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James Madhier on Jury at Nudge Global Impact Award
Community Scholar James Madhier spoke at the 2019 Nudge Global Impact Challenge and sat on the awards jury for the Nudge Global Impact Award. The Global Impact Challenge is an eight-month development programme for 90 young professionals from all over t…
Planetary Health Research Assistant Presents at Amplify
Eunice Choi, Planetary Health Research Assistant at the Dahdaleh Institute, joined 100 youth from across Europe and Canada at the Amplify Summit in Montreal. From November 4 to 7, participants presented their research on gender inequality, climate chan…
Byomkesh Talukder Presents at STTPA Conference 2019
On the first day of Sustainability: Transdisciplinary Theory, Practice, and Action (STTPA), Dr. Byomkesh Talukder presented Land Transformation and Human Health. Held at the University of Toronto Mississauga, the inaugural STTPA conference brought toge…
Syed Imran Ali Tells Story and Science Behind Child Malnutrition Project
On October 23, Global Health & Humanitarianism Research Fellow Syed Imran Ali delivered a seminar titled Bridging Research + Practice: Case Study of Chemical Water Quality and Child Malnutrition in a Humanitarian Setting at the Dahdaleh Institute….
James Stinson Participates in Maya-Led Ab’ink
Postdoc Fellow James Stinson was in Toledo, Belize, last week to participate in Ab’ink (Listening Space) of Maya Traditional Knowledge Holders and Academics. Organized by Maya leaders, the event follows their recent victory at the Caribbean Court of Ju…
Carol Devine Co-Hosts Session on Individual and Collective Action
Community Scholar Carol Devine is a participant at the 2019 Global Symposium on Reimagining Community in the 21st Century, hosted by the Samuel Centre for Social Connectedness. She is co-facilitating a session on Individual and Collective Action called…
Mark Terry Delivers Keynote at Fourth Annual Transatlantic Graduate Student Conference
The Fourth Annual Transatlantic Graduate Student Conference, held alternately in Canada and Germany, took place at the historic University of Göttingen, Germany, October 16 to 18. This year’s theme was Literary and Cultural Discourses on Mobility. All…
Cross-Appointed Postdoc Fellow Joins Dahdaleh Institute
Dr. James Stinson has joined both the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research and the Faculty of Education, York University, as the Postdoctoral Fellow in Planetary Health & Education. The joint appointment signals both institution’s commitme…
Research Trip to Mexico Fosters New Connections
Researcher Linn Biorklund Belliveau, PhD(c) visited Mexico City the week of October 7, where she met with migration experts including Dr. Edgar Corzo Sosa, Professor in Law at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), and his research team….
Mark Terry Featured in “Innovatus”
Postdoc Mark Terry has been featured in York University’s publications Innovatus in an article titled Innovative film course in the Faculty of Environmental Studies tailored to non-English-speaking students. It describes his course, Introduction to Doc…