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Recap – Indigenous Perspectives on Planetary Healing
The Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research co-hosted a fascinating and insightful gathering on Indigenous Perspectives on Planetary Healing with the Centre for Indigenous Knowledges and Languages in collaboration with CIFAL York. We ar…
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Publication: How COVID-19 Lockdown Measures — and Their Outcomes — Varied in Cities Around the World
Dahdaleh Institute Faculty Fellow Roger Keil and his colleagues have been studying the disparate responses to COVID-19 in Johannesburg, Toronto, and Chicago. Their recent publication in The Conversation describes the impacts of different public health…
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Fall/Winter 2022–2023 Global Health Internship Opportunities
Nine research assistant positions at the Dahdaleh Institute are open for applications. York University students have the unique opportunity to contribute to research that takes on real-world challenges while gaining professional experience in a support…
Hot off the Press – Recent Publications by Dahdaleh Institute Researchers
Research by Dahdaleh Institute Research Fellow James Stinson and his partners has been featured as a case study by the Canadian Climate Institute as part of their “Indigenous Perspectives” series, which showcases exemplary Indigenous work on climate re…
Join discussion on Indigenous perspectives on planetary healing
A joint event between the Centre for Indigenous Knowledges and Languages and the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research will celebrate International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (Aug. 9) with a special event on Aug. 3. Running from 2:30…
Dahdaleh Institute Researchers Awarded Major Funding from SSHRC
Congratulations to Dahdaleh Institute faculty fellow and PI Amrita Daftary and director and co-applicant James Orbinski, who received a 3-year Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Partnership Development Grant for “A Glob…
Research Fellow Syed Imran Ali Presented the Safe Water Optimization Tool at York’s Academia to Industry (A2I) Event
On June 15, at this unique in-person A2I event on current challenges in water sector research, Dr. Syed Imran Ali shared the Dahdaleh Institute’s experience with translating engineering and health research into practitioner-facing tools that help advan…
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Internship Program: 2021-2022 Year In Review
The Dahdaleh Institute worked with exceptional students this year through our Internship Program, which is founded in an experiential education approach. Students completed program practicums with us, were hired through the Research at York program, or…
Film Screening and Panel Discussion – In Search of a Better World with Payam Akhavan
On June 17, Massey College will screen the film In Search of a Better World at a special event as the film is launched on CBC Gem. The screening will begin at 7 p.m., followed by a panel discussion with human rights activists and experts, including Dr….
Join us in Fall 2022 for the popular Humanitarian Water Engineering Online Intensive Course at the Dahdaleh Institute
Last December, our first cohort of thirty participants completed the inaugural Humanitarian Water Engineering Intensive Course. The course offered an exceptional opportunity for experienced participants to grapple with the real-world challenges of safe…