outreach

Leaders in child welfare and disability from the University of Minnesota worked with stakeholders in Namibia to kick off an effort to create The Child Research Initiative and Training Center at the University of Namibia.

Pelvic floor disorders are estimated to affect up to 40 percent of women in Ethiopia. The urogynecology fellowship aims to help by ensuring local healthcare practitioners have what they need to adequately treat such conditions.

The College of Education and Human Development is collaborating with Malaysian experts to support refugee trauma survivors.

Michael Zavada will aid and facilitate the development or improvement of an effective and practical environmental science program at Universidad Nacional del Altiplano de Puno.

Master of marketing student Hao Taing established Local4Local, a nonprofit organization in Cambodia that connects food vendors with cyclo drivers to deliver food to those in need.

A College of Veterinary Medicine group joined an international volunteer effort in Mazunte, Mexico, that seeks to save sea turtles by keeping community dog populations in check.

The University of Minnesota Twin Cities is now a member of United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI).

The GPS Alliance is hosting virtual information sessions about the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program.

The Center for Animal Health and Food Safety (CAHFS) has been awarded a seven-year, $4.99 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support veterinary services capacity-building in East Africa.

Dorcas Kunkel is assessing the relevancy of an existing set of core competencies for training and practice of advanced practice nurses in primary health care contexts, in particular family nurse practitioners in Liberia and for additional application in sub-Saharan Africa.