Women's Global Health Institute

WGHI News

Director Connie Weaver to Receive Spirit of the Land-Grant Mission Award

The WGHI Director Connie Weaver will receive Purdue University's 2012 Spirit of the Land-Grant Mission Award for improving nutrition recommendations for children, adolescents and adults nationwide through her research in calcium absorption and bone health. Read Full Story

Obesity and Cancer Pilot Grant Call for Proposal – Due: January 15, 2013

Proposals should be focusing on how obesity contributes to cancer risk and interdisciplinary in nature. The goal of this program is to build the foundation and stimulate interests for larger proposals to external funding agencies. Applications to this program are expected to have a maximum requested amount of $10,000 for one calendar year. Renewals for one year may be considered. Apply for Grant 

Mildred Elizabeth Edmundson Research Grant Call for Proposal

The Purdue Women’s Global Health Institute (WGHI) requests proposals of outstanding scientific merit addressing women’s health issues focusing on wellness, neurodegenerative disorders, bone health, and women’s cancers. All funded project teams are expected to gather preliminary data to submit competitive applications to external funding agency, or to seek support from an outside organization (e.g. companies, foundations, etc.) for continuation of the research. Matching funds are encouraged. Apply for Grant 

Purdue breast cancer prevention symposium to draw researchers from 15 countries

A global symposium at Purdue will join the research worlds of public health, medicine and advocacy with research scientists in biology, engineering, nanotechnology and nutrition to discuss models for primary prevention of breast cancer. Read Full Story.

Women's Health Research Symposium at Purdue

You are invited to a symposium that features our newly established Women’s Global Health Institute, jointly supported by the College of Health and Human Sciences and Discovery Park. Launched in March of 2012, there is already a dynamic core of researchers committed to the vision of targeted research to improve women’s health around the world. Symposium Agenda