International Day of the Girl, Oct. 11th - Spotlight on Girls in Rwanda

In honor of International Day of the Girl, we're spotlighting the stories of girls in Rwanda, as told by them through digital storytelling.  The girls' digital stories are now available online, this one features Agnes and her story of caring for her siblings and starting a small business.  After Agnes' father died, her mother had trouble caring for her and her four siblings.  View her digital story

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Save the Date: Symposium on Maternal, Child Health Nov. 7th

The Department of Global Health is pleased to announce the upcoming symposium on Global Health for Women, Children and Adolescents on Thursday, November 7, 2013.  The Symposium features a full afternoon of speakers and interactive events including a special section for local High School students interested in global health. Please join us!

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Call for Abstracts: “Global Health for Women, Children and Adolescents: Making a Difference Across the Lifespan”

Global WACh and the Program for Education and Research in Latin American (PERLA) are pleased to announce a call for abstracts regarding woman, child, and adolescent health research, service, training projects and programs.  Select abstracts will be invited to deliver poster or oral presentations at the Global WACh and PERLA Symposium: “Global Health for Women, Children and Adolescents: Making a Difference Across the Lifespan” on Thursday, November 7th, 2013.

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Dr. King K. Holmes to step down as Chair of UW Department of Global Health

We write to announce that Dr. King K. Holmes, William H. Foege Professor and Chair of the UW Department of Global Health, has decided to step down as chair next year.  He will continue to serve as chair until his successor has assumed the chair position.  Thereafter, King will continue as an active member of the Department of Global Health faculty.

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Dr. Randall Kyes awarded Fulbright Specialist Grant

Randall Kyes, Research Professor in Psychology and Adjunct in Global Health, Director of the Center for Global Field Study, and Core Scientist at the WaNPRC, was recently awarded a grant as a Fulbright Specialist.  Kyes will travel to Indonesia at the end of June for one-month program that involves giving lectures and conducting short training programs focusing on “Conservation Biology & Global health - at the Human-Environment Interface.”  During the program, Kyes will work with colleagues at the University of Indonesia in Java; Hasanuddin University

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