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The Global Health Research Symposium showcases global health research conducted by current Northwestern undergraduates both here and abroad. Poster presenters include IPD/Global Health Studies fellowship winners, undergraduate research grant winners, and students who have completed innovative projects while overseas on IPD programs. The symposium is a great way to not only learn about the amazing projects students have created but also discover research fellowship opportunities at Northwestern. Food will be served.

2013-2014 Circumnavigator Travel-Study Grant winner Elizabeth Larson will give a special presentation on her project “Tackling Childhood Malnutrition: A global study of scaling up grassroots approaches to catalyze world progress." Elizabeth traveled to six countries across the world last summer to study how high impact grassroots nutrition programs can be scaled up to catalyze progress across wider populations.

Featured posters include:

-“Examining the barriers to attending and completing school for girls in Namugoga, Uganda” Neha Reddy, Rafa Ifthikhar and Amanda Blazek
-“FireCrowd: Usability Testing an Online Firefighter Health and Safety Peer Production System” Eleanor Burgess
-“GUSTO (Growing Up in Singapore Towards Healthy Outcomes)” Rajiv Varandani
-“Inecesáreas: Understanding the Prevalence of Elective Cesareans in Buenos Aires, Argentina” Jessica Marone
-“Innovative and Integrative Malaria Education Program in Tribal Region of India Affected by Falciparum Malaria” Lakshmi Karuparthy
-“Public Health in Meru District, Tanzania” Avanthi Chatrathi, Gordon Younkin, Robert Barnes, Lyon Wang, Xe'Nedra Lucas, Maya Krasnow and Thelma Godslaw
-“South Africa National HIV Policy Shift: A Case Study of Legacy Centre in Kayamandi to Analyze Effects on Civil Sector” Kaitlin Hansen and Rebekah Williams
-“Tackling Childhood Malnutrition: An investigation of innovative grassroots nutrition interventions around the world” Elizabeth Larsen