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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...
Recap — The Planetary Health Advocacy Framework and the Importance of Dialogue
Written by Liliana Antonshyn and Alyssa Ramos, Research Apprenticeship Programme students at Glendon College, York University (originally published by YU Research, 5 April 2023). On March 29th, the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research held a c...
Hot off the Press — Global Governance for Pandemic Prevention and the Wildlife Trade
Dahdaleh associate director Mary E. Wiktorowicz, Dahdaleh graduate student scholar Raphael Aguiar, and their research team recently published an academic journal in The Lancet Planetary Health titled, "Global Governance for Pandemic Prevention and the...
Recap — Mindfulness Meditation at the Dahdaleh Institute
On March 1, the Dahdaleh Institute welcomed Susan Harris to lead members of the community in a Mindfulness Meditation session, the second instalment to a three-part Wellness & Self-Care mini-series. After a half-hour long guided meditation that enc...
Call for Applications – 2023 Seed Grants for Critical Social Science Perspectives in Global Health Research
The Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research is accepting applications for the 2023 Seed Grants for Critical Social Science Perspectives in Global Health Research. Five seed grants worth up to $5,000 CAD each will be awarded. York graduate st...
2023 Summer Student Opportunities Open for Applications
11 research assistant positions at the Dahdaleh Institute are open for applications. York University students have the unique opportunity to contribute to research which takes on real-world challenges, gain professional experience in a supportive envir...
Upcoming Webinar Series on Climate Change and Global Occupational Health and Safety
The Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, Global Labour Research Centre, and ReSTORE (University of Toronto) are proud to cosponsor CIFAL York's new Climate Change and Global Occupational Health and Safety speaker series. Climate change and it...
Updates – New Website for the 2023 World Health Assembly Simulation at York University
The World Health Assembly Simulation (WHA SIM), led by Dahdaleh faculty fellow, Dr. Ahmad Firas Khalid, announces a new website in preparation for the upcoming Global Health WHA SIM, taking place from April 30 to May 2, 2023 at York University. The GH...
Update – Partnership for Youth and Planetary Wellbeing with Local NGOs and Community Organizations in Belize
In March 2023, Dahdaleh Institute postdoctoral research fellow James Stinson returns from a week-long research trip to commence activities for the Partnership For Youth and Planetary Wellbeing – in Belize, he visited and worked with Partners at the Jul...
Recap — Pandemic Urbanism: Looking at Past Infectious Diseases and Preparing for a Post-Pandemic World
On March 8, over 35 participants attended the launch of Pandemic Urbanism: Infectious Diseases on a Planet of Cities (Polity Press, 2022), co-authored by S.Harris Ali, Creighton Connolly and Roger Keil. Prof. Syed Harris Ali began the presentation by d...