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Recap — Preventing Zoonotic Spillovers and Future Pandemics
In the final seminar of the 2022-2023 Dahdaleh Seminar Series, Eduardo Gallo-Cajiao and associate director Mary Wiktorowicz presented their recently published research on global governance for pandemic prevention and the wildlife trade. Wildlife trade...
Announcing the Winners of the 2023 Seed Grants in Critical Perspectives in Global Health Research
Following the fourth annual Critical Perspective for Global Health Research (CPGH) workshop in March, the CPGH Steering Committee is delighted to announce that the following York researchers have been awarded this year’s $5,000 seed grants to carry out...
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Internship Program: 2022-2023 Year In Review
Over the course of the 2022-2023 academic year, the Dahdaleh Institute worked with numerous exceptional students through an Internship Program. Our Global Health Interns benefited from the unique opportunity to participate in various of stages of...
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Recap — Conservation at What Cost? Surveillance Technology and Community Conservation
COP-15 has made biodiversity conservation a global priority with an ambitious target to conserve 30 percent of all land and sea areas by 2030 (30x30). On April 12, James Stinson and Lee Mcloughlin, cautioned that the expansion of protected areas requir...
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Recap — Springing into Action: Steps to Developing an Effective Action Plan
By this time of year, most people have abandoned any New Year’s resolutions they established back in January. On March 15, Prof. Harvey Skinner led the final instalment of the Wellness and Self-Care mini-series at the Dahdaleh Institute. In this sessio...
Groundbreaking global health simulation slated for May
Written by Elaine Smith Students will be immersed in an unparalleled learning experience on May 1 and 2 as York University’s School of Global Health unveils an innovative global health simulation event designed for Faculty of Health students. Spearhead...
Dahdaleh Institute Members Celebrate Earth Month 2023 by Planting Trees on YorkU Campus
The weather was perfect in Toronto for an afternoon of tree planting in celebration of Earth Month on Thursday, April 13, 2023. Mark Terry’s Youth Climate Report research project was a proud sponsor that oversaw the planting of more than 100 trees on Y...
Project Launch of Retooling Black Anxiety: Examining Anxiety and Mental Health Issues Among Black Youth
The recently launched “Retooling Black Anxiety” project at York University looks to examine increased anxiety among Black youth and families who have had encounters with the criminal justice system (CJS). With $35,000 in internal pilot phase funding fr...
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Recap — Addressing the Structural Drivers of Tuberculosis to #EndTB
In celebration of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day 2023: Yes! We Can #End TB! Faculty fellow and founder of the Social Science and Health Innovation for Tuberculosis Centre (SSHIFTB), Amrita Daftary, facilitated a seminar discussing how efforts to end TB ca...
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Recap — Research Exploration: Taking a Critical Social Science Approach to Global Health Research
The Dahdaleh Institute held its fourth annual Critical Social Science Perspectives in Global Health Research Workshop (CPGH) as a hybrid event on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. This year, over 30 researchers participated to discuss the progress of new and...