The University of California Global Health Institute (UCGHI), spanning ten-UC campuses, is hosting our signature conference that showcases the outstanding global health research, training, education and advocacy taking place across the University of California system and beyond. Our network is made up of local and global multidisciplinary collaborators working with students, post-docs, staff, faculty, educators/scholars, health providers, lawyers, policymakers, community members, and others working on cutting edge issues.

UC Santa Cruz is hosting a film screening and panel discussion for the short documentary, Strawberry Picker. The event will be held on October 10, 2023 at the Stevenson Event Center from 6pm-8pm. The documentary was produced, directed, and written by local filmmakers and has a focus on the Watsonville-born Chicano printmaker Juan R. Fuentes.

Join in on the fun on May 31st for a special event with composer, physician, and writer Dr. Rupa Marya at the Institute

Dr. Martin Shapiro will talk about three phenomena that stand in the way of creating a health care system in American that is efficient, effective and just, as discussed in his new book.

Join us for an evening with Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and UC Santa Cruz alumna Laurie Garrett who will be discussing what it will take to prevent the next pandemic, and protect both health of our planet and the future of global health.

This system-wide conference on global health showcases the outstanding research, training and outreach taking place across the University of California.

Telling a true story about COVID-19 inequities is harder than you might think. Professor Riley will share examples from her research to demonstrate how different data leads to different stories …

We hope you will join us on to honor Ricky Bluthenthal as this year's Social Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award recipient. He will be joined in conversation by Assistant Professor of Sociology Naya Jones and Assistant Professor of Sociology Alicia Riley.

These young people are saying we all have a right to know what is in the air we breathe, in the water we drink, and the food we eat. It is our responsibility to leave this planet cleaner and greener. That must be our legacy.” ― John Lewis

International vaccine scientist and tropical disease and coronavirus expert Dr. Hotez argues that vaccine diplomacy is critical for addressing global health inequalities.