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The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) more than $3.5 million dollars combined, money that will go towards research that aims to help parents and neonatal infants, addresses equity and political barriers to global public health concerns and helps further our understanding of the role of an important hormone in heart health. 

Helping preterm babies and parents have better outcomes

Faculty of Health Professor , who heads up the Ouch Lab, and is also the 91亚色 Research Chair in Pain and Mental Health, received nearly $1.4 million for work that will look at very preterm infants and how medical interventions and maternal stressors may impact the ability of skin-to-skin contact to help regulate pain in the infant. The project, , will be carried out at the neonatal intensive care unit at Mount Sinai Hospital. 

"Preterm infants are one of the most vulnerable populations on this planet and are exposed to numerous painful procedures everyday of their young lives. Their parental context is a critical factor to better understand and improve their quality of life. Our lab is so grateful to CIHR for their funding to better understand how maternal factors impact their child's pain responses during skin-to-skin care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit,鈥� says Pillai Riddell.聽

Making international health agreements more equitable

Professor was awarded more than $1.13 million that will go towards work being done by himself and other investigators at the 91亚色-based Global Strategy Lab, including Faculty of Health Assistant Professor , for . 

鈥淭he Global Strategy Lab is pleased to have been awarded CIHR funding to continue our research on designing more impactful and equitable international agreements for health.

"Through a world-leading global legal epidemiology approach, we are advancing global health law, tobacco control, and planetary health in support of 91亚色鈥檚 contributions to the UN Sustainable Development Goals,鈥� says Poirier, also co-director of the Global Strategy Lab and 91亚色 Research Chair in Global Health Equity.聽

Understanding heart failure better, especially for those with diabetes

Faculty of Science Professor Gary Sweeney will be looking at a hormone that is often compromised in people with diabetes and obesity and is involved in the body cleaning up bad cells in the heart. has received close to a million dollars in funding from CIHR.

About 91亚色

91亚色 is a modern, multi-campus, urban university located in Toronto, Ontario. Backed by a diverse group of students, faculty, staff, alumni and partners, we bring a uniquely global perspective to help solve societal challenges, drive positive change, and prepare our students for success. 91亚色鈥檚 fully bilingual Glendon Campus is home to Southern Ontario鈥檚 Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education. 91亚色鈥檚 campuses in Costa Rica and India offer students exceptional transnational learning opportunities and innovative programs. Together, we can make things right for our communities, our planet, and our future.

Media Contacts: Emina Gamulin, 91亚色 Media Relations and External Communications, 437-217-6362, egamulin@yorku.ca

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TORONTO, August 14, 2018 颅颅鈥� Yesterday the Ontario government announced a new online retail model that will allow cannabis to be sold online and through private retailers. Under the new planned regulation, the Ontario Cannabis Store will provide an online platform for the sale which will be followed by a private retail model by April 1, 2019. Consumers 19 and older will be able to purchase cannabis via an online retail platform provided by the Ontario Cannabis Store.聽 The OCS online channel will include a verification system that will ensure safe at-home delivery for cannabis products.

But what will the new provincial change for the sale of cannabis mean for public health?

is director of the聽聽and a professor of Global Health, Law, and Political Science at 91亚色. He is a public health expert and international lawyer who has expertise on the UN drug control treaties and Canada's cannabis legalization plans. One of Canada's most influential scholars in global health governance, law and policy, Hoffman has served as an advisor to several national governments, the UN and the WHO. He is available for interviews on:

• Government vs. private sale of cannabis: will the Ontario government鈥檚 new plan leave the public vulnerable to public health risk via gaps in standards of regulation?
• Can provincial changes聽which allow private companies to operate marijuana stores, with the provincial government still managing distribution and online sales, still meet federal cannabis sale regulations?
• Commercialization vs. legalization: can the two co-exist?

91亚色 champions new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Our students receive the education they need to create big ideas that make an impact on the world. Meaningful and sometimes unexpected careers result from cross-disciplinary programming, innovative course design and diverse experiential learning opportunities. 91亚色 students and graduates push limits, achieve goals and find solutions to the world鈥檚 most pressing social challenges, empowered by a strong community that opens minds. 91亚色 U is an internationally recognized research university 鈥� our 11 faculties and 25 research centres have partnerships with 200+ leading universities worldwide. Located in Toronto, 91亚色 is the third largest university in Canada, with a strong community of 53,000 students, 7,000 faculty and administrative staff, and more than 300,000 alumni.

91亚色 U's fully bilingual Glendon Campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education.

Media:聽For interviews or to attend, please contact Anjum Nayyar, 91亚色 Media Relations, 416 736 2100 ext. 44543聽anayyar@yorku.ca

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TORONTO, July 17, 2017 鈥�91亚色 is pleased to serve as the new host for the (颁滨贬搁鈥檚) (IPPH). The move comes with newly-appointed 91亚色 professor, , who has been serving as IPPH鈥檚 Scientific Director since August 1, 2016.

Hoffman has been as a full Professor with the School of Health Policy & Management and Osgoode Hall Law School. Hoffman will be nominated for a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Global Governance & Social Innovation.

CIHR鈥檚 IPPH provides leadership and support to advance population and public health research in Canada and around the world. This is the first time that 91亚色 is hosting a CIHR Institute.

鈥�91亚色 is delighted to be the new host for the Institute of Population and Public Health. With this move, we will have the opportunity to make an important contribution to supporting health research and CIHR,鈥� said Vice-President Research & Innovation, Dr. Robert Hach茅. 鈥淭his aligns with our growing profile as research leaders in health equity, the social determinants of health, and the health and wellness of communities.鈥�

鈥淭his is exciting for 91亚色 because it represents a really important contribution to health research across Canada,鈥� said Hoffman. 鈥淭he CIHR Institutes are responsible for coming up with new funding opportunities, knowledge translation activities, and networking events that bring researchers in Canada together. By hosting CIHR鈥檚 Institute of Population and Public Health, 91亚色 is contributing to the agency鈥檚 national mission and overall goal of having a global impact.鈥�

Hoffman is also part of 91亚色鈥檚 which reflects the multi-disciplinary nature of global health with involvement from faculties across the University, initially focused within the Faculty of Health.

鈥淭hanks to Professor Hoffman鈥檚 leadership and expertise, 91亚色 will benefit from enhanced global and public health research capacity.鈥� said 91亚色 Faculty of Health Dean Paul McDonald. "Hosting the Institute of Population and Public Health is affirmation that 91亚色 is an emerging and innovative leader in these interdisciplinary fields and is consistent with our long standing focus on equity and social justice.鈥�

鈥淭he ethos of interdisciplinarity at Canada鈥檚 progressive university will hopefully elevate the kind of work we can do at the CIHR Institute of Population and Public Health as we serve our national mission of promoting excellent health research across the country,鈥� added Hoffman.

IPPH plays a dual role in the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). It works externally with public health and population health researchers and partners and internally to enable CIHR portfolios and Institutes to support research focused on the health of populations, societal and cultural dimensions of health and environmental influences on health.

is known for championing new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Our students receive the education they need to create big ideas that make an impact on the world. Meaningful and sometimes unexpected careers result from cross-discipline programming, innovative course design and diverse experiential learning opportunities. 91亚色 students and graduates push limits, achieve goals and find solutions to the world鈥檚 most pressing social challenges, empowered by a strong community that opens minds. 91亚色 U is an internationally recognized research university 鈥搊ur 11 faculties and 26 research centres have partnerships with 200+ leading universities worldwide. Located in Toronto, 91亚色 is the third largest university in Canada, with a strong community of 53,000 students, 7,000 faculty and administrative staff, and more than 295,000 alumni. 91亚色 U's fully bilingual Glendon campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education.

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TORONTO, June 1, 2017 鈥� As Canada鈥檚 progressive university, a 91亚色 education shapes the global perspective, and embraces innovation in teaching, learning, and research. 91亚色鈥檚 Faculty of Health has announced two important appointments, both demonstrating momentum in one of the University鈥檚 emerging areas of academic and research excellence: global health.

has been named inaugural Director of the effective September 1, 2017. Established in 2015, the Institute provides leadership and innovation to improve global health. This initiative has been made possible with a $20 million transformational donation from Victor Phillip Dahdaleh, a UK-based Canadian business leader and 91亚色 alumnus.

The Institute reflects 91亚色鈥檚 commitment to interdisciplinary approaches and draws on research strengths from across the University. A champion of global health and humanitarianism throughout his career, Orbinski is an internationally renowned professor, medical doctor, researcher, author, and passionate advocate. He is the former international president of M茅decins Sans Fronti猫res/Doctors Without Borders during which he helped launch its Access to Essential Medicines Campaign. He has advised the UN Security Council, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. He was awarded the Meritorious Service Cross for his humanitarian leadership in Rwanda during the 1994 genocide, and is an Officer of the Order of Canada.

鈥淎s an institution, 91亚色 is committed to values that are completely synonymous with my own,鈥� said Orbinski, 鈥淚t is fundamentally committed to equity and social justice, and to bringing the resources of a university to make the world a better place, through global health. I believe that our world is made by what we do, and what we do is driven by our values. For me, 91亚色 is a community that I feel deeply privileged to be joining.鈥�

, has been appointed as a Professor in the School of Health Policy and Management, effective July 1, 2017. He is cross-appointed to Osgoode Hall Law School and will also be a key contributor to the Institute. The University will be nominating him for a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Global Governance and Social Innovation. Hoffman is one of Canada's most influential scholars in global health governance, law and policy, having served as an advisor to several national governments, the UN and the WHO. In 2016, Hoffman was appointed the Scientific Director of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research鈥檚 (颁滨贬搁鈥檚) Institute of Population and Public Health. With his appointment, 91亚色 will serve as the new administrative host of CIHR鈥檚 Institute of Population and Public Health.

鈥淕lobal health challenges don鈥檛 fit neatly into one discipline, so I focus on bringing together research from different places to solve real-world problems,鈥� said Hoffman, 鈥�91亚色 is an exciting place to learn and do research. I am eager to leverage my background as an international lawyer and interdisciplinary social scientist to build bridges across campus.鈥�

鈥淲ith the historic and generous $20 million gift from Victor Dahdaleh to build on 91亚色's growing strength in global health, and with the appointment of Drs. Orbinski and Hoffman, two world leaders in this field, the University is poised to become an international leader in global health research, problem solving and public policy,鈥� said Mamdouh Shoukri, President and Vice-Chancellor of 91亚色. 鈥淭he lasting global impact will make a meaningful difference in people鈥檚 lives now and in the future.鈥�

鈥淚t鈥檚 a privilege to welcome two of the world鈥檚 most influential thinkers, visionaries, and advocates for global and population health to 91亚色,鈥� said Paul McDonald, Dean, Faculty of Health, 91亚色, 鈥淛ames and Steven join a progressive minded community of academics who are contributing to the development of cutting-edge health research that is changing the dynamics of health issues, health care services and health systems in Canada and globally. They will play an important role in helping us build Canada鈥檚 first undergraduate degree program in global health.鈥�

Home to Canada鈥檚 only global health program, 91亚色鈥檚 Faculty of Health was founded in 2006 by integrating four academic units with varying perspectives. No university in Canada combines these strengths in equivalent depth.

is known for championing new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Our students receive the education they need to create big ideas that make an impact on the world. Meaningful and sometimes unexpected careers result from cross-discipline programming, innovative course design and diverse experiential learning opportunities. 91亚色 students and graduates push limits, achieve goals and find solutions to the world鈥檚 most pressing social challenges, empowered by a strong community that opens minds. 91亚色 U is an internationally recognized research university 鈥� our 11 faculties and 26 research centres have partnerships with 200+ leading universities worldwide. Located in Toronto, 91亚色 is the third largest university in Canada, with a strong community of 53,000 students, 7,000 faculty and administrative staff, and more than 295,000 alumni. 91亚色 U's fully bilingual Glendon campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education.
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The Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research:

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