McMaster Archive

August 8, 2025

IndigiNerds celebrates 10 years

The Indigenous undergraduate research program has built a solid foundation in community connections and interdisciplinary research

August 7, 2025

Undergrad and med students team up to deliver dignity through hygiene kits

McMaster students Myra Godara and Ryan Ho secured funding, rallied volunteers, and assembled 200 kits of high-demand hygiene products for people in need across Hamilton, Niagara, and Waterloo.

August 7, 2025

The numbers are in: Rosiel Tang is making Mac a better place to work

With a passion for analytics and boundless curiosity, Rosiel Tang brings technical expertise and human-centred thinking to her role in HR’s People Analytics team.

August 6, 2025

One of the most significant intellectual works of the 18th century now at McMaster

Centuries after its original publication, the Encyclopédie now complements the university libraries’ existing collection of 18th century rare books. The set holds tremendous value today for teaching, learning, and research.

August 5, 2025

New learning hub explores solutions to financial exclusion

The new Social Impact Hub at the DeGroote School of Business brings together non-profit organizations, businesses, government, academics and students to co-create solutions to help underserved residents access fair and affordable financial services.

August 1, 2025

DeGroote grad Tej Sandhu named inaugural Entrepreneur in Residence

‘I want every student who engages with the Marinucci Entrepreneurial Bridge to leave with two things: The confidence to start and the clarity to follow through,’ says the founder of Hamilton-based Merit Brewing. 

July 31, 2025

DeGroote School of Business launches innovative AI-driven graduate programs

The two Master of Management programs will help a new generation of strategic leaders harness AI and analytics ethically and effectively in a rapidly evolving global economy.

July 31, 2025

‘They’re transforming lives, mine included’

69-year-old Wayne Greenway was at risk of winding up in a long-term care home before he signed up for a kinesiology research study. The research is over, but the workouts continue for this grateful study participant.

July 25, 2025

Making an impact on and off the court

Haben Yohannes celebrated three OUA wins with the men’s volleyball team, but it’s his work as a community leader he is most proud of. 

July 24, 2025

Code, collaboration and community: Melanie Phillips has probably worked on your website

Phillips leads the MPS web development team, which maintains MacSites, powering more than 300 websites across McMaster.

July 22, 2025

From McMaster to the football pitch

This McMaster sports medicine fellow is working with some of the biggest names in soccer.

July 21, 2025

A student’s unforgettable final research expedition before graduation

Undergraduate fieldwork took Emma Bennett from whitewater rapids in Northern Canada to the Utah desert. Her thesis project and academic performance earned her the Keith and Traci MacDonald Undergraduate Student Research Experience Award.

July 21, 2025

Libraries’ archives continues to expand contemporary chapbooks collection

The Contemporary Chapbooks and Small Press Ephemera Collection currently holds nearly 500 chapbooks, and plays an important role amplifying the work of Canadian authors and publishers.

July 18, 2025

Kinesiology grad finds her calling as a scientific illustrator

Olivia Symons uses illustrations to make science more accessible. Her work is helping patients understand both their treatments and the research behind them.

July 17, 2025

A mother-daughter moment at graduation

‘If she could go further, so could I.’ How a mother and daughter inspired each other to pursue degrees at Mac, years apart.

July 16, 2025

A storyteller, a scholar, a powerful agent for change

PhD student Maddie Brockbank is bringing men and youths into the conversation about preventing gender-based violence.

July 15, 2025

Shooting for the moon: How William McCallion brought the stars to McMaster

Lacking money, equipment, building space and seating, the mathematician systematically overcame every obstacle with creativity and grit to realize his idea for a planetarium on campus. 

July 11, 2025

New program developing AI leaders

McMaster Continuing Education and M2M Tech are launching a new program that equips learners with the skills to lead in today’s evolving AI landscape.

July 11, 2025

Seven projects receive Open Educational Resource Grants  

McMaster faculty and staff members are receiving grants for innovative projects that create and integrate free, high quality open textbooks and course materials to improve teaching and learning. 

July 9, 2025

In technology and in life, Wayde Nie embraces change with curiosity

Whatever he does — keeping critical IT infrastructure running, mentoring students, enjoying amateur radio or supporting cancer research — Wayde Nie is always learning, always adapting.