Current Concerns at the Intersection of Health, Law and Human Rights: From the Local to the Global - In April, IIGH Director Sofia Gruskin was invited to the Berger Institute at Claremont McKenna College where she spoke on “Current Concerns at the Intersection of Health, Law and Human...Read More »
2026 Consortium of Universities for Global Health Conference - IIGH Directors Gruskin, Ferguson and Cohen participated in the annual conference of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH), held in Washington, D.C. in April. Alongside a range of...Read More »
Kentucky Conference on Health Communication - In April, IIGH Director Sofia Gruskin was invited as the keynote speaker for the Kentucky Conference on Health Communication, an annual convening on the role of communication in public health....Read More »
Advancing Physician Leadership Fellowship Information Session - In April, IIGH and the Keck School of Medicine of USC (KSOM) hosted an information session on the Advancing Physician Leadership Fellowship (APLF) with stakeholders from USC and across Southern...Read More »
Geneva Series of Meetings with Partners - IIGH Director Sofia Gruskin was in Geneva attending a series of meetings with partners in March, with a particular focus on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). At World...Read More »
Collaborative One Health Research Initiative on Epidemics (COHRIE) Uganda - IIGH Director of Research Laura Ferguson traveled to Uganda to participate in close out activities for the “Collaborative One Health Research Initiative on Epidemics (COHRIE) Uganda,” following the end of...Read More »
Out to Innovate Summit - In March, IIGH Director Sofia Gruskin spoke on the keynote panel at the “Out to Innovate Summit,” a biennial event supporting LGBTQ+ students and professionals in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics,...Read More »
2026 Primary Health Care Congress - IIGH Research Director Laura Ferguson traveled to Nairobi, Kenya in March for meetings with partners and to participate in the Primary Health Care Congress. She met with government, academic, and...Read More »
Mini Certificate in Global Aging Session - The Asia-Pacific region is home to the world’s fastest rates of population aging, leading to profound social, economic, and political changes. As a member of the Association of Pacific Rim...Read More »
Opportunities and Challenges to Global Health in the United States and Around the World - In February, IIGH Director Sofia Gruskin was interviewed by Ambassador Sarah Mendelson on “Opportunities and Challenges to Global Health in the United States and Around the World.” Organized by Carnegie...Read More »
Implementation Science in Medical Education Research - In February, IIGH Director of Academic Programs Taylor Burkholder joined a virtual panel on “Implementation Science in Medical Education Research” for the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine’s Advanced Research Methods...Read More »
Event Medicine, Harm Reduction, and Overdose Prevention - In February, IIGH Director of Academic Programs Taylor Burkholder was invited to present to medical students at the California University of Science & Medicine on the overlapping topics of Event...Read More »
The Lancet – World Health Summit Academic Alliance Commission on Academic Responsibility - IIGH Director Sofia Gruskin traveled to Dubai for the kickoff meeting of The Lancet – World Health Summit Academic Alliance Commission on Academic Responsibility (for societal change) in February. The...Read More »
Poverty Law Conference - IIGH and USC Street Medicine co-convened a panel on Street Medicine and the Law as a part of the Poverty Law Conference, hosted by the USC Gould School of Law,...Read More »
The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Nutrition Programming - In January, IIGH Research Director Laura Ferguson participated in a virtual convening on “The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Nutrition Programming,” organized by Genesis Analytics, Audere, and the Global Alliance...Read More »
Ready, Set, Implement: Delivering on Promises: The State of Accountability for Women’s, Children’s, and Adolescents’ Health - In December, IIGH Director Sofia Gruskin presented on aligning public health and legal approaches to ensure meaningful accountability as a part of “Ready, Set, Implement: Delivering on Promises: The State...Read More »
AI Applications Across the Health Continuum - In December, IIGH Research Director Laura Ferguson participated in Amref Health Africa’s AI for Health webinar series, designed to help build a digitally competent health workforce and prepare for future...Read More »
2025 Amplifying African Voices for Strategic Action (AFSA) Conference - Recently, IIGH and the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) organized a roundtable discussion on “African Agency in Health Research: Experiences and Lessons” at the Amplifying African Voices...Read More »
One Young World Conference - In October, IIGH Senior Program Officer Summer Peet joined IIGH’s corporate partner Reckitt at the One Young World conference in Munich, Germany. One Young World is a global summit drawing...Read More »
UNFPA Meetings in Kenya - There are currently over 1 billion people worldwide not registered at birth, and therefore excluded from education, health, social and other services throughout their lives. As part of their work...Read More »
2025 Population and Public Health Sciences Symposium - In early October, IIGH Director Sofia Gruskin presented at the first annual Population and Public Health Sciences Symposium, under the banner of “Advancing Public Health for All.” Organized by the...Read More »
Helsinki Accords at 50 Conference - In October, IIGH Director Sofia Gruskin moderated a panel titled “Can Helsinki be Replicated Elsewhere?” at the Helsinki Accords at 50 conference in Los Angeles, CA, organized by the UCLA...Read More »
Annual Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) Conference - In October, IIGH Program Officer Caroline Diamond and IIGH Director Sofia Gruskin presented on “Fostering Connections between Higher Education Institutions and Local Governments to Spur Policy Action Around the UN...Read More »
Using Artificial Intelligence to Forecast Acute Malnutrition in Children under Five in Kenya - In September, the Scaling-Up Nutrition Academic and Research Network in Kenya, along with the Kenya Medical Research Institute, hosted a webinar with IIGH, the USC Center for AI in Society,...Read More »
30th International Population Conference - In July, as part of IIGH’s longstanding collaboration with the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP), UNFPA and the University of the Witwatersrand, IIGH Director Sofia Gruskin...Read More »
2025 National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) Conference - In June, IIGH Director of Policy Engagement, Jonathan Cohen, had the honor of helping to represent USC at the annual conference of the National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) in Anaheim,...Read More »
USC Street Medicine Listening Sessions - IIGH Director of Policy Engagement Jonathan Cohen recently joined colleagues from USC Street Medicine for listening sessions, with approximately 150 people across six U.S. cities, to understand the experiences of...Read More »
Association of Health Care Journalists Street Medicine Meetup - In May, IIGH Director of Strategic Operations, Megan Goulding, joined colleagues from USC Street Medicine to co-present at the Association of Health Care Journalists Street Medicine Meetup. Participants heard from...Read More »
Climate Forward 2025 - In April, IIGH was pleased to partner with the USC Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability and the USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future on their Climate Forward 2025...Read More »
2025 Latino Medical Student Association Annual Policy Conference - In April, IIGH Director of Policy Engagement Jonathan Cohen accompanied USC Latino Medical Students Association (LMSA) members Kelvin Alvarez and Anissa Cervantez to Washington, D.C., for three days of training...Read More »
2025 AARP Global Thought Leadership Conference - IIGH Director of Policy Engagement Jonathan Cohen moderated a discussion on the role of philanthropy in advancing healthy longevity at this year’s annual AARP Global Thought Leadership Conference. The conference...Read More »
Workshop on Constructs and Measures in Exposome Research - In March, IIGH Director of Policy Engagement Jonathan Cohen participated in a weeklong workshop to discuss and prioritize the constructs and measures that should be used in exposome research—as part...Read More »
Africa Health Agenda International Conference - IIGH Research Director Laura Ferguson participated in the Africa Health Agenda International Conference in Kigali, Rwanda from March 2-5, 2025. Dr. Ferguson spoke in a session titled, “Enhancing Capacity to...Read More »
2025 Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Conference - In February, IIGH Director Sofia Gruskin traveled to the annual Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) conference, held this year in Atlanta, Georgia. The theme of this year’s conference...Read More »
Conference on Young People’s Sexual and Reproductive Rights - In February 2025, IIGH Director Sofia Gruskin and IIGH Research Director Laura Ferguson both gave plenary presentations as a part of a conference on young people’s sexual and reproductive rights...Read More »
Higher Education Institutions and Local Partnerships: Collaborating with Cities and Regions to Achieve the SDGs - IIGH has been awarded a Lumina Foundation project grant that explores how higher education institutions help cities and regions achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by localizing international frameworks...Read More »
2024 Summit of the Future - IIGH participated in the United Nations Summit of the Future in September. This once-in-a-generation gathering aimed to revitalize multilateralism and accelerate progress toward the post-2030 Agenda. During two Action Days,...Read More »
Global Aging Philanthropy Partnership - On September 20, 2024, in New York City, ahead of the UN General Assembly and Summit of the Future, IIGH convened 36 leaders from philanthropy and institutions focused on aging...Read More »
25th International AIDS Conference - IIGH attended the 25th International AIDS Conference in Munich from July 22-26, 2024, with faculty, staff, and Youth Ambassadors, alongside colleagues from the University of São Paulo. IIGH took part...Read More »
2024 UNFPA Global Dialogues on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights - 2024 marks 30 years since the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), the outcomes of which continue to frame global understandings of and approaches to sexual and reproductive health...Read More »
2024 Annual Los Angeles Global Health Conference - In April, IIGH, in collaboration with the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine Global Health Program, co-sponsored the ninth annual Los Angeles Global Health Conference,“Global Health in a Changing World.”...Read More »
Listening Session on Trade and Investment for African Nations with the City of Los Angeles - In April, IIGH Research Director Laura Ferguson co-moderated with Professor Hirsch from USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism a “listening session” on trade and investment for African nations with the city...Read More »
Climate Forward 2024: Climate at the Crossroads - In April, IIGH co-sponsored this series of conversations around advancing climate change issues hosted by the USC Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability and the USC Dornsife Center for the...Read More »
2024 Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Conference - IIGH was delighted to serve as a co-host the 15th annual Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) conference, which took place on March 7-10, 2024. The conference gathered over...Read More »
Certifications of Citizenship in Africa (CERTIZENS) - In January 2024, the Certifications of Citizenship in Africa (CERTIZENS) an international collaborative group working on citizen registration across Africa organized a workshop in Uganda featuring IIGH Research Director, Laura...Read More »
2023 Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting - IIGH Director of Policy Engagement Jonathan Cohen represented IIGH at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America in November 2023. In collaboration with PPHS’s Dr. Ricky Bluthenthal, Professor of Population...Read More »
The Future of Human Rights and Justice-Centered Ethics in Epidemic Response: From HIV to COVID and Beyond - IIGH Director Sofia Gruskin participated in “The Future of Human Rights and Justice-Centered Ethics in Epidemic Response: From HIV to COVID and Beyond,” a national conference hosted by the Health...Read More »
2023 World Health Summit - IIGH was honored to participate in the 2023 World Health Summit held in Berlin, Germany. The Summit brings together stakeholders from politics, science, the private sector, and civil society from...Read More »
4th Commonwealth Conference on Youth Work - IIGH Education Director Shubha Kumar gave a talk at the Commonwealth Conference on Youth Work on Building Evidence for Peacebuilding Investments: Evaluating the Social Return on Investment (SROI) of Youth-Led and Youth-Supporting Peacebuilding...Read More »
2023 Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Conference - As a part of the 2023 Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) conference in Washington DC, IIGH hosted a panel discussion titled, “Abortion Services and Access in a post-Roe World: Local...Read More »
2023 Los Angeles Global Health Conference - In January 2023, IIGH, in collaboration with the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine Global Health Program, co-sponsored the eighth annual Los Angeles Global Health Conference, “Moving Towards Global Solidarity: Examining...Read More »
2022 Diversity and Social Justice Forum Symposium - Prof. Gruskin delivered the keynote address, “Current Concerns Bridging Health, Law and Human Rights: From the Global to the Local,” at the 2022 Diversity and Social Justice Forum Symposium at the Chapman...Read More »
Washington University in St. Louis Institute for Public Health Annual Conference: Health as a Human Right - On October 26, 2022, Prof. Gruskin delivered the keynote address for the Washington University in St. Louis Institute for Public Health Annual Conference, “Health as a Human Right.” The conference focused on issues...Read More »
2022 Community Engagement Institute Symposium “Rights to Health: Where Do We Go From Here?” - Prof. Gruskin was the keynote speaker for the 2022 Community Engagement Institute Symposium “Rights to Health: Where do we go from here?” on Oct. 24 at the University of Alabama at Birmingham....Read More »
Global Collaboration on HIV-Related Stigma and Discrimination Scientific Workshop - IIGH Director of Research Laura Ferguson served as a member of the Planning Committee for the Global Collaboration on HIV-Related Stigma and Discrimination Scientific Workshop, convened by the NIH Office...Read More »
24th International AIDS Conference - The 24th International AIDS Conference, hosted by the International AIDS Society, convened scientists, policymakers, activists, scholars and more to galvanize the scientific response, build global solidarity and enhance human dignity for all those...Read More »
Ending Inequalities, Ending AIDS, and Preventing New Pandemics in the Americas - On June 7, 2022, USC IIGH, in partnership with the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, hosted this virtual side event to the...Read More »
13th Annual Consortium of Universities for Global Health Conference - IIGH was pleased to co-host the 13th annual Consortium of Universities for Global Health Conference (March 28–April 1), for which over 2,000 scientists, students, and implementers from academia, NGOs, government and the private...Read More »
USC IIGH addresses climate change and its impacts on human rights through global collaboration - The USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health (IIGH) has always included in its work a focus on sustainable development and climate change, including addressing the economic, social and political factors that fuel the relationships between power and poverty. 
11th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science - USC IIGH faculty participated in the 11th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science, which brings together scientists, policy makers, healthcare professionals and more to strengthen policies and programs that ensure an...Read More »
Removing legal and structural barriers to ending AIDS by 2030: Lessons from the Global Commission on HIV and the Law - On June 21, 2021, USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health (USC IIGH) Director Sofia Gruskin and Director of Research Laura Ferguson presented their evaluation on the Global Commission on HIV and the Law, published with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), as part of a larger event to determine strategies to remove legal and structural barriers to end AIDS by 2030.
World Association for Sexual Health 2019 Conference - In October 2019, Sofia Gruskin, Director of the USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health, traveled to Mexico City with Avery Everhart, a doctoral student affiliated with IIGH and the USC Spatial Sciences Institute, to participate in the annual meeting of the World Association for Sexual Health (WAS)
Human Rights Workshop Brings Together Global Scholars To Address Health, Gender, Sexuality And Other Issues Of Our Time - Thought leaders from around the world gathered for a unique two-day workshop that prompted discussion from multi-disciplinary perspectives around the global crises impacting human rights and ways in which these challenges can be addressed.
Using Civic Imagination to Resist: Envisioning A Future With Sexual and Reproductive Rights - A collaboration between the USC Law & Global Health Collaboration, the Civics and Social Media Group and the Civic Imagination Project on April 18, 2018, this symposium brought USC and area experts and students together to explore new ways of ensuring sexual and reproductive health and rights within the United States and globally, in an increasingly restrictive political climate.