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

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Eve Darian-Smith, "World on Fire: Anti-Democracy and Anti-Environmentalism"
Monday, March 4th | 12 - 1 PM | Campus Instructional Facility (CIF), Room 4039 In this talk, Professor Eve Darian-Smith (Global and International Studies at the...
Webinar Recording: Cameron McCarthy (Education Policy, Organization and Leadership, College of Education, UIUC), "Visual Cultural Practices of Postcolonial Elite Schools in Globalizing Circumstances"
A recording of Professor McCarthy's talk is available at the end of this description. Thursday, February 29th | 3-4pm | 306 Coble Hall and ...

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The Age of Adaptation, Dr. Adil Najam (Professor of International Relations and Earth & Environment, Boston University)
Please join the CGS team in welcoming Dr. Adil Najam on Monday October 2nd at 12PM, in Levis 208 and on Zoom, for his presentation, "The Age Adaptation"....
Webinar Recording: David Whyte, "Law's Quick Fix? Ecocide, Social Transformation & the Pitfalls of Criminalisation"
The recent lecture "Law's Quick Fix? Ecocide, Social Transformation & the Pitfalls of Criminalisation" by David Whyte (Professor of Climate Justice, Queen Mary...
Webinar Recording: David Takacs (Professor Harry & Lillian Hastings Research Chair UC Law, San Francisco), "'We Are the River': Rights of Nature in a Climate Changed World"
CGS is excited to announce a recording is available for the recent lecture "'We Are the River': Rights of Nature in a Climate Changed World.", by David...
Debbie Sharnak (Assistant Professor of History & International Studies at Rowan University), "Of Light and Struggle: Social Justice, Human Rights, and Accountability in Uruguay"
Please join us and Debbie Sharnak (Assistant Professor of History & International Studies at Rowan University) on Wednesday, January 31st from 6-7:...
Debbie Sharnak (Assistant Professor of History & International Studies at Rowan University), "Fútbol under Authoritarian Rule and Its Global Implications: The Case of Uruguay"
Please join us in welcoming Debbie Sharnak (Assistant Professor of History &...
John Levi Barnard (Professor of English & Comparative & World Literature, UIUC), "Meat, Climate, and the Dystopia of the Present"
Please join the CGS Team in welcoming John Levi Barnard (Associate Professor of English & Comparative & World Literature, UIUC), on Wednesday, January 31st at noon in...
Federica Genovese, "Climate Action from Abroad: Assessing Mass Support for Cross-Border Climate Compensation"
Scroll to the bottom of the page to watch Dr. Genovese's presentation. Please join the CGS for the next talk in our Climate Change series: Federica Genovese (...
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 (...
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...
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...