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Universitywide Global Health News

This page pulls together global health news from across Rutgers. To receive our monthly e-newsletter, a short, curated list of global health stories, events, and resources, subscribe to Global Health Connection.

Spotlight: Global Health Programming at Rutgers School of Public Health

Spotlight: Global Health Programming at Rutgers School of Public Health

The School of Public Health champions a commitment to equity and social justice and prioritizes its global approach to health education, scholarship, and community engagement. Many of Rutgers’ public health faculty are engaged in global health, given the myriad connections between the two fields.

Awards Recognize Institute Core Faculty and Staff

Awards Recognize Institute Core Faculty and Staff

Among the recipients of the 2023 Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Chancellor Awards are core faculty and staff members of Rutgers Global Health Institute, who are being honored for their excellence in community service; diversity, equity, and inclusion; and mentoring.

Meet Shawna Hudson, Who Researches Health Care through a Sociological Lens

Meet Shawna Hudson, Who Researches Health Care through a Sociological Lens

Influenced by family experiences and her early research on health outcomes for aging Black populations, Hudson has carved a professional niche in medical sociology. An accomplished research leader, the core faculty member of Rutgers Global Health Institute is now a vice chancellor at Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences.

Celebrating the largest higher education merger in U.S. history

Celebrating the largest higher education merger in U.S. history

In an opinion piece published by The Star-Ledger, Chancellor Brian Strom, who also is a core faculty member of Rutgers Global Health Institute, writes about the 10-year anniversary of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences’ integration with the university.