University of Southern California Global Health

Beijing Olympics Experiment Reveals Biological Link Between Air Pollution Exposure, Cardiovascular Disease - 5/15/2012
Using the 2008 Beijing Olympics as their laboratory, USC researchers and colleagues have found biological evidence that even a short-term reduction in air pollution exposure improves one’s cardiovascular health. More »

USC students to attend 2012 World Health Assembly - 5/14/2012
Public health students at USC will be attending the 65th World Health Assembly next week in Geneva, Switzerland, as delegates for the Union for International Cancer Control. More »

USC Institute for Global Health representatives visit Ukraine for Chernobyl study trip - 5/2/2012
International leaders gathered in Ukraine this month to learn about the effects of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster and subsequent healthcare projects led by the global nonprofit Green Cross International. Among them, Jonathan Samet, director of the USC Institute for Global health, and research associate Sonny Patel, met with international heads of Green Cross and visited affected sites. More »

USC Global Health Team Competes at International Level - 4/18/2012
The winners of the first USC Global Health Case Competition received an honorable mention after competing against 22 other teams at an international contest in March. More »

Sofia Gruskin gives inaugural lecture on health and human rights at UNC - 4/16/2012
Program on Global Health & Human Rights Director Sofia Gruskin discussed the crucial intersection of human rights and global health on April 16 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. More »

USC Global Health Team Makes Final Round At International Competition - 4/16/2012
The winners of the first USC Global Health Case Competition received an honorable mention after competing against 22 other teams at the International Emory University contest in March. More »

Going for the Gold at World Health Day LA - 4/13/2012
Hundreds of locals, volunteers and athletes gathered at the Los Angeles Expo Center on April 7 to promote health and fitness at World Health Day L.A. and to kick off a national Olympics awareness walk. More »

Global Health Case Competition challenges teams from 23 universities - 3/27/2012
Students from 23 universities across the United States and four foreign countries will gather at Emory University March 30-31 to compete in the fifth Emory Global Health Case Competition. Approximately 140 students will work in teams of six, including undergraduate, graduate and professional school students from a variety of disciplines. More »

World Health Day LA Kicks off National Olympics Campain - 3/27/2012
USC, UCLA and WesternU team up with Olympians for local health event More »

Undergrad team wins USC global health case competition, will compete nationally in Atlanta - 3/9/2012
After hours of presentations and deliberations, a team of six multidisciplinary undergraduates won and will now represent the University of Southern California at a national global health case competition. More »

Sofia Gruskin fosters collaboration with Brazilian universities - 3/1/2012
GHHR Director Sofia Gruskin traveled to Brazil in December after being invited by the University of Sao Paulo and the Federal University of Bahia to determine areas for future collaboration. More »

Sofia Gruskin shares insights on human rights, health for UNICEF - 2/29/2012
GHHR Director Sofia Gruskin provided expert commentary for UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre's Research Watch More »

Sofia Gruskin published in Global Public Health - 2/28/2012
GHHR Director Sofia Gruskin’s article, titled "Human rights in health systems frameworks: What is there, what is missing and why does it matter?" was published online by the leading journal Global Public Health on Jan. 23, 2012. More »

USC Global Health Case Competition draws wide student interest - 2/27/2012
15 teams to vie for chance to compete nationally More »

Jonathan Samet named chairman of Twezimbe Development Foundation board of trustees - 2/10/2012
Institute for Global Health Director Jonathan Samet traveled to Uganda in early January to tour health facilities and discuss partnerships with area organizations. More »

Jane Schmitz published in British Medical Journal - 2/10/2012
Jane Schmitz, clinical assistant professor and research and curriculum advisor for the USC Institute for Global Health, is the lead author of an article published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) on Jan. 10, 2012, documenting a previously unknown benefit of vitamin A supplementation among preschool children on risk of hearing loss in young adulthood. More »