Landmark donation from alumnus Dr. Victor Phillip Dahdaleh will accelerate advances in global health using genomic medicine to inform patient diagnosis and care MONTREAL, Oct. 20, 2022
Landmark donation from alumnus Dr. Victor Phillip Dahdaleh will accelerate advances in global health using genomic medicine to inform patient diagnosis and care A landmark donation to support McGill University's renowned genomics research and education programs from UK-based alumnus and long-time donor Dr. Victo.
Introduction
The Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research (DIGHR) at York University is launching a new Humanitarian Water Engineering Intensive Course this Fall. The course is an opportunity to gain practical knowledge of the design, construction, and operation of water supply systems in emergencies. It will cover both the theoretical fundamentals and the practical considerations of providing safe water, from source to consumer, in humanitarian contexts.
Course instructors are highly experienced humanitarian water engineering practitioners and researchers, and use curated readings, lectures, and group problem-based learning activities as teaching and learning tools. A certificate will be offered to participants upon successful completion of the intensive course.
New Covid variant identified in SA could be driving second wave of infections
19 December 2020 2:12 PM
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The health minister announced the development on Friday. Epidemiologist Dr. Jody Boffa examines the evidence available so far.
On Friday (18 December) South Africa recorded 8,725 new cases of coronavirus infections, bringing the total number of cases to over 900,000.
At the same time Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced that a variant of the SARS-COV-2 Virus (Covid-19) has been identified by local genomics scientists.
It s been dubbed the 501.V2 Variant. (It s trending as #CovidVSOP on Twitter)
It is still very early but at this stage, the preliminary data suggests that the virus that is now dominating in the second wave is spreading faster than the first wave.
Realizing the Promise of Paris: Three Ways of Strengthening Non-State and Subnational Climate Action
By Harro van Asselt, Sander Chan, Idil Boran, Thomas Hale, Lukas Hermwille and Charles Roger - 11 December 2020
Harro van Asselt, Sander Chan, Idil Boran, Thomas Hale, Lukas Hermwille and Charles Roger examine opportunities to strengthen climate action by non-state and subnational actors.
Five years ago, governments from across the world came together in Paris to chart a new course for global climate policy. The Paris Agreement put in place a ‘ratchet mechanism’ through which countries submit national climate plans in the form of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), which should be reviewed and strengthened periodically.