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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”...
Celebrating Nebiyou (Neb) Timotweos
Nebiyou Timotewos (Photo credit Alex Tran) The Wellness Impact Lab (WIL) is proud to celebrate the contributions of Nebiyou (Neb) Timotweos, a Dahdaleh Institute Global Health Intern. Recently named a recipient of the prestigious McCall MacBain Scholar...
York PhD student to advise UN on water, health equity
Originally published by YFile (15 May 2026) By Anesa Albert A York University doctoral researcher will help inform international policy on equitable access to water and sanitation as part of an international advisory group. Michael Davies‑Venn, a ...
Measuring Well-Being Beyond GDP
On April 21, 2026, Yuliya Chorna, a PhD candidate in social anthropology at York University and Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholar, attended the tenth session of the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (RFSD) for the United Nations Economic...
Internship Program: 2025-2026 Year In Review
Over the course of the 2025-2026 academic year, the Dahdaleh Institute collaborated with a group of outstanding students as part of the Internship Program. In recent years, our internship program has expanded to include research positions across discip...
World Health Assembly Simulation 2026 – Global Health at a CrossRoads: Building a Sustainable Future for Global Health in an Era of Divestment
On April 29, 2026, the School of Global Health at York University, in collaboration with the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health, and the Global Health Students’ Association, held the fourth World Health Assembly (WHA) Si...
Israel Uses Water as a Weapon Against the People of Gaza: New MSF Report
Authored by Dahdaleh Research Fellow and Director, Humanitarian Water Engineering Lab, Syed Imran Ali A critical new report from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF/Doctors Without Borders)—drawing on its extensive operational data and medical evidence in Ga...
Vacancy: BioCAM4 Project Coordinator
The BioCAM4 consortium (University-Based, International Research Project) seeks a Project Coordinator to support the next phase of a large, multi-partner, international research project funded through a competitive NFRF-I grant. This role is central to...
Using the Safe Water Optimization Tool (SWOT) to support WASH Standard 2.2
Originally published on Sphere (24 April 2026) Authored by Dahdaleh Research Associate James Brown Providing safe drinking water is a core priority in humanitarian response. Sphere Water Supply Standard 2.2: Water quality (“WASH Standard 2.2”...
GEH Lab Postdoctoral Research Fellow Presents Posters at 2026 CUGH Conference in Washington DC
Authored by former Dahdaleh Research Fellow Taslima Mamataz. I participated in the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Annual Conference, held at the Hilton Hotel Dupont Circle in Washington, DC, from April 8 to April 12, 2026, as a rep...