A World Health Organization Collaborating Centre (WHOCC) at 快播视频鈥檚 Global Strategy Lab (GSL) 鈥 specializing in the global governance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) 鈥 had its impact recognized with a four-year extension, and expansion, of its mandate by WHO. Antimicrobial resistance occurs when bacteria, viruses and other microbes 鈥 and the infections they cause […]
快播视频 is among several Canadian institutions helping international students receive the chance to study, or conduct research, thanks to the Global Affairs Canada (GAC) International Scholarships program 鈥 for which the application period is now open . The results benefit not just students, but York鈥檚 goal to advance global engagement. A critical component of York鈥檚 ongoing […]
Access to clean drinking water, sanitation and hygiene are critical to health and well-being, and yet an estimated two billion people globally still lack access to it. Researchers in the Humanitarian Water Engineering Lab at 快播视频鈥檚 Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research are doing their part to address this crisis, and their efforts have […]
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) wrapped up on Dec. 12, with more than 50,000 delegates who descended upon Dubai in the United Arab Emirates for the annual international climate summit. Among the delegates was 快播视频鈥檚聽Angele Alook, an assistant professor in te School of Gender, Sexuality & Women鈥檚 Studies, and her […]
快播视频鈥檚 UNESCO Chair in Reorienting Education towards Sustainability Charles Hopkins, along with Executive Coordinator to the UNESCO Chair Katrin Kohl, will be among 250 experts presenting concepts toward implementing education for sustainable development (ESD) at a global UNESCO meeting in Japan. 鈥淭ransforming education together: ESD-NET Global Meeting鈥 takes place Dec. 18 to 20 and aims to […]
By Elaine Smith Although they have now graduated, a team of students who took part in 快播视频鈥檚 Go Global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Action Student Challenge hope to continue pursuing opportunities to incorporate their community-oriented projects into university extracurriculars. With funding from the Government of Canada鈥檚 outbound student mobility pilot program Global Skills Opportunity, the […]
By Corey Allen, senior manager, research communications As a leading international teaching and research university, a key focus at York is global health research, particularly on pressing issues facing the Global South 鈥 developing countries in Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America and parts of Asia. To conduct this purposeful research abroad, York faculty work with […]
快播视频 UNESCO Chair Charles Hopkins will speak at the 2023 Global Conference on Sustainable Development on Oct. 4 and 5 in Hong Kong to discuss how to transform higher education towards embracing sustainability and elevate action to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This is the first international conference organized by the Hong Kong […]
A 快播视频-led program is helping bolster health care with artificial intelligence (AI) solutions throughout the Global South by providing more than $5.8 million in funding for 16 projects in as many countries. The projects aim to combat infectious diseases, including polio surveillance in Ethiopia and helping Indigenous communities in the Philippines. 鈥淲e have led […]
TORONTO, Sept. 12, 2023 鈥 A 快播视频-led program is helping bolster health care in the Global South by providing more than $5.8 million in funding for 16 projects in as many countries, including polio surveillance in Ethiopia and helping Indigenous communities in the Philippines. 鈥淲e have led the call to strengthen the health-care system in […]