ghU Recap: Voluntourism

by | May 12, 2015 | globalhealthU, Uncategorized

By Amy Lin Last quarter, the ghU sessions delved into the topics of gender and sexuality. While the sessions were empowering and fun as a woman, it was easy to get swept up in the feminist movement and start saying things like “gender is a social construct” and “down...

GlobeMed Summit 2013; Violence as a Disease

by | Dec 7, 2012 | globalhealthU, GlobeMed

If you haven’t heard already, the National Office proudly announced that the keynote speaker for the annual 2013 GlobeMed Global Health Summit is Leymah Gbowee, a Liberian activist who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize along with two other women in 2011. ...

Food for Thought

by | Jan 22, 2011 | globalhealthU, Nutrition

How does individual behavior affect the international realm? In the past 50 years, the rapid growth of the fast food industry has stimulated the industrialization of food. As a result, a few big businesses have come to control the food industry: what is produced, how...