Winter book club selection: The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down!
Posted by Jill Shah on December 5, 2011
It’s almost time to begin the globalhealthU Winter Break Book Club!Hundreds of you voted, and we're reading... The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures, by Anne Fadiman! When a young Hmong child, Lia Lee, is diagnosed with severe epilepsy at three …Keep Reading
GlobeMed commemorates 2011 World AIDS Day across the network
Posted by Jill Shah on December 1, 2011
2011 marks the 30th anniversary of AIDS. This World AIDS Day, we recognize the double impact of the entire GlobeMed network in the fight against HIV. GlobeMed partner organizations continue to lead health initiatives to fight HIV/AIDS in partner communities around the world, while GlobeMed chapters spread awareness about the disease …Keep Reading
Maybe stories are just data with a soul
Posted by Roshni Bhatnagar on November 21, 2011
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Weekly Roundup: November 18, 2011
Posted by Jill Shah on November 18, 2011
Happy World Toilet Day! World Toilet Organization created WTD to raise global awareness of the struggle 2.6 billion face every day without access to proper, clean sanitation. Above, a photo from GlobeMed at UT-Austin’s guerilla marketing campaign about sanitation from last year. Check out more information about World Toilet Day here. …Keep Reading
GlobeMed Givers: One week left in the countdown to Thanksgiving!
Posted by Bianca Nguyen on November 17, 2011
1500 students. 46 grassroots partners. 18 countries on 4 continents. Together, we are a global movement. This Fall, we rally around a common cause. Share the love! Become a GlobeMed Giver today and contribute $20 to our network. >> For the first time this November, the GlobeMed network united in the …Keep Reading
Messages from the 2011 GlobeMed Hilltop at Columbia University
Posted by Jill Shah on November 17, 2011
Written by Sarah Endres, Program Director at GlobeMed National Office. This past weekend, over 100 students from 14 universities gathered in New York City for the 2011 GlobeMed Hilltop at Columbia University. The theme of the weekend was “From Philosophy to Practice: Partnership as Paradigm for Health Equity.”The speaker list included …Keep Reading
Weekly Roundup: November 11, 2011
Posted by Jill Shah on November 11, 2011
Happy Veteran’s Day and Happy Friday, readers! Today, we’re excited to feature the beginning of Weekly Roundup, a post every Friday that aggregates links from across our network and beyond to serve as an exceptional start to your weekend. We’ll bring you network updates, current events, and really, anything that catches …Keep Reading
Countdown to the 2011 GlobeMed HillTop at Columbia University!
Posted by Jill Shah on November 8, 2011
Authors: Karina Yu and Lillian JinKarina and Lillian are juniors at Columbia University and co-chairs of the 2011 GlobeMed HillTop. Karina is studying Biology and Hispanic Studies, while Lillian is studying Biology and English. Having worked on HillTop since the summer of 2011 with the help of the Columbia-based HillTop team, …Keep Reading
In the network: GlobeMed at Amherst on the politics of representation
Posted by Jill Shah on November 7, 2011
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Food deserts and social justice: Joy-Southfield’s farmers market in Detroit, MI
Posted by Jill Shah on November 3, 2011
Author: Katie SchmidtKatie Schmidt graduated in 2010 from the University of Michigan with a degree in Brain, Behavior, and Cognitive Science and a minor in Medical Anthropology. A former GlobeMed at the University of Michigan Co-President and GlobeMed National Office summer intern, Katie is now finishing her Master of Public Health …Keep Reading
