This calendar features events relevant to global health from throughout the Rutgers community. To inquire about listing your event, contact us at communications@globalhealth.rutgers.edu.

World AIDS Day + Day Without Art Signature Program

College Avenue Student Center 126 College Ave., New Brunswick, NJ, United States

A free film screening and discussion of 5B, the poignant documentary about the first HIV/AIDS ward established in the United States in 1983.

HIV Politics & Policy: A solutions-based approach

Paul Robeson Campus Center, Rutgers University–Newark 350 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Newark, NJ, United States

For their annual World AIDS Day Commemoration, Rutgers School of Public Health and Rutgers School of Nursing present a half day conference on policy-based solutions that can lead to the end of AIDS.

Building a Global Health Practice at RWJBarnabas Health

Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School 675 Hoes Lane West, Piscataway, NJ, United States

Ernani Sadural shares ways for participants to demonstrate the links between social determinants of health and global health outreach; give examples of globalization’s effects on New Jersey; and identify challenges and develop strategies to engage and support global health volunteerism among clinical staff and trainees.

Hidden Figures: Addressing the Non-medical Costs of Care in Low-income Countries

Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research 112 Paterson St., New Brunswick, NJ, United States

The Center for Bioethics, within the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research, is hosting a seminar on addressing the non-medical costs of care in low-income countries. The presenter is Mark Shrime, MD, MPH, PhD, FACS, the founding director of the Center for Global Surgery Evaluation at Massachusetts Eye and Ear, as well […]

Outerwear and Hygiene Products Drive

Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School 675 Hoes Lane West, Piscataway, NJ, United States

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School’s HIPHOP (Homeless and Indigent Population Health Outreach Project) Community Health Initiative is hosting an Outerwear and Hygiene Products Drive through January 27, 2020. All items collected will be donated to local organizations, including Elijah's Promise Community Kitchen and Middlesex County's annual Count the Homeless event. Items requested for donation: ● […]

CRISPR Governance: Regulating the Power of Gene Editing

Eagleton Institute of Politics 191 Ryders Lane, New Brunswick, New Jersey

Rutgers' Eagleton Institute of Politics is hosting a Science and Politics Workshop on the powers and limits of regulation of gene editing technology in light of politics, public safety, social values, and freedom of academic pursuit. Speakers include Jonathan Moreno, the David and Lyn Silfen University Professor of Ethics at University of Pennsylvania; Patrick Hill, […]

Tackle Sickle Cell 7th Annual Blood Drive

Arline and Henry Schwartzman Courtyard, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital 1 Robert Wood Johnson Place, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and the McCourty Twins Tackle Sickle Cell organization are hosting a blood drive on Saturday, February 22, 2020, in New Brunswick.

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Distinction Symposium

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School - Piscataway Campus 675 Hoes Lane West, Piscataway, NJ, United States

Many Rutgers events are canceled in order to adhere to university guidelines regarding COVID-19. Please check with the event organizer for current status information. Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is hosting a symposium and dinner event on March 16, 2020, at 5 p.m. to honor the graduates of the school's distinction programs, which include global […]

Sixth Annual Global Health Nursing Conference

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School 185 South Orange Avenue, F586, Newark, NJ, United States

Presented by the School of Nursing, this conference will focus on improving public health for marginalized populations domestically and internationally.