The Department of Global Health is excited to announce five funding opportunities for travel support and fieldwork experiences for graduate and professional students, and medical residents at the University of Washington.

Seattle, WA – Project Pepe, a new social impact campaign focusing on free confidential HIV testing for Latino men 18-25 years old was recently launched in the Seattle area through a National Institutes of Health grant to the University of Washington and King County.
Pepe’s mission is to draw attention to the importance of HIV testing, education and prevention in Latino communities. The campaign’s theme is “Test & Enjoy Life.” (Hazte la prueba y disfruta la vida.)

Posters are out for “Uncensored: Gender, Sexuality, & Social Movements in Global Health” April 4-6 at University of Washington. The posters, designed by David Wolbrecht at UW Creative, feature a great wordle on the many topics to be featured at the conference: Immigrants, Equality, Unions, Community, LGBTQ, Women, Innovation… Please contact the Global Health Resource Center at ghrc@uw.edu to get a poster or download a copy online!

Global Health Minor students competed in ‘Global Health Jeopardy’ Wednesday night with host Charles Mock, MD, MPH, Director of the Global Health Minor Program. The three teams – Stop Smoking, Mugs, and Hot Air Balloons – had a great back and forth.