McMaster Archive

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.

July 8, 2025

Mac game-design students level up at provincial showcase

For the McMaster students in last term’s video game design class, MEDIAART 3L03, this was the culmination of six weeks of intense work on their ecologically-themed time-travel game that debuted in Toronto.

July 7, 2025

‘Our voices do deserve to be heard’ — Meet the narrator of the film Deskaheh

Third-year student Tekenikhon Doreen co-created the animated film about the Haudenosaunee leader. She's passionate about sharing Indigenous histories with students and communities.

July 3, 2025

‘This is what makes this place special — the people’  

Students, faculty, staff — and Mac the Marauder — got together for an informal meet-and-greet event to mark the beginning of Susan Tighe’s term as McMaster’s president.  

July 3, 2025

McMaster faculty and alumni appointed to Order of Canada

A world-class oncologist, a former deputy prime minister and a visionary in information technology are among those with McMaster ties who have been recognized for their work and contributions.  

June 27, 2025

‘The heartbeat of McMaster’s sports community’

Nicole Jaswal became a Student Field Therapist to support McMaster athletes. Along the way, she forged lifelong connections and found the perfect career path.

June 27, 2025

McMaster celebrates Canadian Medical Hall of Fame laureates as ceremony host partner

At a ceremony held in association with McMaster University’s Faculty of Health Sciences, six outstanding health leaders were inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.

June 27, 2025

Sheila Scott’s enduring gift to young families

Remembering Sheila Scott, a passionate advocate for women in the workplace, on the 50th anniversary of the McMaster Children’s Centre.

June 27, 2025

The Phantom of the Tandem Accelerator

Alain Pamuce is a custodian, a teacher, a learner and above all, a musician.

June 24, 2025

Introducing the interdisciplinary minor in Food, Nutrition, and Environmental Health

The minor in Food, Nutrition, and Environmental Health, available in the fall term, includes courses from more than a dozen programs across four faculties, focusing on food from multiple angles — including sociocultural, environmental, political and biological. 

June 24, 2025

 A farewell message from President David Farrar 

The exceptional McMaster community — our extraordinary students, faculty and staff — is the reason that our university’s future remains strong, writes President David Farrar.

June 20, 2025

Highlight reel: Congratulations, new grads!

McMaster wrapped up its spring 2025 convocation ceremonies this week, celebrating our newest graduates across six faculties. 

June 18, 2025

‘I hope to stand as a point of representation for South Asian women’

A Q&A with Humanities/Arts & Science valediction Mona Haider, who graduates this spring with a double major in Communication Studies and French.

June 17, 2025

Grads to watch: The class of 2025

Every single student crossing the stage this spring has brought their individual strengths and perspectives to McMaster, and the university is proud to celebrate the immense breadth and diversity of their achievements.