Global Health Lecture Series: Visions for Change

Gonghuan Yang, MD, MPH
Deputy Minister, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention

We invite you to attend the lectures and enjoy an evening with China's lead pioneer in the effort to control chronic disease in the country.

Medical Reform and Chronic Disease Prevention in China
Dec 8: HSC Aresty Auditorium
Dec 9: UPC Davidson Conference Center

Both lectures will be held from
5:00pm-6:30pm and followed by a DINNER for all who attend

Hosted in partnership with the School of Social Work

2010 Global Health Awareness Week Planning Meeting
Global Health Awareness Week is April 5-9, 2010. We want YOU to join and help us plan the 2nd Annual USC-UCLA Global Health Awareness Week (GHAW)! No matter your background, your unique perspective will add breadth to our group of motivated and engaged individuals.

Next Planning Meeting:
November 22, 2009
6:00pm
HSC Norris Cancer Center LG 503

SPRING Global Health Lecture Series: Visions for Change
The popular lecture series that features today's global health leaders will continue to insipire and motivate throughout the spring semester. Among the distinguished visitors are:

JAN: Dr. Judith Mackay,
Named one of Time Magazine's 100 People Who Shape Our World
FEB: Derek Yach,
Senior Vice President of Global Health Policy at PepsiCo
MAR: Joe Cerrell,
USC Alum and Direcor of Policy and Advocacy for Global Health Programs
APR: Jon Cohen,
Award winning journalist and medical corresponsant for Science Magazine
MAY: Larry Gostin,
Director of the Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown

Jonathan Samet, holder of the Flora L. Thornton Chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and Director of the USC Institue for Global Health, reached an international audience with messages about global health during two sessions at USC’s 2009 Global Conference in Taiwan. Held in Taipei on Oct. 29-31, the sold-out conference brought together leading experts in economics, energy, health and digital technology to examine current global challenges and explore the potential for change. Attendees included USC trustees, alumni, friends and business leaders from around the Pacific Rim. Read More...

A widely carried Oct. 29 Reuters article featured research by assistant professor of preventive medicine Jaimie Davis which found that eating just a little more fiber could have a big impact in trimming belly fat among young people.

USC enrolled more international students than any other American institution of higher education. according to the annual Open Doors report issued today by the Institute of International Education. USC hosted 7,482 international students in the 2008-09 academic year, according to the institute. New York University was listed in second place and Columbia University ranks third in the report. Read More...

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STUDENT GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
The Institute is committed to supporting meaningful hands-on experiences for USC students interested in global health issues. The Institute currently has two granting mechanisms through which students who exemplify interest and promise in carrying out global health projects can secure funding: Global Health Research Immersion Grant and Global Health Action Grant. Learn more and APPLY TODAY!

CAMPUS CHALLENGE FOR STUDENTS!
The Just 50 Cents Campus Challenge is designed to give students like YOU the opportunity to make a meaningful impact by becoming a Student Ambassador and fighting the world’s most neglected tropical diseases. The campaign raises money to fight NTDs and give students an opportunity to win a four-week long paid internship with the Global Network in Washington, DC, plus $1,000 for housing, and the opportunity to share their experience on the Global Network blog. If the students raises over $5,000, the internship will include an all-expense paid trip to an NTD treatment site in Africa or Latin America! Enter as an individual or as a group.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS:
The New Investigators in Global Health (NIGH) program is a competitive abstract submission and selection program designed to highlight exeplary research, policy and advocacy initiatives of new and future leaders in global health, and empower participants with global health advocacy skills. Abstract Submission Deadline: December 1, 2009. Learn More.

Paul Rockower, USC Public Diplomacy Master Student, is the creator and photographer of the first student exhibition featured at the Annenberg School for Communication. The exhibit titled The 21st Century Family of Man: Photography as Public Diplomacy features moving images from Rockower's travels from around the world that capture the essence of global and cultural diplomacy through a lens of passion. Rockower will be traveling through Latin America over the winter break to continue to expand his photograph collection and realize the goal of visiting 50 countries before his 30th birthday... he only has 5 more to go! Read more about Paul on his BLOG. See the images of the EXHIBITION.