January 22, 2020
“Every day we remember them:” McMaster Engineering community says goodbye to former classmatesA tight-knit group of friends, classmates, faculty and staff members gathered at Hamilton Waterfront’s Pier 4 on Friday, Jan. 17 to honour McMaster PhD students Iman Aghabali and Mehdi Eshaghian with a flower offering ceremony.
January 21, 2020
DeGroote students win top business school competitionsMcMaster undergraduate and graduate students won a school-record of 17 trophies at national business school competitions.
January 20, 2020
Never get hangry again: Delicious dining options on campusHospitality Services operates more than 20 food service locations across campus – and is proud of the wide variety and diverse options they offer.
January 17, 2020
Experiential course prepares students for professional disruptionA new course at the DeGroote School of Business combines a skills-focused curriculum with cross-pollination of ideas among classmates from a range of disciplines.
January 15, 2020
Grief support session and drop-in counselling available to McMaster communityThe university will be holding a support session and drop-in crisis and grief counselling for students on Thursday, January 16.
January 14, 2020
Brock and McMaster renew health sciences collaborationThe two universities renewed an agreement which has seen more Niagara-trained doctors practising in the region.
January 14, 2020
Supporting students with goal setting in the new decadeThis January, the Student Success Centre is encouraging students to stick to their goals for 2020.
January 14, 2020
A minute of silence on Wednesday for crash victimsUniversities across the country will join together in a minute of silence at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 15 (EST) as a national moment of remembrance and honour for all those who died in the crash of Ukrainian Airlines Flight 752 in Iran last week.
January 14, 2020
McMaster Museum of Art exhibit reveals forgotten story of Black experience in CanadaDeanna Bowen’s solo exhibition A Harlem Nocturne explores forgotten histories of Black Canadians. The work examines race, migration, historical writing and authorship, inspired by archival research into family history.
January 13, 2020
Engineering student wins prestigious global innovation awardThird-year engineering student Lianna Genovese has won the U21 RISE Award for innovation for Guided Hands, a device that enables people with limited hand function write, paint, draw and use a tablet.
January 10, 2020
‘The loss is so profound’Iman Aghabali, Mehdi Eshaghian and Siavash Maghsoudlou were remembered for their sense of joy, their passion for research and their promise at a McMaster vigil Friday. Friends, family and the university community came together to celebrate the lives of the young men, who were killed in the plane crash in Tehran this week.
January 10, 2020
Three McMaster grads receive first Order of Hamilton awardKenneth Hall ’55 and ’60, Robin McKee ’80, Anne Pearson ’84 and ’93 have been recognized with the inaugural Order of Hamilton awards, announced during Mayor Fred Eisenberger’s New Year’s Levee on January 5.
January 9, 2020
‘To have their dreams cut short is tragic:’ McMaster mourns plane crash victimsMcMaster’s Iranian students have organized a vigil Friday to commemorate those who died in this week’s plane crash in Tehran.
January 9, 2020
They’ll design paradise and unpave a parking lotAn internationally renowned artist and architect is working with the McMaster community to create an environmentally sustainable design for the west campus.
January 8, 2020
McMaster students believed to be among those killed in air crashIt is with great sadness that we share with our university community that it appears that members of the McMaster family were among those killed in the airplane crash in Iran on Wednesday morning.
January 7, 2020
McMaster launches sustainability action groupIn order to better coordinate and generate sustainability programs campus-wide, the university has launched a sustainability action group, chaired by Debbie Martin, AVP and Chief Facilities Officer.
January 7, 2020
Exploring the “Quantum Revolution”An undergraduate course offered by McMaster’s Department of Physics and Astronomy is providing students from a number of disciplines with an introduction to the theory behind quantum computing and other rapidly evolving quantum technologies.
January 3, 2020
Using art to explore the role of animals in the Anthropocene eraAnimals Across Discipline, Time & Space, which opens on January 4, brings together works by five North American artists who use animal imagery to critically address how animals -- including humans -- interact with the world around us.
January 2, 2020
Four McMaster leaders appointed to the Order of CanadaPhilanthropist and community builder David Braley, Nobel laureate Donna Strickland, business leader Bob Beamish and emeritus professor John Collins have been recognized with some of Canada's highest civilian honours.
December 19, 2019
Connecting across disciplines benefits students and educatorsMaking connections with students and between faculties emerged as an important theme at the recent Research on Teaching and Learning Conference, an annual gathering hosted by the MacPherson Institute.