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Recap — Ecological economics: centering environmental and planetary health, and moving past the neoclassical paradigm
On Nov 23, 2022, Prof. Lina Brand Correa delivered a seminar research highlighting ecological economics as a more suitable economic paradigm for planetary health than mainstream neoclassical economics. Over 32 attendees learned about how the ecological...
Recap — CommunityFirst approaches to health crises in Sierra Leone
On February 8, in a collaborative seminar with the Dahdaleh Institute and the SeeChange Initiative, Megan Corbett-Thompson (Community Fellow, Dahdaleh Institute) along with Jessica Farber and Osman Sow delivered an insightful seminar. Megan began by in...
Recap – Climate change threatens to cause greater resource insecurity, greater poverty, and poor health outcomes
On February 1, over 40 attendees were introduced to Godfred Boateng's research programs – he discussed some examples of current global environmental changes that have destabilized the earth's climate and threaten to cause resource insecurity, greater p...
Recap – Science is necessary but not sufficient for positive public policy impacts
On January 25, Dr. Jean-Jacques Rousseau used his broad experiences in government in Canada and abroad to comment on instances when scientific and technical advice fails to have a positive influence on public policy: "Science is necessary but not suffi...
Black History Month 2023: Black Resistance
A series of panels remembering achievements in the face of struggles. Black History Month is a distinct period for honouring history, negotiating current realities, and imagining potential futures for Black communities. In recent years, the Harrie...
Launching New Mini-Series on Wellness and Self Care at the Dahdaleh Institute
Join us for a special three-part series for Wellness and Self Care starting in February 2023! We all encounter stress in our daily lives that at times can be difficult to manage – affecting the health of our body, mind, emotions, and spirit. Participan...
Don't Miss Our Winter 2023 Lineup of Events
Join us for a winter semester packed with insightful seminars from inspiring global health researchers at the Dahdaleh Institute: How to Influence Public Policy...What Happens When You Leave the Room? with Jean-Jacques RousseauGlobal Environmental Chan...
Recap – Fall 2022 Graduate Research by Dahdaleh Global Health Scholars
The Dahdaleh Institute proudly supports graduate research and scholarly and creative activities in line with the three themes of planetary health, humanitarianism, and foresighting at York University. We held our 3rd Annual Global Health Graduate Schol...
Applications Open! Humanitarian Water Engineering Online Intensive Course, Winter 2023
We are very excited to announce the third offering of the Humanitarian Water Engineering (HWE) Intensive Course. The HWE course offers participants an opportunity to gain essential knowledge and skills on safe water supply in humanitarian emergenc...
Recap – Fact-based optimism and other lessons from Bruce Mau's first Massive Action seminar
On November 2, 2022, world-renowned designer Bruce Mau presented a seminar entitled Principles for Global Health Design at the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research – it was the first in a series of six seminars seeking to explore the intersect...