Category: Program Updates

Each year, the Global and Community Health Program and the University Library host the “Envisioning Health For All” student photography exhibit, showcasing student submissions from across campus that represent global and community health topics.  Our five winners were honored at our opening reception in the UC Santa Cruz McHenry Library on Thursday, May 22, 2025.…

Natalia Benitez is a Global and Community Health major in her final year at UC Santa Cruz. Initially a Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology student, she pivoted to GCH after recognizing the need for a more inclusive and community-focused approach to health, an experience that motivated her to graduate a year early. Her work as…

This University of California Research & Innovation article features recent research led by Matthew Sparke, UC Santa Cruz politics professor and co-director of the Global and Community Health Program, that aims to empower farmworkers to protect themselves with knowledge of farm and environmental conditions, worker protections, and health information.