McMaster Archive

January 23, 2023

Explore ways to support your mental health at Thrive Week 2023

Thrive Week is a chance to come together as a community to learn about, talk about and explore ways to support our mental health and well-being.

January 17, 2023

McMaster graduate student part of winning team at international innovation challenge

Sarah Arsalan, a master’s student in the department of kinesiology, was part of the winning team at the 2022 Universitas 21 (U21) and PwC Innovation Challenge.

January 9, 2023

GO-VAXX mobile COVID-19 clinic coming to McMaster’s campus Jan. 16th

The clinic is open to McMaster students, faculty and staff as well as members of the Hamilton community.

January 5, 2023

Seven McMaster graduates named to Order of Canada

Six McMaster graduates, including actor and producer Eugene Levy, are among the 99 Canadian leaders to be appointed to the Order of Canada.  

December 23, 2022

Winter break campus closure

McMaster’s main campus is closing for the winter holiday break, which has been extended to include Monday, January 2 and Tuesday, January 3, 2023.

December 22, 2022

McMaster closed on Friday, December 23 due to winter storm

McMaster is closed on Friday, Dec. 23, due to a significant winter storm hitting Hamilton and much of southern Ontario. 

December 22, 2022

McMaster Engineering’s equity, diversity and inclusion scholarship winners are poised for impact

Robert Ngunjiri and Serena Stoddart are this year's recipients of the Indigenous and Black Engineering/Technology (IBET) PhD Fellowship.

December 19, 2022

10 ways McMaster students made the world brighter in 2022

From small acts of kindness, to bold initiatives in sustainability, our students worked hard this year to make our world brighter.

December 16, 2022

How researchers created the world’s tiniest McMaster holiday greeting

Two researchers from the Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy created a message at the millimetre and nanometre scale for McMaster's year-end holiday video.

December 16, 2022

McMaster University Holiday Greeting: Here’s to 2023!

Our holiday video celebrates all the ways our campus community members made us proud this year.

December 15, 2022

Call for event submissions: Black History Month 2023

Planning a Black History Month (BHM) event at McMaster? Share with the BHM committee and they’ll help promote your event for maximum attendance.

December 15, 2022

Shape the future of McMaster’s places and spaces

Students, staff, faculty and community members are invited to share feedback on ideas for the upcoming University Master Plan, providing a vision for the future of McMaster’s locations.

December 15, 2022

Community is Strength

The Equity and Inclusion Office reaffirms McMaster’s commitment to inclusion and reminds all members of our community that there are supports on campus help if you have experienced anti-2SLGBTQIA+* sentiment.

December 14, 2022

McMaster student volunteers support elementary school literacy programs

Afterschool literacy program Learning and Fun (LAF) is just one of the many volunteer opportunities for McMaster students at Student Open Circles.

December 13, 2022

CUPE members vote yes to ratifying new tentative collective agreement

McMaster TA and RAs will be back at work on Wednesday, December 14 after CUPE 3906, Unit 1 members ratified a tentative collective agreement.   

December 13, 2022

McMaster appoints new director of human rights and accessibility 

Lawyer and McMaster graduate Patricia Suleiman has extensive experience in human-rights related policies and procedures and is also a trained workplace mediator. 

December 10, 2022

McMaster and CUPE 3906 Unit 1 Reach Tentative Agreement

McMaster has reached a tentative collective agreement with CUPE 3906, Unit 1, which represents part-time Teaching Assistants and Research Assistants in lieu, ending the strike that began three weeks ago. 

December 8, 2022

Artists-in-residence series celebrates ‘Crip Magic and Queer Joy’

McMaster’s School of the Arts hosts five artists in a series of mini residencies that explore creative practice along with social justice and disability, Black and queer/trans activism.

December 8, 2022

McMaster and CUPE return to the bargaining table 

There is a development to share regarding negotiations between the university and CUPE 3906 Unit 1 and the strike by TAs and RAs in lieu. Both parties have agreed to meet . . .

December 8, 2022

Become a Composting Champion on campus

Composting on campus just got easier thanks to a student-led project, with support of Custodial Services and the Academic Sustainability Program.