NEWS AND EVENTSNov. 10th, 2009
The Daily Northwestern features Global Health professor, Kearsley Stewart, in an article about her upcoming Global Forum for Health Research Conference in Cuba later this month. Check out the full article here. Nov 6th, 2009
NUFSM Global Health Opportunities Info Session! Come learn about Global Health opportunties for medical and MPH students at 12:00 pm on Nov. 6th (lunched provided). Presentations will be given by International Program Development, Family Medicine's Global Health Education and Community Services Program, and the NEW FSM Center for Global Health. Additionally, come hear testimonials from returning alumni on their global health experiences. Location: McGaw 1-401 (Chicago-campus) Nov. 4th, 2009
Annual Northwestern Study Abroad Fair! Come visit IPD representatives, in addition to various other programs, at the Study Abroad Fair located in the Norris Louis Room at Nov. 2nd, 2009
Approaching deadlines! All undergraduate IPD applications for spring programs are due on Nov. 2nd- including Public Health in Uganda, Democracy & Development in South Africa, and Global Healthcare Technologies in South Africa. To learn more, please contact IPD to set up an appointment at 847-467-6953. October 11-15, 2009
NU-CMU Integrative Medicine Workshop (Beijing, China) - Northwestern Feinberg faculty and Dévora Grynspan, (Director, International Program Development) attend workshops on integrative medicine at Capital Medical University. October 12, 2009
'Engineering Research & Study Abroad Opportunities in Singapore' Info Session - IPD welcomes interested students to attend an information session about opportunities at the National University of Singapore (NUS). For more details or to learn more about engineering opportunities abroad, contact IPD Coordinator, Greg Buchanan. Location: Tech LG62 Sept 29th, 2009
'Medicine & Global Health Opportunities in Uganda' Info Session - IPD welcomes all medical & public health graduate students to join us for an information session led by Makerere University's International Liaison for Medical Programs, Susan Byekwaso. For more details on the event please contact IPD coordinator, Maggie Schmitt. Location: Lurie Grey Room, 12 pm (lunch will be provided) Sept 28th, 2009
Join us for the 'Public Health in Uganda' Info session! Come learn more about the 'Public Health in Uganda' program from Director, Kearsley Stewart, special guest, Susan Byekwaso (Makerere University), and various program alumni! For more details on the event or the program contact IPD at 847-467-6953. Location: Norris Center, Armadillo Room, 5 pm Sept 26-30th, 2009
IPD welcomes Susan Byekwaso, the International Liaison for medical programs from partner university, Makerere University. Susan Byekwaso will be meeting with various faculty and staff at the main and medical campuses in addition to holding various information sessions on medical and public health opportunities for Northwestern students at Makerere University. For more information please contact Maggie Schmitt. Sept 22nd, 2009
IPD congratulations the latest John & Martha Mabie Public Health Research Fellowship winner, David Leander ('10). Leander is conducting a health literacy research project with the Latino community of Chicago. Sept 4th, 2009
Check out IPD's newest global blogs: NU in Paris, Contemporary Brazil, and
China: Environment & Development! Sept 2nd, 2009
IPD congratulations the latest IPD Fellowship for International Study winner, Benjamin Harris ('10). Harris is currently participating in the new 'Contemporary Brazil' program in Rio de Janiero. August 25, 2009
IPD congratulates 'Public Health in Uganda' alumnus, Hill-Urbina Fellowship recipient, & Global Health minor, Irene Swanenberg, on her recent Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship award! Swanenberg will be studying for her Masters in Public Health back in Africa following her graduation in 2010. Congratulations Irene! July 24, 2009
IPD congratulates our newest John & Martha Mabie Public Health Research Fellowship winner, Daniel Filardo. Daniel will be conducting research on the H1N1 virus in the Santiago, Chile private school system. July 2, 2009
Check out IPD's newest undergraduate blogs for our summer 2009 programs including: Public Health in Chile & NU in China! June 22, 2009
IPD welcomes new staff to the department! Brenda Thurmond joins IPD as our new Department Assistant and two Global Health Minors, Sarah Corbridge ('10) and Christina Cole ('10), as student interns for the summer term. June 11, 2009
IPD program alumni spotlighted in the Northwestern Magazine: Nikolai Smith (Global Cities, '08), Yoni Kahn (École Polytechnique, France '06), Mallory Dwinal (ELES, China '06), and Brenna Rosenberg (GHT, South Africa '08). June 2, 2009
Congratulations graduating Global Health Seniors! IPD celebrates with the Global Health class of 2009 seniors and faculty at the annual Global Health Senior Reception. June 1, 2009
Application deadline for all IPD undergraduate spring 2009 programs in Africa. Please contact IPD with any application questions at 847-467-6953.
May 16, 2009
Students on IPD's 'Public Health in Uganda' program colloborated with the Hatagote Development Association (HDA) to learn about the use of theater for development in Uganda. Ugandan news source, Daily Monitor, covered the performance: "Dramatists fight HIV stigma through music, dance and drama." May 16, 2009
Medill's South Africa Journalism residency adviser, Doug Foster, recently published an article in the Atlantic on the newly elected South African president, Jacob Zuma. Check out the full article here.
May 13, 2009
A delegation of professors from Saudi Arabia met with Northwestern staff including Marilyn McCoy, Vice-President, Administration and Planning; Wiliam Banis, Vice-President, Student Affairs; Carretta Cooke, Executive Director, Multicultural Student Affairs; Carl Petry, Professor, History; Rüdiger Seesemann, Assistant Professor, Religion and Lynn Whitcomb, Coordinator, Arabic Language. The visit was sponsored by the Saudi Ministry of Education and the U.S. State Department. April 29, 2009
Northwestern University welcomes renowned French anthropologist Jean-Pierre Olivier de Sardan to campus as scholar-in-residence. Dr. Sardan is Professor of Anthropology at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Marseilles and Director of Research at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Paris. His schedule includes lectures to the Program for African Studies, the Buffet Center for International and Comparative Studies, the Center for Global Health at Feinberg, Global Health Studies, and the MPH Program. For more information, contact IPD. April 6, 2009
New 2009 IPD spring program blogs go live in South Africa & Uganda. Check them out here!
April 3, 2009
IPD moves to new offices. Our offices are now located at 1800 Sherman Ave., Suite 4-700. Please feel free to stop by and visit. Click here to view the new location.
April 2-4, 2009
GlobeMed hosts Third Annual Global Health Summit; welcomes Stephen Lewis, former UN special envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa and Co-Director of AIDS-Free World to campus. Check out the full story here!
March 13, 2009
IPD announces the 2009 Hill-Urbina Fellowship in Global Health Studies Winners!
Weinberg juniors Benjamin Harris and Moshini Sivasubramanium are the 2009 awardees of the annual Hill-Urbina Fellowship in Global Health Studies. Benjamin Harris, who double majors in Biochemistry & Sociology, with a minor in Global Health, will join Moshini Sivasubramaniam, a Biology major & Global Health minor, on the 'Public Health in Mexico' program this upcoming summer. March 13, 2009
IPD awards the 2009 IPD Fellowships for International Study
The IPD Fellowship for International Study has been awarded to five excellent Northwestern students pursing their studies abroad in the summer of 2009. Jasmine Rassiwala ('10), Sojung Park ('11), Adarsh Manjunath ('11), and Amanda Armour ('09) will all be participating on the 'Public Health in Mexico' program in Mexico City, Mexico this upcoming June. Awardee, Michael Huang ('11), will be heading to Bejing, China to pursue his studies on the 'Public Health in China' program. March 6, 2009
Northwestern hosts Finnish visitors from Turku University of Applied Sciences
Northwestern recently hosted David Yoken from Turku University of Applied Sciences in Turku, Finland. Professor Yoken met with university administrators to discuss additional collaborations. Currently, the Dance department at Northwestern is hosting two Finnish students from TUAS as visiting international scholars. They are studying under Professor Billy Siegenfeld. For additional information on this program, please click here. March 5, 2009
IPD announces winners of the 2009 Benedict K. Zobrist Scholarships for European & Asian International Study
The Benedict K. Zobrist Scholarships, granted through the Harry S. Truman Good Neighbor Award Foundation, have been awarded to two outstanding Northwestern candidates. Daniel Wozniczka, a Weinberg Junior, will be participating in the Public Health in China program this summer in Bejing, China. This upcoming fall, Ashley Lau, a Medill Sophmore, will head to Paris, France as part of the European Union Studies program. March 5, 2009
'Public Health in Uganda' alumna, Mara Botman, publishes research on the use of theater for development in Uganda
Mara Botman, who participated in the 2008 'Public Health in Uganda' program, recently published her research findings from the program in the Lethbridge Undergraduate Research Journal. The article, titled "I impregnated a girl, what should I do?" is a case study on the use of theater for development to promote critical thinking in Uganda. Check out the full article here. February 25, 2009
IPD announces the 2009 International Group Research (IGR) Team Fellowship Winners!
The 2009 IGR Team Fellowship, sponsored by the Framework Programs for Global Health, a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Fogarty International Center, has been awarded to the team comprised of Samuel Wing ('10), Thomas Koerner ('10), and John Scheineson ('10). Wing and Koerner, who will both be participating in the 'Public Health in South Africa' program in the Spring of 2009, will join Scheineson in Tanzania in June to conduct research on tuberculosis infection control. February 24, 2009
IPD hosts the Third Annual Global Health Resource Fair for Volunteer Opportunities
Northwestern students and various Chicago-land non-profits and organizations gathered at Northwestern's Norris student center for the Third Annual Global Health Resource Fair for Volunteer Opportunities. Organizations that attended the 2009 fair included Heartland International, World Health Imaging Alliance, World Bicycle Relief, the PanAfrican Association, Family Focus, BEHIV, GlobeMed, Unite for Site, and many more! February 19, 2009
Africa out-bound students and faculty meet for the first annual 'All-Africa' Party
Northwestern students heading out on the Public Health in South Africa, Democracy & Development in South Africa, Medill Journalism Residency in South Africa, Global Healthcare Technologies Engineering Program in South Africa, and Public Health in Uganda programs joined visiting faculty from Uganda and South Africa, in addition to NU faculty and staff, for a send-off celebration. The highlights of the evening included musical and dance performances by visiting artist-in-residence Centurio Baloikoowa & several 'NU in Uganda' alumni and out-going students. This performance was followed up by a lively isiXhosa song performance led by visiting South African professor, Pumlani Sibula, and his current isiXhosa students.
February 14 - 22, 2009
Centurio Balikoowa, visiting faculty from Ndere Troup, visits NU for a series of workshops
Visiting from Kampala, Uganda and the famous Ndere Troup, Centurio Balikoowa, a Professor of Dance, Music, & Drama, joins NU as a visiting artist-in-residence with the Department of Anthropology. Professor Balikoowa will conduct a series of performances and workshops around campus during his stay. During the spring quarter, Professor Balikoowa will be teaching in NU's 'Public Health in Uganda' program held at Makerere University. This unique program focuses on the use of drama & the arts in Public Health Communication initiatives and is led by Northwestern faculty, Kearsley Stewart. February 11, 2009
The Daily Northwestern explores IPD's newest environmental study abroad
program in China
Environment and Development in China, beginning in Fall of 2009, takes students to Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Beijing to explore environmental issues and policies. Check out the full article here. February 10, 2009
NU Feinberg Professor's work in Bolivia covered by the Daily Northwestern
Since 2001, Feinberg Prof. Mark Molitch and his wife, a Loyola University professor, have run a free health care clinic in Bolivia.
Check out the full article here.
January 25, 2009
The Chicago Tribune Sunday Magazine highlights IPD's 'Public Health in China' program
Check out the full article here.
January 5, 2009
Pumlani Sibula, visiting faculty from Stellenbosch University, teaches isiXhosa at NU
This winter quarter, Pumlani Sibula is teaching courses and conducting workshops in isiXhosa, a South African language prominent in the Eastern and Western Cape. Pumlani's students will participate in one of IPD's four programs in South Africa offered in spring quarter: Global Health care Technologies, Teaching Media (journalism internships), Democracy and Development, and Public Health in South Africa. Pumlani will continue isiXhosa language instruction with students in Stellenbosch during the spring quarter program, where the course will be supplemented with cultural events and excursions. Pumlani is available throughout winter quarter at Northwestern to conduct workshops and seminars about language and culture in South Africa. To read about Pumlani Sibula's visit, clickhere.
November 29 - December 04.2008
Fundaçâo Getúlio Vargas (FGV) visit and sign agreement with NU
A delegation from Fundaçâo Getúlio Vargas, in Rio De Janiero, Brazil, visited NU and signed an official agreement with Northwestern. The group visited Northwestern Law School, Kellogg School of Business, and the Institute for Policy Research. This upcoming fall IPD launches NU's first study abroad program in Rio de Janiero for undergraduate students.
November 6, 2008
NIH Global Health Community Building Reception
NU faculty involved with the NIH Grant and Global Health came together on Thursday, November 6th, to both reconnect and meet various Northwestern Global Health colleagues in a broad range of Northwestern Schools and programs. Several NU departments were represented including Feinberg School of Medicine, Kellogg School of Business, Northwestern School of Law, the Anthropology Department, the Masters in Public Health program, and the Medill School of Journalism.
October 1, 2008
IPD hosts German Fulbright Higher Educational Experts Seminar
As part of a one-week educational tour of U.S. colleges and universities, Northwestern University was asked by the German-American Fulbright Commission and the Institute of International Education to organize a day-long seminar on excellence in teaching, strategic planning, quality assurance and higher education administration. Gregory Light, Director of the Searle Center for Teaching Excellence, Jay Walsh, Vice-President for Research, Marilyn McCoy, Vice-President for Administration and Planning, and Samuel Stupp, Director, Institute for Bionanotechnology in Medicine addressed the group of German university presidents and administrators. IPD also hosted the group for lunch and invited a number of faculty and staff to attend.
September 15, 2008
New programs in Brazil and China announced
IPD is pleased to announce the addition of two new programs to our portfolio. Beginning in the Fall of 2009, students will have the opportunity to study Contemporary Brazil in Rio de Janeiro and Environment and Development in China. Check out Daily's Northwestern article on the new program here. Interested students should call 847-467-6953 for more information.
September 9, 2008
IPD and Feinberg School of Medicine awarded NIH grant in Global Health
Northwestern University was awarded a three-year grant from the National Institutes of Health. The grant is titled Framework Programs for Global Health. IPD is coordinating the campus-wide initiative bringing together the schools of Medicine, Engineering, and Arts and Sciences. To learn more visit the NIH Grant.
August 5, 2008
NU ‘Public Health in Mexico’ students attend the XVII International Aids Conference
Northwestern students participating on the 'Public Health in Mexico' program sponsored by Universidad Panamericana, had the exciting opportunity to take part in the XVII International Aids Conference. Students attended numerous international speakers, panels, and exhibitions dealing with a range of topics in international AIDS policy.
July 7, 2008
Northwestern signs agreement with Tel Aviv University
Northwestern and IPD is pleased to announce a new partnership with Tel Aviv University in Israel. The partnership, initiated by Tamar Seideman, Professor of Chemistry and Physics, is a campus-wide initiative and creates opportunities for faculty, undergraduate, and graduate exchanges in all fields.
June 20, 2008
IPD announces winners of the Hill-Urbina Global Health Studies Fellowship
Eight students were recently awarded Hill-Urbina Global Health Studies Fellowships for Summer 2008, Fall 2008, and Spring 2009 programs. Luke Dolezal (Mexico), Ina Jani (China), Rachel Park (Paris), Charlotte Poon (Paris), Niki Kraska (South Africa), Laura Karvelis (South Africa), Irene Swanenberg (Uganda), and Marjorie Lawson (Uganda) will receive funding to continue their Global Health studies abroad. Please visit the IPD Fellowships for a complete list of all fellowship opportunities and awardees.
June 17, 2008
Global Health Studies hosts first graduating senior reception
Global Health students, their parents, faculty and staff gathered to celebrate the senior class and their accomplishments. Prof. Michael Diamond (lecturer and advisor in Global Health), Prof. William Leonard (Co-director of the Global Health Minor), and Prof. Dévora Grynspan (Director, International Program Development) addressed the enthusiastic crowd of 40 attendees. Student research posters from various Global Health classes were displayed as well.
May 24, 2008
Roosevelt Institution Workshop on Health Policy
May 14, 2008
Northwestern NewsCenter, Global Health Studies Takes Students Around the World
When Northwestern University created global health as a minor in 2004, it was required that students study overseas in the belief this would keep participation small. “We were wrong,” said Devora Grynspan, assistant to the President for international programs and director of International Program Development. “It was an incentive. People wanted to go abroad.”
And they want to go now. Check out the full story here.
May 8, 2008
UC Berkeley News, Top graduating senior an infectious disease detective
Leslie Chung-Lei Sheu from the University of California-Berkeley, was a 2006 participant on Northwestern’s Public Health in China program. Sheu was recognized for her research into the immune response to drug-resistant tuberculosis, her outreach to Asians and Pacific Islanders with hepatitis B, and her mentoring and fundraising work with orphans and adoptees from China. Check out the full article here. Check out the full story here.
May 3-9, 2008
The Third Trans-Atlantic Dialogue Program
The Third Trans-Atlantic Dialogue (Global Cities program) organized by Prof. Michael Loriaux, Political Science and Prof. Peter Hayes, German, and coordinated by IPD, brought French and German students to Northwestern for a week of lectures around the theme of Global Cities
March 12, 2008
Annual Global Health Volunteer Fair
IPD held the Second Annual Global Health Volunteer Fair, which brings together health related organizations with Northwestern students interested in volunteering and internship opportunities. The Fair is organized by IPD as part of Michael Diamond’s Global Health class “Global Health impact through local action.” Michael Diamond is a lecturer in Global Health and acts also as advisor for Global Health students and student organizations.
April 3, 2008
The Globemed Annual Global Health Summit
Archived articles
Daily Northwestern: March 2007
More Classes To Meet Demand For Health Minor
Daily Northwestern: July 2007
Around The World In 6 To 8 Weeks
Observer: June 2006
Students take on whole world: Growing number of students augments education through Study Abroad program
Northwestern Alumni Magazine: Summer 2006
Just Naïve Enough to Care
Observer: December 2005
Minor explores global health challenges
Daily Northwestern: September 2005
Health minor gives students more global view
Northwestern Alumni Magazine: Summer 2005
Students Circle the Globe
Northwestern Alumni Magazine: Summer 2005
Grad Students Go Global, Too
Northwestern Alumni Magazine: Summer 2005
Learning Face-to-Face in Mexico
Northwestern Alumni Magazine: Summer 2005
From Russia to South Africa
Daily Northwestern: February 2005
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