Ovassapian Lecture tonight from 5 to 6 PM. This year’s speaker will be William McDade, MD, PhD, Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer for ACGM. For more information, click the link below:
https://events.uchicago.edu/event/236778-5th-annual-ovassapian-lecture

Last week marked the end of Jaden Ugbaja’s time as a Summer Research fellow here at CGH. Over the past ten weeks she worked with Kikelomo Ololade Wright (MBChB, MPH, FMCPH, MD, PgD) and her team at Lagos State University College of Medicine as well as the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency.

With LASCOM, she was able to learn more about the harms of household air pollution and contribute to research being done to introduce cleaner cooking alternatives. As part of her time with LASEPA, she saw how multiple departments worked together to solve pressing environmental issues in Lagos.

“I know everything I learned in these last ten weeks will be instrumental to me as I continue to pursue a career in global health.”

Congratulations Jaden!

Today at CGH we are celebrating the International Day to Protect Education from Attack. This day was established by the UN General Assembly, calling on UNESCO and UNICEF to raise awareness of the plight of millions of children living in countries affected by conflict. Education is a fundamental human right. For children and youth caught up in emergency situations, education not only means the continuity of learning, but it also provides a sense of normalcy and the key to a different future. To learn more about the history of this day, click the link below:
https://www.un.org/en/observances/protect-education-day

Save the Date for the upcoming 2024 Student Experiences in Global Health & Social Development event. Join us on October 15th from 5 PM to 8 PM to celebrate the great work our students have accomplished during their global engagements!

The submissions deadline for the 2025 CUGH Leadership Awards is September 15th, 2024. The award categories are as follows: CUGH Distinguished Leadership Award; Dr. Thomas Hall- Dr. Nelson Sewankambo Mid-Career Leadership Award; and the Dr. Wasserheit Young Leader Award.
https://www.cugh2025.org/cugh-leadership-awards

The Global Health Conference of the Americas will take place in Miami, Florida on September 3-5. It is presented by Florida International University in partnership with the Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work. For more information, check out the link below:
https://ghc.fiu.edu/conferences/2024-conference/

Applications for the 2025 Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE) open today! These intensive, two-week programs are designed for graduate students and early-career professionals in the fields of Business, Design & Technology, Journalism, Law, Medical, and Clergy that challenge participants to recognize their ethical responsibilities as future leaders and professionals with influence. Fellowships begin with two weeks of intense study in Germany and Poland, taking advantage of the power of place with daily seminars and dialogue at sites of historic importance, often specific to their profession. Fellows join a lifetime network, now comprised of over 830 alumni. To find more information on how to apply, click the link below:
https://www.faspe-ethics.org/fellowships/

A quick reminder that the CUGH 2025 abstract submission deadline is this upcoming Saturday, August 31st. For more details and instructions on how to submit your abstract, click the link below:
https://www.cugh2025.org/abstract-submissions

Students and recent alumni are encouraged to prepare a complete Fulbright application in the Fulbright SLATE application portal by August 28th. At that point, CCRF will invite applicants to join group advising related to the final stages of the Fulbright process. To find more guidance about how to make sure that CCRF can see your complete Fulbright application by the deadline, click the link below: https://ccrf.uchicago.edu/national-fellowships/2024-uchicago-fulbright-application-process

The submission deadline for CUGH bursaries for abstract presenters from Low and Lower-Middle Income Countries is August 31st. The package includes: waived registration for CUGH 2025, a hotel stay (4 nights), and a $500 travel stipend. To learn more, click the link below: https://www.cugh2025.org/bursaries

The SRP Research Forum begins today and will continue through this Friday. All students funded through the Pritzker Summer Research Program (SRP) are required to present their research at the Summer Research Forum. Each student will give a seven-minute presentation, followed by a two-minute question and answer session. Students are graded by judges from both the clinical and basic sciences. This year, cash awards are given to the most outstanding presentations. Will take place in BSLC 109. See more details below:
https://events.uchicago.edu/event/234558-srp-research-forum-day-1

Today here at CGH we are celebrating World Humanitarian Day! Each year the UN brings together partners from across the humanitarian system to advocate for the survival, well-being and dignity of people affected by crises, and for the safety and security of aid workers. The creation of this holiday was motivated by the deadly attack on the Canal Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq in 2003, one which killed 22 humanitarian aid workers. Please join us today in honoring and supporting humanitarian workers who risk, and sometimes lose, their lives to help others.
https://about.worldhumanitarianday.org/

Join The Chicago Council on Global Affairs on August 21st for their event A Diversity of Opinion: Race, Age, and US Foreign Policy. A new report from the Chicago Council and New America offers some insight on how race and age play into public opinion on global issues. Join them as they discuss the results of the survey and explore how Americans of diverse ages and backgrounds think about the US role in the world ahead of the 2024 election. To register for the event, click the link below:

A Diversity of Opinion: Race, Age, and US Foreign Policy Join during the week of the DNC in Chicago for a discussion of how factors like race and age play into Americans’ views on foreign policy.

The International House of Chicago Global Voices Diplomatic Encounters Series and the Royal Thai Consulate-General in Chicago present a special lecture by Dr. Suriya Chindawongse, the Ambassador of Thailand to the United States on "Thailand-ASEAN-US Partnership in an Era of Global-Regional Change and Challenges: Obstacles, Opportunities, and Options." Dr. Chindawongse will be in conversation with John Mark Hansen, Charles L. Hutchinson Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Political Science and the College at The University of Chicago. A reception will follow the formal program. This event is open to the public, however registration is required.

Thailand-ASEAN-U.S. Partnership Lecture Join us for a special lecture by the Ambassador of Thailand to the United States!

Today is the final day to apply to the UICC Technical Fellowship program. This program provides cancer professionals with the chance to gain new knowledge, skills and techniques in cancer control through short learning visits of two weeks to two months' duration. This specific fellowship opportunity was originally launched in 1976 and was called the International Cancer Research Technology Transfer awards (ICRETT), and has facilitated knowledge exchange for the last four decades. Find more information here:
https://www.uicc.org/what-we-do/member-benefits/learning-and-development/fellowships/technical-fellowships

Today at CGH we are celebrating the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples! There are an estimated 476 million Indigenous Peoples in the world living across 90 countries. They make up less than 5% of the world's population, but account for 15% of the poorest. They speak an overwhelming majority of the world's estimated 7,000 languages and represent 5,000 different cultures. Indigenous Peoples are inheritors and practitioners of unique cultures and ways of relating to people and the environment. They have retained social, cultural, economic and political characteristics that are distinct from those of the dominant societies in which they live. Despite their cultural differences, Indigenous Peoples from around the world share common problems related to the protection of their rights as distinct peoples. In order to raise awareness of the needs of these population groups, every August 9th commemorates the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples.

Join the Center for Global Health Equity at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute on August 14th for their event Opportunities for Cancer Genetics and Precision Medicine in Africa. Register to attend in person or on Zoom using the link below:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfIJSwmnKViWCoTukJ_LQUhzqRVS9kkE6PML5B74_klsZfSAQ/viewform

Director of CGH and African Cancer Leadership Instituite, Olufunmilayo Olopade recently spoke at the AORTIC/ACLI/Africa CDC/NORA/EKCC/ESHO Education & Outreach Summit in
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The 17th IASSIDD World Conference is the leading international research and practice meetings in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Congress theme this year is "Reimagining Connections" and the conference will take place from August 5th to August 8th. To learn more about how to register click the link below: https://iassidd2024.org/registration/

The Black Women's 2024 Expo will be taking place August 2nd through August 4th at McCormick Place Chicago.The Black Women's Expo has been the nation's longest running, most-respected, intergenerational exposition targeting Black Women and their families- where women gather to share ideas, search for solutions, grow their businesses and where corporate brands can speak directly to this consumer. For information click the link below:
https://bwenext.com/chicago-expo/

This is a reminder that the submission deadline for the CUGH 2025 Conference Panel Proposals has been extended to August 8th. To see where to submit your proposal, click the link below:
https://www.cugh2025.org/panel-proposals

AFREhealth will be holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on August 7th, 2024. This meeting will be held as part of the AFREhealth Annual Symposium in Nairobi, Kenya. A Zoom link will be provided to members who are unable to join in-person. To learn more about this event, please click the link below: https://afrehealth.org/

The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center will be celebrating its 50th anniversary of NCI designation by hosting a research symposium on Friday, August 2nd. The symposium will feature the work of trainees and alumni from our Chicago EYES on Cancer and Diversity in Cancer Research programs. The symposium is a celebration of students' tremendous growth and accomplishments over our summer training programs to prepare them for a career in biomedical science. The special guest and keynote speaker is Dr. Kimryn Rathmell, director of the National Cancer Institute. Find more information on how to register here:
https://events.uchicago.edu/event/233924-ucccc-10th-annual-educational-symposium

This is a reminder that the NIH virtual Community of Practice seminar session will be taking place on Monday, July 29th. These seminars serve as a forum for investigators to network, exchange knowledge, and share resources. To find more information on how to attend, click the link below: https://www.cancer.gov/about-nci/organization/cgh/events/globtrec-community-of-practice-july

A reminder that the proposal due date for the 2024-2025 CBTS General Research Request is this Friday, July 26th 2024. The Cross-Border Threat Screening and Supply Chain Defense aims to support the development of innovative technologies and capacities to detect and respond to biological threats moving through global supply chains. Successful applications may be funded up to $250,000 per year per project. You can find more details on the request here:https://cbts.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/CBTS_2024_25_RFP_Final_May_30_2024-1.pdf

The final day to submit panel proposals to the CUGH 2025 Conference is August 1st, 2024. This opportunity is available to CUGH Institutional Members. Panel sessions are comprised of 3-4 speakers, a moderator, and last 90 minutes. All presenters must attend the conference in-person. To see more details, click the link below:
https://www.cugh2025.org/panel-proposals