Global Health

The Global Health thematic cluster selects CGS affiliates, events, and resources that are dedicated to understanding issues of medicine and public health in the global context.

Faculty working in Global Health

Event Archive

The Age of Adaptation, Dr. Adil Najam (Professor of International Relations and Earth & Environment, Boston University)
Join the CGS team in welcoming Dr. Adil Najam on Monday October 2nd at 12PM for their presentation, "The Age Adaptation". Dr. Najam will examine climate change...
Helaine Silverman, "Weaponizing Cultural Heritage: Nationalist Contestations of the Past in Thailand and Cambodia"
Join the CGS in welcoming Helaine Silverman for her lecture on April 4th at 12PM at the ...
Allison Witt (UIUC), "Maintaining Online Connection in a Post-pandemic World; Virtual Exchange as an Accomplice to Mobility"
Please join CGS for a talk by Allison Witt (College of Education, UIUC) on February 2nd at 12PM (CST)...
Impact of COVID-19 on Travel and Study Abroad in West Africa
Date: Feb. 25, 2021 Time: 12 PM - 1 pm CST The world is experiencing new COVID-19 waves and lockdowns. West Africa, however, is open to most travelers and remains a world leader in fighting the...
Global Intersections Series: "When Corona Virus Meets the City"
Date: February 9, 2021 Time: 12pm-1pm CST Speaker: Prof. Saskia Sassen (Columbia University) Description: Climate migrations are...
Toxic Water and Corroded Trust: Stress and Mental Health in the Flint Water Crisis
Speaker: Courtney Cuthbertson Using the sociological framing of the stress process model, this presentation will share findings from a...