The Dahdaleh Institute has launched Commons, a monthly newsletter. The first issue looked back at highlights of the last academic year. Next month, we launch our more usual format, including a spotlight on the arts in global health. Click here to read the first issue. *First published on http://dighr.yorku.ca.
03/06/2019
Originally posted on High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom London, UK – Canada House is delighted to present Neighbours, the first solo UK exhibition by Myfanwy MacLeod, in partnership with the Contemporary Art Gallery (CAG, Vancouver). MacLeod is best known for her irreverent artworks that often explore the overlap between pop culture, folklore, traditions […]
05/03/2019News release from the British Lung Foundation World-first clinical trial to test personalised treatments for aggressive form of lung cancer The first-ever trial into delivering personalised treatment for mesothelioma, an aggressive form of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos, opened at the HOPE Clinical Trials Facility at Leicester’s Hospitals today (Tuesday 29 January). Funded by […]
29/01/2019The Victor Dahdaleh Foundation has donated a further £15,000 to the England Squash Foundation (ESF) to support a Squash & Education project, continuing its support into a third academic year. The programme is currently centred on providing pupils from the Anglo-European School Ingatestone (AES) with a range of squash coaching as well as additional instruction […]
24/10/2018The Victor Dahdaleh Foundation and the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research (located at York University in Toronto) were core sponsors of the Global Progress 2018 Summit. It was hosted by Canada 2020 from September 21 to 23 at the Ritz Carlton in Montreal, Canada, gathering together progressive think-tanks, initiatives, institutions, movements and leaders from […]
02/10/2018TORONTO, ON, September 13, 2018 – At a time when there are increasing attacks on humanitarian sites, pandemics and an unprecedented number of refugees globally, humanitarian and global health organizations continue to face challenges in providing and responsibly allocating resources for assistance. On September 18, 2018 at 7 p.m., special guest lecturer International President of Médecins […]
14/09/2018The Dahdaleh Foundation is proud to be the Principal Sponsor of the Canada Gallery, in Canada House on Trafalgar Square, which currently features this special Group of Seven Guitar Project. The exhibition is focused on seven guitars commissioned by the McMichael Canadian Art Collection (Kleinburg, Ontario). The individual guitars take their inspiration from a member […]
31/07/2018The Dahdaleh Foundation is proud to announce a five year extension of its principal sponsorship of the Canada Gallery, housed in the High Commission of Canada on Trafalgar Square. The renewed sponsorship builds on an initial commitment by the Foundation, chaired by Victor Phillip Dahdaleh, which began on completion of the 2015 refurbishment of Canada […]
26/06/2018The past six months has been a busy period for The Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research. A world-renowned team is being assembled to support the Institutes’ core objectives to provide leadership and innovation in improving global health. Spearheading the Institute is Dr. James Orbinski, OC, OOnt, MSc who has been named inaugural Director. Dr. Orbinski is a physician, […]
15/05/2018