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New Book on Disaster Management: All Is Well
Prof. Saptarishi Badhopadhyay’s new book—All Is Well: Catastrophe and the Making of the Normal State—is the first book to conceptualize “disaster management” as an active historical and global struggle that creates disasters and political authorities….
Application for the 2022 Planetary Health Film Lab
Now in its third year, the Planetary Health Film Lab is an interdisciplinary program featuring a week-long intensive workshop designed to provide participants with the knowledge, skills, and tools to make short documentary films for the United Nations….
Call for Workshop Presentations: Critical Social Science Perspectives in Global Health
The Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research invites the York University community to join our ongoing discussion on critical social science perspectives in global health research. This is an open call to York researchers for presentati…
James Madhier’s Rainmaker Enterprise Collaborating with World Food Programme
A sure sign of its impact and promise for smallholder farmers impacted by climate change, the Rainmaker Enterprise is now receiving funding and technical assistance from the World Food Programme (WFP) to help build lasting solutions for local communiti…
Recap – Fall 2021 Graduate Research by Dahdaleh Global Health Scholars
The Dahdaleh Institute is showcasing the current work of PhD and master’s students associated with the Institute at this year’s second Graduate Student Symposium. Graduate students detailed their research journey and the progress they have made so far….
Job Opportunity – Research Assistant, Synergies of Planetary Health Research Initiative
The Synergies of Planetary Health Research Initiative is recruiting a research assistant to conduct a research project on one of the themes of the Initiative and to support ongoing research projects. The position requires a commitment to demonstrating…
The Global Youth Statement Published Post-COP26
The UN has just released its Global Youth Statement, written by youth representing their collective, international voice and their specific calls for action to end climate change. Dahdaleh Institute Research Fellow Mark Terry served as one of…
Publication: A Pandemic Treaty, Revised International Health Regulations, or Both?
Focusing on a possible “pandemic treaty”, Mary Wiktorowicz, associate director of the Dahdaleh Institute, has co-authored a commentary in BMC Globalization and Health. The World Health Assembly will be convening a special session in late 2021 to consid…
Addressing Climate Change at COP26, the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference
Dahdaleh Institute faculty member Prof. Idil Boran is a full delegate at COP26, the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland. This 26th annual summit brings parties together to accelerate action toward the goals of the Paris Agreemen…
New Publication: Mutual Care: Rethinking Our Relationship with Outdoor Spaces, by James Stinson
Dahdaleh Institute Postdoctoral Fellow James Stinson has published an article in the magazine Mountain Life. The article discusses the growing awareness of the health benefits of spending time in nature and argues that while increasing visitation to na…