The Health Science Center Libraries are hosting the National Library of Medicine's traveling exhibition Making a World of Difference: Stories About Global Health between October 20 and November 21, 2025. You can see the exhibit in person at the Health Science Center Library in Gainesville October 20 - November 13 and at the Borland Library in Jacksonville November 14 - 21.
Julia Cummiskey earned her MPH from Columbia University in 2007 and her PhD in the History of Medicine from Johns Hopkins University in 2017. She has taught at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where she was the interim director of the Africana Studies program and is now on the faculty of the Department of the History of Medicine at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Cummiskey’s research interrogates the history of global health—what it is, how it came to be, its limitations, and its potential. Her first book, Virus Research in Twentieth-Century Uganda: Between Local and Global was published in 2024 by Ohio University Press in the series “Perspectives on Global Health”. She is currently working on several collaborations to document and analyze the changes in global health research and practice following the decision to close USAID and eliminate most US funding for global health programs as well as a new project on the history of public health communication in East Africa. More information.
This panel explores how narrative serves as a connective thread across diverse disciplines in global health. Bringing together perspectives from history, visual arts, clinical practice, and cultural anthropology, our speakers will discuss how storytelling informs research, practice, and community engagement in global health contexts. Speakers include Dr. Gautam Kalyatanda from the Division of Infectious Diseases & Global Medicine, Dr. Marit Ostebo from the Department of Anthropology, Sarah Hinds from UF Health Shands Arts in Medicine, and Dr. Steve Noll from the Department of History. Together, the panelists will reflect on how narrative bridges disciplines, deepens understanding, and enhances approaches to global health. More information.
The Health Science Center Libraries in Gainesville and Jacksonville will host a photo exhibit that features images from faculty, students, or staff at UF that represent global health activities.
The photo display will be available to view at the Health Science Center Library in Gainesville from November 3rd - November 13th, and at the Borland Library in Jacksonville from November 14 - November 21st. Each location will host a reception event with refreshments, see below for details.
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