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Learning Opportunity – Promoting Global Health
EXPERIENCE COSTA RICAMay 23 to June 1, 2023 Even in the happiest countries on earth, global health disparities and inequities exist. Experience the rich, complex history and social landscape of Costa Rica while examining the root causes of global healt…
Launching New Mini-Series on Wellness and Self Care at the Dahdaleh Institute
Join us for a special three-part series for Wellness and Self Care starting in February 2023! We all encounter stress in our daily lives that at times can be difficult to manage – affecting the health of our body, mind, emotions, and spirit. Participan…
Job Opportunities – Planning, Programming, and Research Officer & Research Project Coordinator on Promoting Black Students’ Mental Health Project
Please read below for two current opportunities with Dr. Agnès Berthelot-Raffard’s project entitled, Promoting Black students’ Mental Health: A Pan-Canadian Research and Intervention Project on Social Determinants of Health and Equity in Canadian Unive…
Don’t Miss Our Winter 2023 Lineup of Events
Join us for a winter semester packed with insightful seminars from inspiring global health researchers at the Dahdaleh Institute: How to Influence Public Policy…What Happens When You Leave the Room? with Jean-Jacques RousseauGlobal Environmental Chan…
Recap – Fall 2022 Graduate Research by Dahdaleh Global Health Scholars
The Dahdaleh Institute proudly supports graduate research and scholarly and creative activities in line with the three themes of planetary health, humanitarianism, and foresighting at York University. We held our 3rd Annual Global Health Graduate Schol…
Applications Open! Humanitarian Water Engineering Online Intensive Course, Winter 2023
We are very excited to announce the third offering of the Humanitarian Water Engineering (HWE) Intensive Course. The HWE course offers participants an opportunity to gain essential knowledge and skills on safe water supply in humanitarian emergenc…
York University funds $4.05M to support interdisciplinary research for the UN SDGs
The research projects advance knowledge in areas ranging from water remediation, management of infectious disease through technological innovation, the effects of climate change on ecosystems and human populations, visual neuroscience, and understandin…
Recap – Fact-Based Optimism and Other Lessons From Bruce Mau’s First Massive Action Seminar
On November 2, 2022, world-renowned designer Bruce Mau presented a seminar entitled Principles for Global Health Design at the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research – it was the first in a series of six seminars seeking to explore the intersect…
Dahdaleh Institute researchers contribute to York’s achievements towards the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals
In June 2020, York University launched its new University Academic Plan 2020-2025 (UAP), which included a university-wide challenge to elevate York’s contributions to the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The new UAP serves…
Recap – Opportunities and Challenges in the Era of Polycrisis, with Achim Steiner
Members of the Dahdaleh community were invited to attend a special Empire Club of Canada talk given by Achim Steiner, administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), on December 13. While addressing the disappointment many felt about…