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Published on January 23, 2025

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 5th Annual Global Health Graduate Scholars Symposium on December 11, 2024.






The presenters and their seminar titles are as follows, with time stamps to view their presentation directly:
- Michael De Santi – Linking Water Quality to Health Risks Using Machine Learning and Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment in the Kyaka II Refugee Settlement (7:18)
- Valerie Lawson – Healthcare Access: An Analysis of the National Health Insurance Scheme in Accra, Ghana (18:30)
- Brian Waters – Seasonal Variation of Urban Water Security in Freetown, Sierra Leone (31:14)
- Hanie Fard – Transnationalized Environmental Obligations of Foreign Investors (1:09:37)
- Liam Michaud – Securitizing Risk: The Legal Determinants of Health Among People Who Use Drugs (1:20:50)
- Ana Cardoso – Fighting for Tomorrow: Colonization of the Future(s) and International Climate Politics at the End of the World (1:31:09)
Watch the symposium: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSQxheiny8c
Themes | Global Health & Humanitarianism, Global Health Foresighting, Planetary Health |
Status | Active |
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Valerie Lawson, Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholar, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies - Alum
Michael De Santi, Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholar, Lassonde School of Engineering - Alum Liam Michaud, Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholar, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies [FW24-25] - Alum Haniehalsadat Aboutorabifard, Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholar, Osgoode Hall Law School [FW24-25] - Alum Brian Waters, Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholar, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change - Active Ana Carolina de Almeida Cardoso, Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholar, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change - Active |
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