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Student Opportunity: Global Health & Humanitarianism Research Assistant
Research at York (RAY) Project Title: Literature review and gap analysis to support the development of a research programme on health and humanitarian response Nature of the research project: Critical knowledge gaps affect all areas of health in humani…
Work/Study Opportunity: Backend Engineer
Job Title: Special Projects Assistant (Work/Study) Job Description: The Work Study Student program provides on-campus job opportunities for eligible York University undergraduate students. Work Study Student employees are provided opportunities t…
First Annual Lecture with MSF International President
21st Century Humanitarianism Public Lecture Dr. Joanne Liu, International President of Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders will describe her view of the politics and contemporary challenges of humanitarianism. September 18, 2018 | 7…
Trainee Program: 2017-2018 Year In Review
In the inaugural year of the Trainee Program, the Dahdaleh Institute worked two exceptional students: Clarelle Gonsalves and James Thuch Madhier. Congratulations and thank you for jobs well done!
Director James Orbinski to speak at Ideas at Stratford
Ideas at Stratford: Freedom from Want Saturday, August 11, 2018 10:30 am to 12 pm Since the 19th century, rich nations have been giving aid to poor nations, but a struggle has emerged over the goal. What is the purpose of aid? Who benefits in th…
Rainmaker Enterprise Thanks “Water for Peace” Attendees
What a successful event! Thanks to each and every one of you from the bottom of our hearts. You dressed your best, you came out, and you donated, but beyond that, you played a key role in making the first annual Water for Peace what it was: powerful an…
James Orbinski Publishes in Canadian Journal of Public Health
Director James Orbinski has published Lived Experience of a Record Wildfire Season in the Northwest Territories, Canada. Study Objectives: During the period of June–September 2014, the Northwest Territories (NWT) experienced its worst wildfir…
Significant Progress at The Dahdaleh Institute
The past six months has been a busy period for The Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research. A world-renowned team is being assembled to support the Institutes’ core objectives to provide leadership and innovation in improving global health….
Director James Orbinski to speak at “Water for Peace”
Dr. James Orbinski, with Lt. Gen. Roméo Dallaire, to Speak at First Annual Water for Peace Event in Support of the Rainmaker Enterprise TORONTO, May 14, 2018 /CNW/ – One-third of the world’s population now lives in water stressed areas, and by 202…
Byomkesh Talukder Presents at the Pegasus Conference
Dr. Byomkesh Talukder presents his research on Health Effects among Farmers of the Coastal Agricultural Systems of Bangladesh at the 2018 Pegasus Conference in Toronto, Ontario. To understand the health impacts of the agricultural practi…