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Message from James Orbinski [30 August 2024]
After seven years as Director of the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research (DI), I will be retiring from York University on January 1, 2025, to become Principal at Massey College, at the University of Toronto. This fall, I remain full-time at Y...
Nineteen Exceptional Scholars Awarded 2024-2025 Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholarships
The Dahdaleh Institute is delighted to announce this year's recipients of the 2024-2025 Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholarships, and we extend our warmest congratulations to the following recipients: "We are proud and elated to support nineteen ex...
Postdoctoral Fellow, Resource Insecurity and Sustainable Livelihoods with the Global and Environmental Health Lab
Position titlePostdoctoral Fellow, Resource Insecurity and Sustainable LivelihoodsSupervisorDr. Godfred O. BoatengPay$60,000 CADTerm12 monthsHours per week40 (Full-time)LocationIn-office, Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research (York University,...
Two GEHLab Interns Present at Faculty of Health URSA Conference
On Tuesday August 13, two Global and Environmental Health Lab members attended the Faculty of Health’s Undergraduate Summer Research Conference. Ann Kwarteng and Hafsa Ugas were selected for two Faculty of Health SSHRC-URSA and CIHR-URSA Undergraduate...
Recap – Summer 2024 Climate Cafés
This summer (June 27 and July 8, 2024), participants joined a calm, welcoming, and respectful environment to discuss ‘Climate Distress to Action’. Climate distress is the natural emotional and mental distress that arises when people are faced with the...
Student Opportunity F/W24-25 - Wellness and Self-Care Research Assistant 2: Mental Health Impacts of Climate Change: Health Communication and Technical Expertise
Job ID: 69863 Job Title: Wellness and Self-Care Research Assistant 2: Mental Health Impacts of Climate Change: Health Communication and Technical Expertise Application Deadline: Wednesday, August 21, 2024 @ 11:59 p.m. ET To apply, please submit your ap...
Student Opportunity F/W24-25 - Wellness and Self-Care Research Assistant 1: Mental Health Impacts of Climate Change: Knowledge Expertise
Job ID: 69863 Job Title: Wellness and Self-Care Research Assistant 1: Mental Health Impacts of Climate Change: Knowledge Expertise Application Deadline: Wednesday, August 21, 2024 @ 11:59 p.m. ET To apply, please submit your application to this form: h...
Spotlight – Clarelle Gonsalves, Paediatrics Medical Resident
Clarelle Gonsalves, BSc (Hons.), M.D. Dr. Gonsalves was the Dahdaleh Institute's inaugural Planetary Health Intern where her research focused on the identification and assessment of key performance indicators related to planetary health. Her specific p...
Recap – Shifting Perspectives on One Health Research and Policy
On May 1, 2024, Dr. John Amuasi (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology) delivered a seminar emphasizing the necessity of adapting goals within the One Health framework. Dr. Amuasi addressed the traditionally negative perceptions of shiftin...
United Nations Climate Negotiations in Bonn, Germany
In June 2024, Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholar Ana Carolina Cardoso travelled to Bonn, Germany to attend the 60th session of the Subsidiary Bodies (SB60) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The SB60 is the mid-...