July 6, 2020
Understanding and Enhancing the Climate for Racialized and Marginalized StudentsUnderstanding and enhancing the McMaster experience for racialized and marginalized students has been the goal of a climate study planned as one of the strategic actions identified in the university’s 2019 – 2022 Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Action Plan.
July 6, 2020
Mac grad creates #BecauseWeCare packages for hospital patientsIf you have a minute to brighten someone's day, type out a friendly message on Jacqueline Rintjema's online form, and she'll write them on a card that goes with each package.
July 6, 2020
Original manuscripts, notebooks, photos among treasures in Library’s Stuart McLean archiveThis summer, CBC is re-running some of Canadian storyteller Stuart McLean's best-loved stories from his perennially popular radio program, the Vinyl Cafe. Learn more about Stuart McLean and his extensive personal and professional archives donated by McLean to McMaster University Library back in 2017.
July 2, 2020
Engineering grads tune up pitch for Dragon’s DenThis summer, a team of engineering physics students dares to enter the Den with their automatic guitar tuning stand.
July 1, 2020
WATCH: Tips to protect your mental health during COVID-19Randi McCabe, a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neuroscience, offers practical tips for establishing a routine that can help you cope with the mental health challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 30, 2020
Student Success Centre launches new websiteAccessible, personalized online hub aims to recreate the same warm SSC welcome that students would receive in person
June 30, 2020
Student First Rental program recognizes student-friendly landlords during COVID-19Landlords offering flexible lease terms and payments get free premium listings on McMaster’s off-campus housing site.
June 29, 2020
External advisor to conduct review of Black student-athlete experiences at McMasterA message from McMaster’s Associate Vice-President, (Students and Learning) and Dean of Students, Sean van Koughnett.
June 29, 2020
Resident thanks her “champions” for success in radiation oncologyJulianna Sienna’s story is one filled with champions, from her peers at McMaster University to the members of her family.
June 26, 2020
Meet McMaster’s 2020 Schulich LeadersTen outstanding incoming science and engineering students are the recipients of Canada’s most valuable undergraduate scholarship.
June 25, 2020
Our commitment to targeted hiring and anti-racism: President’s letterMcMaster is committed to the strategic, accelerated hiring of Black faculty members and to advancing inclusive excellence in teaching and research across all academic programs.
June 25, 2020
Canada Day holidays extended by two daysIn appreciation of faculty and staff's contributions during the COVID-10 pandemic, Thursday, July 2 and Friday, July 3 will be university holidays this year.
June 25, 2020
How do Canadians feel about COVID-19? A Socrates Project webinar with Clifton van der LindenIn the final Socrates Project event of the academic year, political science associate professor Clifton Van der Linden maps the evolution of Canadian public opinion about the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 22, 2020
Writing Home: Community storytellers reflect on home and life in the time of COVID–19A special podcast project produced by Janet Rogers, the Mabel Pugh Taylor Writer in Residence, features Hamilton writers’ stories of what home means to them and the varied ways in which they’re experiencing the COVID–19 pandemic.
June 22, 2020
MacChangers help address COVID-19 challenges in HamiltonAn interdisciplinary program is holding a hack-a thon for change, trying to find innovative solutions for community challenges.
June 19, 2020
Safe cities, smart data and identical twins: McMaster researchers awarded Banting and Vanier scholarshipsSix McMaster graduate and postdoctoral researchers have received Canada’s most prestigious awards for their work in medicine, science, engineering, social sciences and humanities.
June 19, 2020
Welcoming the Class of 2024McMaster’s Welcome Week and all orientation activities will be held virtually.
June 19, 2020
New reimbursements for working remotely; help for academically stranded studentsUpdates on New reimbursements for working remotely; Help for academically stranded students; Welcome Week
June 19, 2020
Campus and community: Connecting the dotsThe Connection, a new program offered by McMaster’s Office of Community Engagement, will make building partnerships between McMaster and community organizations easier under COVID-19 restrictions.
June 18, 2020
McMaster co-signs charter with Canadian universities to address climate changeMcMaster has joined several other leading Canadian universities by pledging to work together on climate change initiatives across invested assets.