Research
Update – Training and Research for the Partnership for Youth and Planetary Wellbeing Begins in Belize
Dahdaleh Institute postdoctoral fellow James Stinson and PhD research assistant Lee McLoughlin were recently in Punta Gorda, Belize, to commence training and research activities for the Partnership for Youth and Planetary Wellbeing. Working in collabor...
Dahdaleh Postdoctoral Fellow Discusses Digitalization and Predictive Policing in Conservation
Written by Aiden Smith, Research Fellow at the Center for Law, Energy, & the Environment Originally published by Legal Planet (2 June 2023). Does technology shift focus toward “green policing” and away from integrated conservation and development?...
Dahdaleh Graduate Scholar Presents Research in Rome and Calgary
17th World Congress on Public Health in Rome Director of the Dahdaleh Institute, Dr. James Orbinski, and Dahdaleh graduate scholar Nilanjana Ganguli participated at the 17th World Congress on Public Health (WCPH) held in Rome from May 2 to 6. The World...
Update – Partnership for Youth and Planetary Wellbeing with Local NGOs and Community Organizations in Belize
In March 2023, Dahdaleh Institute postdoctoral research fellow James Stinson returns from a week-long research trip to commence activities for the Partnership For Youth and Planetary Wellbeing – in Belize, he visited and worked with Partners at the Jul...
Climate Change Research Month showcases York as community of changemakers
A month-long series of events hosted by York University Organized Research Units (ORU) and campus groups aim to generate awareness on climate change research and mobilize community action. March 1 marks the start of the second annual Climate...
Dahdaleh Institute researchers contribute to York's achievements towards the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals
In June 2020, York University launched its new University Academic Plan 2020-2025 (UAP), which included a university-wide challenge to elevate York’s contributions to the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The new UAP serves...
Publication: Digital technologies for biodiversity protection and climate action: Solution or COP out?
Dahdaleh Institute Research Fellow James Stinson and DI Graduate Research Assistant Lee Mcloughlin have recently published their recent work on the promotion of digital technologies, including artificial intelligence, as solutions to biodiversity and c...
Research recap – Modelling Health Impacts of Climate Change Workshop in Malawi (August 2022)
This was our first in-person and onsite meeting of all PIʼs, fellows, and graduate students since the onset of the global COVID pandemic. From August 15 until August 25, we engaged in stakeholder consultations, partnership engagement meetings with the...
Lassonde team developing new tool for detection of microplastics in water
Researchers at the Lassonde School of Engineering at York University are working to develop innovative methods for the detection of microplastics in bodies of water. Recently, a group of researchers successfully designed and prototyped an affordable an...
Hot Off the Press – Youth, Education and Wellbeing in the Americas
Dahdaleh Institute faculty fellow Kate Tilleczek and Deborah MacDonald has recently published the book, Youth, Education and Wellbeing in the Americas. This book explores ways in which education supports or negates the wellbeing and rights of...