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Dahdaleh Graduate Scholar Attends UN Climate Negotiations Ahead of COP30

In June 2024, Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholar Ana Carolina de Almeida Cardoso attended the 62nd Session of the Subsidiary Bodies of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or "SB62", to follow climate negotiations and carry r...

Finding Connection in the Climate Crisis: A Story from the Gentleman’s Climate Café

As Climate Cafés came and went at York University, a quiet pattern began to take shape. Sadra Toossi found himself surrounded by thoughtful conversations—but rarely by other men. He was not the only one who sensed it: a gap, an absence, a question hang...

Humanitarian Water Engineering Lab Kicks Off New Projects in Uganda

This June, researchers from the Humanitarian Water Engineering (HWE) Lab at the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research travelled to Uganda to launch two new humanitarian health research collaborations in crisis-affected communities in Uganda. Dr...

The Global Health Class of 2025 Celebration

On June 18, 2025, the School of Global Health proudly hosted the Global Health Class of 2025 Celebration—a special post-convocation event that brought together graduating students, their families, and faculty for a joyful and memorable afternoon. The c...

Wrapping Up Water Safety Research Activities in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut

A year after beginning a research project on drinking water safety in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholar Caroline Duncan, along with her supervisor Dr. Stephanie Gora from the Safe and Sustainable Water Research Group, retu...

New Research Presented at EGU and EEHF

This past month, Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholar, Michael De Santi, presented his newest research “ML-QMRA: A novel machine learning tool for linking water quality to health risk in humanitarian contexts” at the European Geosciences Union (EGU)...

Research Poster Presentation at ISHAM 2025 Conference, Brazil

I recently had the opportunity to participate in the 22nd Congress of the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology (ISHAM), held in Iguaçu Falls, Brazil, from 20 to 24 May 2025. This global conference brought together basic scientists, clini...

Shaping Future Health Leaders Through Experiential Learning: Success Stories from the World Health Assembly Simulation (WHA SIM) 2025

The World Health Assembly Simulation (WHA SIM) 2025 conference, held at York University’s Second Student Centre from April 30 to May 1, was a resounding success. Hosted by  the School of Global Health, with support from the Dahdaleh Institute for Globa...

The Wellness Impact Lab (WIL) Celebrates Its Second Year Anniversary With Student Presentations

The Wellness Impact Lab (WIL), co-founded in 2023 by Dr. Harvey Skinner, PhD (Senior Fellow) and Susan Harris, MSW (Community Fellow), is rooted in the mission of “healing ourselves, healing others, healing our world.” Over the past two years, WIL has...

GEHLab Research Intern Presents at the 16th Annual CUGH Conference in Atlanta

From February 20th to February 23rd, 2025, I had the incredible opportunity to attend the 16th Annual Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Conference in Atlanta, United States. The Global & Environmental Health (GEH) Lab had a strong...