▁SO G HR ▁is ▁an ▁independent ▁ 5 0 1 ( c )( 3 ) ▁non pro fit ▁organization , ▁founded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁by ▁students ▁at ▁Colorado ▁State ▁University ▁and ▁Eastern ▁Virginia ▁Medical ▁School . ▁ ▁The ▁group ▁began ▁with ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁providing ▁a ▁stable ▁and ▁long - last ing ▁platform ▁for ▁gradu ate ▁and ▁entry ▁level ▁research ers ▁in ▁global ▁health ▁and ▁has ▁grown ▁into ▁a ▁mult if ac et ed ▁cons ort ium ▁of ▁young ▁leaders ▁in ▁the ▁physical , ▁social , ▁and ▁medical ▁sciences . ▁ ▁M embers ▁of ▁SO G HR ▁undert ake ▁critical , ▁forward - th inking ▁research ▁in ▁many ▁fields ▁relevant ▁to ▁global ▁health . ▁ ▁Current ▁and ▁past ▁members ▁have ▁ ▁purs ued ▁studies ▁in ▁international ▁human ▁rights ▁law , ▁public ▁policy , ▁political ▁science , ▁econom ics , ▁business , ▁education , ▁medicine , ▁bio chem istry , ▁bi ost at istics , ▁dem ography , ▁community ▁health , ▁ep ide mi ology , ▁engineering , ▁environmental ▁science , ▁and ▁renew able ▁energy . ▁ ▁The ▁organization ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁" global ▁health ▁may ▁be ▁interpreted ▁as ▁however ▁a ▁member ▁might ▁see ▁their ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁greater ▁good ▁of ▁human ▁and / or ▁environmental ▁health ▁- ▁be ▁it ▁air ▁poll ution , ▁mal aria , ▁rain ▁forest ▁conservation , ▁refuge e ▁cr ises , ▁or ▁even ▁wild life ▁protection ." ▁ ▁SO G HR ' s ▁commit ment ▁to ▁both ▁phil anth rop ic ▁and ▁academic