Student Profile: Swezen Kizito
Aug 2022
Swezen Kizito’s passion for global health has taken him around the world, inspired by his curiosity about how health outcomes are influenced by the culture and part of the world
College recognizes achievements of faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community members
May 2022
In celebration of UGA Honors Week and the end of the 2021-2022 academic year, the College of Public Health recognized more than 70 dedicated faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community
CPH In the Media: April 2022 Roundup
Apr 2022
UGA College of Public Health news and media mentions for the month of April 2022: Violence prevention researcher Pamela Orpinas’ project, with UGA colleague Joon Choi, which partners with clergy
Student Profile: Folasade Olaoye
Jan 2022
Health Promotion major and Double Dawg student Folasade Olaoye hopes to address community health disparities by improving access to quality, nutritious food for all. “With a degree in Health Promotion
Juliet Sekandi and the case of the treatable yet rapidly spreading disease
Mar 2021
Tuberculosis is rampant in Uganda, where nearly 80,000 people develop the disease every year. While practicing there as the attending physician in charge of the public hospital’s TB clinic, Dr.
UGA study using ‘selfies’ to encourage tuberculosis treatment
Jan 2020
Researchers from the University of Georgia and Makerere University in Uganda have launched a project leveraging the popularity of selfies to promote tuberculosis (TB) treatment. The intervention, dubbed DOT Selfie,
Child bearing expectations can hinder family planning in rural Uganda
Jun 2018
The rate of infant and child deaths is very high in many developing countries, and Uganda is no exception. Some of the issues contributing to this problem are poor child
Test for latent tuberculosis still accurate in high burden communities, UGA study finds
May 2018
Though tuberculosis (TB) is an old disease, with cases dating back 5,000 years, it remains a major global health threat. Accurately detecting latent TB infections, when the disease is still
Davis-Olwell selected as UGA Service-Learning Fellow
Oct 2017
Dr. Paula Davis-Olwell, an instructor in the Global Health Institute and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, is one of nine UGA faculty members selected for a 2017-18 UGA Service-Learning Fellowship. This
GHI researchers receive seed funding for mobile phone-based TB treatment monitoring
Sep 2017
Six collaborative, international research projects housed at the University of Georgia have received seed funding under UGA’s Global Research Collaboration Grant program. The program funds a range of early-stage projects
UGA’s Dr. Christopher Whalen honored with Beckman Award for teaching excellence
Aug 2017
For the third time in three years, a University of Georgia professor has been honored with the Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award for teaching excellence. Dr. Christopher Whalen in the College
Former provost gives $500,000 to support CPH Global Health
Oct 2015
The University of Georgia College of Public Health has received a $500,000 gift to create the Karen and Jim Holbrook Distinguished Professorship and an endowed fellowship to support graduate students
