The University of Notre Dame's Eck Institute for Global Health (EIGH) serves as a university-wide enterprise that recognizes health as a fundamental human right and works to promote research, training, and service to advance health standards and reduce health disparities for all. The EIGH brings together multidisciplinary teams to understand and address health challenges that disproportionately affect the poor and to train the next generation of global health leaders.
COVID-19
The University of Notre Dame is currently undertaking precautionary measures in relation to COVID-19; therefore, the faculty and staff of the Eck Institute for Global Health and Master of Science in Global Health program are working remotely or working reduced hours on campus. Please visit here.nd.edu for the latest information, including FAQs on updates to research, travel, & funding.
Master of Science
The Master of Science in Global Health program provides an engaging science-centric training in the context of global health. The program is a one-year, intensive training that includes two semesters of coursework and one semester of a field practicum.
Fellows
Eight PhD students from the University of Notre Dame will join the EIGH’s 2020-21 graduate fellowship program. The program aims to support students across the University with an interest in topics that impact global health.
Lee Gettler, associate professor of anthropology at Notre Dame, led a team that worked with the BaYaka and Bondongo societies in the Republic of the Congo.
The University of Notre Dame plans to begin the 2021 spring semester with in-person classes Feb. 3, forgo spring break and end classes May 11, the University’s president, Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., announced today in a letter to...
A new study from Notre Dame, which focused on baboons, has found no evidence that accelerated reproduction is an evolutionarily beneficial response to early life adversity.
ND Research Explores: The Eck Institute for Global Health
EIGH Master of Science in Global Health Class of 2019
The Eck Institute for Global Health is excited to announce the sixth Annual Notre Dame Global Health Case Competition! The goal of the competition is to promote multidisciplinary cooperation, train future global health leaders, and provide students with a real-world problem-based learning opportunity. Undergraduate students, graduate students, and professional students from all colleges are encouraged to participate.…
The Eck Institute for Global Health and the Office of the Provost have launched a weekly webinar series titled, Consider This! Simplifying the COVID-19 Conversation. The series will feature live discussions unpacking the science and research behind the coronavirus pandemic by exploring in-depth related issues in an accessible manner for the general public.…
The Eck Institute for Global Health and the Office of the Provost have launched a weekly webinar series titled, Consider This! Simplifying the COVID-19 Conversation. The series will feature live discussions unpacking the science and research behind the coronavirus pandemic by exploring in-depth related issues in an accessible manner for the general public.…