I know what you’re thinking. We are into the seventh week of spring quarter, midterms are starting to wrap up, and as the weather hints at sunshine, your thoughts spiral away from that last homework problem and toward much more important matters (See previous SHC blog posts, entitled It’s Spring, UW! and Super Foods to the Rescue).
But wait! If you can manage to draw your mind back from daydreams of kayak races through Union Lake or Yogurtland trips that include commandeering perhaps a few too many of those fun, little sample cups, you would know that something important is occurring in our present time.
This week is Global Health Week!
Organized by UW’s Global Health Resource Center, Global Health Week offers over two GH-related events daily and runs between May 7th and May 11th.
Upcoming events include a Career Fair, focusing on “Futures in Global Health,” and taking place in Mary Gates Commons between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on May 9th. If you’re looking for more information on global health careers and organizations that work on improving health worldwide, this is the place to gain valuable information.
On Thursday, May 10th, Dr. Zulfiqar Bhutta will be lecturing on “Social Determinants and the Impact of Community Based Approaches on Maternal and Newborn Health” between 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. in the Foege Building Auditorium, S-060. This event is followed by a reception in the Vista Café from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Dr. Bhutta is Professor and Head of the Division of Maternal and Child Health at Aga Khan University Medical Center in Karachi, Pakistan. His research interests extend from maternal and child health to micronutrient malnutrition and community based prenatal care.
Now for those of you who work into the evenings or tend to schedule your classes between the hours of noon and 6 p.m., don’t worry! Events held in the evening, such as the film screening, “We Were Here,” will fit perfectly with your schedule.
The documentary is being shown between 7 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. in the Foege Building Auditorium, S-060. This film focuses on arrival and impact of AIDS in San Francisco.
This event is sponsored by UW/FHCRC Center for AIDS Research, UW Q Center, UW Women’s Center, and the UW GHRC.
These are only three of the upcoming events. For a full list of events, visit the links below!
http://globalhealth.washington.edu/global-health-week-2012
https://www.facebook.com/UWGlobalHealthWeek
By: MS


































