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.

NJMS Global Health Distinction Student Presentations

Medical Sciences Building 185 South Orange Ave., Newark, NJ, United States

This lunchtime event will showcase the work of students in the NJMS Distinction Program in Global Health.

Termites at the Foundation? The Future of the Affordable Care Act

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

The Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research (IFH) presents a brown bag seminar by Rutgers faculty members Frank Thompson and Michael Gusmano. Thompson is a Board of Governors Distinguished Professor for Public Affairs and Administration in IFH’s Center for State Health Policy. Gusmano, who received a 2017 Rutgers Global Health Institute seed […]

Global Neurosurgeon Kee B. Park

Daniel I. Kessler Teaching Laboratories 675 Hoes Lane West, Piscataway, NJ, United States

Rutgers Global Surgery and the Global Surgery Student Alliance present a lunchtime lecture by Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School alumnus, Harvard Medical School faculty member, and renowned global neurosurgeon Kee B. Park. 

Advancing Health Equity through the Lens of Context and Opportunity: Lessons Learned from the NYU Center for the Study of Asian American Health

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

The Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research is hosting a brown bag seminar, "Advancing Health Equity through the Lens of Context and Opportunity: Lessons Learned from the NYU Center for the Study of Asian American Health," presented by Chau Trinh-Shevrin of NYU Langone Health, an associate professor in the Departments of Population Health and Medicine […]

Denis O’Connell: Health Care for Tanzania

Rutgers School of Nursing and Rutgers New Jersey Medical School present a lunchtime lecture by Denis O'Connell about his work in Dodoma, Tanzania. Dr. O'Connell is a graduate of the Medical School at the University of Cagliari in Sardinia, Italy, and completed a pediatric residency at the Jersey City Medical Center. He was the director […]

Protection through Connection: Social Support and Elder Abuse, Disaster, and Bereavement

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

The Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research is hosting a brown bag seminar, “Protection through Connection: Social Support and Elder Abuse, Disaster, and Bereavement,” presented by Ron Acierno, professor and associate dean for research in the College of Nursing, Medical University of South Carolina. Acierno’s research includes epidemiological studies of elder mistreatment and treatment outcome […]

Creating a Sustainable Food Future

Cook Student Center 59 Biel Road, New Brunswick, NJ

Timothy Searchinger will discuss how to meet global food needs in 2050 while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Ebola in Sierra Leone: a Local Physician’s Story (Samba Jalloh)

Medical Sciences Building 185 South Orange Ave., Newark, NJ, United States

In this talk, Jalloh will address the Ebola crisis in West Africa from a local practitioner’s perspective, the challenges of local cultural beliefs and its impact on the spread of Ebola, and the post-Ebola impact on the health care system.

“Target Zero” Film Screening

Proteomics Building 174 Frelinghuysen Rd., Piscataway, NJ

This documentary film about HIV prevention and treatment follows the journeys of real-life patients who are pregnant and HIV-positive.

Infectious Diseases at Large

Busch Student Center 604 Bartholomew Road, Piscataway, NJ, United States

GlobeMed at Rutgers University–New Brunswick is hosting a tabling event as part of its Global Health Week - All Around the World series. Visit GlobeMed, a student organization, during the "Infectious Diseases at Large" session to connect with other students interested in raising awareness and making an impact on global health issues around the world. […]

Solving for Why: Lessons from a Decade in Global Surgery (Mark Shrime)

Daniel I. Kessler Teaching Laboratories 675 Hoes Lane West, Piscataway, NJ, United States

Rutgers Global Surgery and the Global Surgery Student Alliance present a lecture by Mark G. Shrime, MD, MPH, PhD, FACS. Shrime is an assistant professor of otolaryngology and of global health and social medicine at the Harvard Medical School.  He serves as the research director at the Program in Global Surgery and Social Change at the Harvard […]

Fifth Annual Global Health Nursing Conference: Leadership in Global Health and Disaster Response

Rutgers School of Dental Medicine 110 Bergen Street, Newark, NJ, United States

Hosted by the Rutgers School of Nursing, the Fifth Annual Global Health Nursing Conference will provide participants with knowledge on topics regarding innovations in the context of natural disasters and emerging global leadership in disasters and health. Abstracts are invited for a poster session. (Contact cpdn@rutgers.edu or 973-972-6655.) Objectives – Recognize the need for leadership during […]