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Applications Open! Humanitarian Water Engineering Online Intensive Course, Fall 2026

We are very excited to announce the seventh offering of the Humanitarian Water Engineering (HWE) Intensive Course – a comprehensive 12-week program focused on safe water supply in humanitarian emergencies. Participants will explore key topics including water quality assessment, emergency source development, treatment technologies, distribution systems, and outbreak preparedness. The course blends curated readings, interactive lectures, […]

Harvey Skinner Appointed to the Order of Canada 

The Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research is delighted to celebrate a remarkable honour for Senior Fellow Dr. Harvey Skinner, who has been appointed a Member of the Order of Canada, one of the country's highest civilian distinctions.  The Order of Canada recognizes Canadians whose exceptional achievements and service have enriched our nation and made a […]

Announcing the Winners of the 2026 Seed Grants in Critical Social Science Perspectives in Global Health Research

Following the seventh annual Critical Perspective for Global Health Research (CPGH) workshop in May, the CPGH Steering Committee is delighted to announce that the following York researchers have been awarded this year’s $8,000 seed grants to initiate novel and innovative ideas that take a critical social science approach to global health research: Amrita Daftary Freedom […]

Order of Canada honours seven York U community members

Originally published by YFile (June 26, 2026) By Alex Huls Seven members of the York University community have been appointed to the Order of Canada, one of the country’s highest civilian honours, by the Governor General of Canada. The York-affiliated recipients are among 61 new appointments announced this year. The Order of Canada recognizes individuals […]

Presenting “Mapping Child and Youth Engagement in Climate Change Governance” at Bold Ideas for Brighter Futures Conference

Authored by Dahdaleh Graduate Student Scholar Chelsea Williams From May 18–20, 2026, I had the opportunity to attend and present at “Bold Ideas for Brighter Futures: The 2nd Global Conference on Child and Adolescent Mental Health”  in Cape Town, South Africa. The conference was supported by Stellenbosch University, the Institute for Life Course Health Research, […]

HWE Lab at EEHF 2026: Three Studies on Water and Health in Emergencies

The Emergency Environmental Health Forum (EEHF), a leading annual scientific meeting on environmental health in humanitarian crises, convened at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) headquarters in Geneva from 10–12 June 2026. The Humanitarian Water Engineering (HWE) Lab contributed three presentations—on water quality in therapeutic feeding centres during famines, surface […]

Healthy Humans and Oceans - UArctic Congress, Faroe Islands May 2026 Highlights

Authored by DI Community Scholar Carol Devine. In May 2026, in my capacity as Chief Operating Officer of SeeChange Initiative and a Community Scholar at the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, I participated in the UArctic 'Healthy Humans and Oceans' Congress in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands. I co-organized and moderated roundtable session at the congress […]

World Environment Day 2026

On World Environment Day, June 5, the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research at York University continues to recognize ecological integrity as a determinant of health worldwide, human activity as pushing ecological limits to a breaking point, and climate change as a fundamental threat to human life. Our research supports and is climate action, because a healthy […]

Recap — Connecting Our Work to Movements for Social Justice: Critical Perspectives in Global Health Symposium

How should global health researchers understand the world, define their values, and act collectively in the face of profound inequity? These were amongst the questions that framed this year’s Critical Social Science Perspectives in Global Health Research Symposium, which brought together York researchers using critical social science perspectives and methodologies to examine the actors, systems, […]

Recap – Examining Civilian Protection in Contemporary Conflicts

The panel discussion on ‘The Global Future of Civilian Protection: Learning from the Gaza Genocide’, was moderated by Sarah Khan. It brought together scholars and practitioners to examine how the “Gaza Playbook” has reshaped norms around the protection of civilians and what this means in the current context of the conflict in Iran and Lebanon, and other current and future conflicts.  The first set of speakers outlined the developments undermining global structures traditionally responding to protect […]