News
Recap – Facing the Flames: Wildfire Challenges in a Warming World, with Eric Kennedy
On September 11, 2024, Dahdaleh faculty fellow and Associate Professor at York University Eric Kennedy delved into wildfire management within the context of climate change focusing on how communities and governments can adapt to increasing frequen…
Spotlight – Valentina De Leon, Addressing Health on a Global Scale
Valentina De Leon, BA (Hons.) Valentina served as a Global Food System & Policy Research Assistant at the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research from July 2023 to August 2024. In this role, she provided research support for various externall…
York U profs with Global Strategy Lab push ambitious 1–10–100 unifying goals on antimicrobial resistance ahead of crucial UN meeting
Originally published by News@York (18 September 2024) Researchers share goals of using a One Health-approach, to save 10 million lives and aim for 100 per cent sustainable access to effective antimicrobials in new policy paper TORONTO, September 18, 20…
Internship Program: Summer 2024 in Review
This summer, the Dahdaleh Institute has worked with wonderful students through our dynamic, experiential education Global Health Internship Program. The program offers students the ability to contribute to exciting research projects by working on liter…
GEHLab welcomes International Visiting Research Trainee
This fall, Ann Codjoe will join the Global and Environmental Health Lab for a four-month period as an International Visiting Research Trainee (IVRT). The IVRT program enables highly qualified students from academic institutions around the world to…
Connecting Planetary Health and Planetary Urbanization: Reflections on the 2024 AAG Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers (AAG) is one of the premiere venues for scholars to discuss the latest research and practice in geography, sustainability, and urban studies. As one of the largest conferences of its kind, t…
‘Dynamic and Transformative’ Experience at ISA 2024 in San Francisco
For Nilanjana (Nell) Ganguli, attending the ISA 2024 Conference in San Francisco was more than just an academic exercise—it was a dynamic and transformative experience. As a first-timer at this renowned gathering, Nell was immersed in an environment th…
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…
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…