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Global health courses go global, live August 16, 2017 - Distance education graduate courses led by USC faculty are attracting students from around the world to virtual classrooms where they learn about global health leadership and ethics.
Assessing value-for-money in maternal and newborn health August 4, 2017 - In this BMJ Global Health article, Assistant Professor of Preventive Medicine Shubha Kumar and co-authors review value-for-money components and methods for maternal and newborn health interventions.
How the new anti-trafficking bill will help to curb the human trafficking epidemic August 4, 2017 - Anti-trafficking advocates have lauded the measure that recently passed the House of Representatives. Mellissa Withers, assistant professor of preventive medicine, explains why in this Thompson Reuters Foundation News story.
Field work commences for Global Fund project in Ghana, Indonesia August 2, 2017 - In July, Program on Global Health & Human Rights (GHHR) leadership traveled to two focus countries for the Global Fund Program to Reduce Human Rights Barriers to HIV, TB, and Malaria Services Baseline Evaluation project, which the program is working on in partnership with John Snow, Inc. (JSI). 
Los Angeles Global Health Conference – Recruiting Student Leaders August 2, 2017 - Be a part of the growing community of current and future global health practitioners in LA!
Untangling Myths About Human Trafficking July 31, 2017 - In advance of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons July 31, Mellissa Withers discusses the following myths about human trafficking in her latest Psychology Today blog post for the series “Modern Day Slavery” series:
New global health fellowship funds student projects abroad July 17, 2017 - The USC Institute for Global Health has awarded four students fellowships to support their research projects overseas. The inaugural Anderson Family Global Health Immersion Fellowship aims to fund meaningful, hands-on research experiences for USC undergraduate, masters and professional students—and enhance the recruitment of diverse students into research and practice careers in global health. The three master…Findings presented at World Bank June 16, 2017 - Laura Ferguson traveled to Washington D.C., in May to present initial research findings on reproductive and maternal health and human rights to the World Bank’s Health, Nutrition and Population Global Practice, the Nordic Trust Fund and the Global Financing Facility.
Team Spotlight: Simone St. Claire June 12, 2017 - Simone St. Claire is a Master of Public Health candidate in the global health leadership track at USC.
Team Spotlight: Eliza Fox June 12, 2017 - Originally from Boston, MA, Eliza Fox is a rising senior at Occidental College where she is majoring in diplomacy and world affairs, and minoring in public health.