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York profs lead $5.5 million HEATSCAPE-Africa project
Originally published by News@York (2 October 2025) By Emina Gamulin Benedict Weobong and Godfred Boateng head international team exploring climate-related heat, sleep and mental-health issues with funding from leading global charity Wellcome TORON...
York students transform climate emotions into hope, activism
Originally published by Yfile (September 26, 2025) By Sarah Merghani, Sophia Bryan-Carbonell York University students have launched a peer-led initiative called The Nest designed to create safe and supportive spaces for students to navigate the emotion...
Dahdaleh Institute’s Safe Water Optimization Tool Helps Address Gaza’s Water Crisis
A new report highlights the vital role the Safe Water Optimization Tool (SWOT) can play in protecting drinking water during humanitarian emergencies. The findings come as Gaza faces nearly two years of siege and bombardment by Israel that has destroyed...
Hot Off The Press — International Research Consortium BioCAM4 Calls for Integrated Nature-Climate Action as COP30 Draws Near
To keep global warming to below 1.5 degrees and halt biodiversity losses, policies must put nature at the heart of ambitious climate actions, urges international research group BioCAM4 (Biodiversity Integration in Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Acti...
Seventeen Exceptional Scholars Awarded 2025-2026 Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholarships
The Dahdaleh Institute is delighted to announce this year's recipients of the 2025-2026 Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholarships, and we extend our warmest congratulations to the following recipients: "We are proud and elated to support seventeen e...
York-led safe water tool nearly three times more effective than standard practice, new study finds
Originally published by News@York (21 August 2025). By Emina Gamulin York researcher says with significant cuts to humanitarian funding in 2025, demand for cost-effective, evidence-based solutions is growing York University researcher Syed Imran Ali, S...
The Climate Collective: York’s First Climate-Focused Student Club
The climate crisis is not just a scientific issue. It’s emotional, cultural, and personal. At York University, a new kind of student response is taking shape: The Climate Collective (TCC). Founded by students in the Global Health program, and supported...
Recap — Inaugural Dahdaleh Global Health Trainee Symposium
The Dahdaleh Institute proudly support intern positions, 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 inaugural Global Heal...
Recalibrating and Reimagining Humanitarian Action
Our world today faces a “Wicked Problem” in addressing humanitarian action amidst a confluence of polycrisis. Beyond armed conflict, the world is increasingly faced with environmental degradation, the spread of new zoonotic diseases, growing economic d...
World Café: Exploring Climate Change, Identity, and Belonging
On July 10, 2025, the Wellness Impact Lab at the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research (DI), York University, hosted a deeply moving World Café event titled “Navigating Climate Change, Identity, and Belonging.” Led by Sara Ferwati (DI Community...