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USC leans into addressing health inequalities with the hire of global health and human rights leader Jonathan Cohen

Posted on January 11, 2022December 15, 2022

LOS ANGELES — The University of Southern California (USC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jonathan Cohen as Director of Policy Engagement for the USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health (IIGH) and Clin... read more →

2022 Global Health Case Competition

Posted on December 28, 2021December 18, 2022

The USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health will be hosting a global health case competition virtually this February. The USC Global Health Case Competition brings together teams of students from all disciplines to ta... read more →

2022 Global Health Case Competition Virtual Mixer

Posted on December 28, 2021February 28, 2022

The USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health will host a virtual mixer for students interested in participating in the Global Health Case Competition. The mixer will allow students to interact with their peers and meet... read more →

USC IIGH Fall Student Symposium

Posted on November 10, 2021December 28, 2021

Want to learn more about the opportunities available through the USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health (USC IIGH)?USC IIGH offers students from all degree programs an array of fellowships, internships, courses an... read more →

USC IIGH addresses climate change and its impacts on human rights through global collaboration

Posted on November 1, 2021December 20, 2021

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, ... read more →

Un(Just) Recovery: Addressing COVID-Related Inequalities in Los Angeles

Posted on October 25, 2021October 25, 2021

The USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health, in partnership with the USC Dornsife Equity Research Institute, the USC Sol Price Center for Social Innovation, the USC-Keck Human Rights Clinic, the USC Keck Division... read more →

Drones Course Ignites Participant’s Passion for Global Health

Posted on September 1, 2021September 1, 2021

During summer 2021, the USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health offered “Using Drones to Prevent Pandemics and Epidemics,” an online short course in collaboration with GLOBHE. The course serves as an introduction ... read more →

Removing legal and structural barriers to ending AIDS by 2030: Lessons from the Global Commission on HIV and the Law

Posted on July 21, 2021December 20, 2021

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 wit... read more →

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Framing COVID-19 as a health and human rights issue

Posted on July 19, 2021July 19, 2021

In a recent publication in The Lancet, USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health Director Sofia Gruskin and fellow commissioners of the International AIDS Society-Lancet Commission on Health and Human Rights brought to ... read more →

2021 SDG Leadership Academy begins summer project focused on a #JustRecovery post-COVID

Posted on July 19, 2021July 19, 2021

After a rigorous selection process, four students have joined the USC Institute on Inequalities in Global Health (USC IIGH) for a 10-week fellowship to support the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and thei... read more →