PROGRAM IN GLOBAL HEALTH STUDIES

Designed especially for engineering students with a senior design project—as well as students from other majors with technical experience—the winter quarter program pairs students with local clients in South Africa to offer a hands-on experience developing medical devices to improve health outcomes in resource-poor environments, such as townships around Cape Town.

GHS alum David Leander ('10) was featured on the Waldron Student-Alumni Connections podcast, speaking on how to pursue a medical career through a nontraditional career path.

As part of Weinberg College’s Convocation ceremony each year, departments and programs choose a student marshal to carry their banner, leading the procession of new graduates. Global Health Studies faculty chooses a particularly outstanding student for this honor.

Dr. Sarah Rodriguez and The Daily Northwestern reporter Christopher Vazquez spoke with Evanston Mayor Stephen Hagerty about Evanston's pandemic responses – to the Spanish Flu in 1918 and to COVID-19 now.

Prof. Noelle Sullivan co-authored an op ed about the World Health Organization's COVID-19 response.

In an op ed for The Hill, Prof. Noelle Sullivan writes about how to address children's questions and concerns about COVID-19.

Prof. Noelle Sullivan was featured in an article about the state of bidirectional partnerships, equity, and reciprocity in global health.