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Connecting Planetary Health and Planetary Urbanization: Reflections on the 2024 AAG Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers (AAG) is one of the premiere venues for scholars to discuss the latest research and practice in geography, sustainability, and urban studies. As one of the largest conferences of its kind, t...
'Dynamic and Transformative' Experience at ISA 2024 in San Francisco
For Nilanjana (Nell) Ganguli, attending the ISA 2024 Conference in San Francisco was more than just an academic exercise—it was a dynamic and transformative experience. As a first-timer at this renowned gathering, Nell was immersed in an environment th...
Two GEHLab Interns Present at Faculty of Health URSA Conference
On Tuesday August 13, two Global and Environmental Health Lab members attended the Faculty of Health’s Undergraduate Summer Research Conference. Ann Kwarteng and Hafsa Ugas were selected for two Faculty of Health SSHRC-URSA and CIHR-URSA Undergraduate...
Recap – Summer 2024 Climate Cafés
This summer (June 27 and July 8, 2024), participants joined a calm, welcoming, and respectful environment to discuss ‘Climate Distress to Action’. Climate distress is the natural emotional and mental distress that arises when people are faced with the...
United Nations Climate Negotiations in Bonn, Germany
In June 2024, Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholar Ana Carolina Cardoso travelled to Bonn, Germany to attend the 60th session of the Subsidiary Bodies (SB60) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The SB60 is the mid-...
Pandemic Prevention and Global Policy in Geneva
In late May, Dahdaleh faculty fellow Tarra Penney and Dahdaleh research fellow Chloe Clifford Astbury travelled to Geneva to attend the Geneva Health Forum and Geneva Health Week, which ran in parallel with the 77th World Health Assembly. The Geneva He...
Water Safety Research in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut is Off to a Successful Start
In mid-April, Dahdaleh graduate scholar Caroline Duncan, Dahdaleh faculty fellow Professor Stephanie Gora, and Audrey Tam from the Safe and Sustainable Water Research Group at York University arrived in Cambridge Bay to hold the first week of a pilot p...
Partnership for Youth and Planetary Wellbeing Present Results at the Society for Applied Anthropology Conference
Dahdaleh research fellow James Stinson and research assistant Lee Mcloughlin recently presented at the Society for Applied Anthropology annual conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico on a panel titled "Decolonizing Alliances for the Post-Carbon Transition."...
Key Moments from the Trust and Political Sociology of Health Workshop
The "Trust and Political Sociology of Health" research workshop took place on April 4th at the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, York University. This forum brought together senior and emerging scholars, practitioners, and students sharing...
GEHLab Interns Present at 2024 CUGH Conference in Los Angeles, California
From March 7th to March 10th, 2024, two Global and Environmental Health Lab members attended the 15th annual Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Conference held in Los Angeles, California. Dahdaleh global health alumna Mi...