McMaster Archive

November 11, 2019

“Not vain your sacrifice”

Bernard Trotter, McMaster’s soldier poet, was one of 60,000 Canadians who went to the First World War and never came back. His voice lives on in his poetry.

November 8, 2019

“Without this space, our company wouldn’t exist”

Entrepreneurs and innovators find support, space and tools in The Forge and Innovation Factory’s new co-located space.

November 8, 2019

Kronos Quartet to play sold-out concert at McMaster

The Socrates Project Kronos Quartet will be performing their multi-disciplinary masterpiece, Sun Rings, featuring sounds and images from NASA.

November 7, 2019

New collaborative workspaces coming to Health Sciences Library

The new area on the library’s first floor will incorporate collaborative workspaces to be used in building a culture of health entrepreneurship at McMaster.

November 6, 2019

McMaster Museum of Art partners with Hess Street School

Teresa Gregorio, the McMaster Museum of Art's education officer, has developed a collaborative project with two Hess Street Elementary School teachers to use McMaster’s significant art collection to teach visual literacy skills.

November 6, 2019

Supersize your financial output with Finance 2 Go

Would you like HST with that? The new Finance 2 Go team provides transactional services to departments in the Faculty of Health Sciences, increasing efficiency and customer service while lowering error rates.

November 4, 2019

Supporting a new generation of anthropology students: The Shelley Saunders/Koloshuk Family Scholarships in Anthropology

McMaster has received a second $1M donation to augment the Shelley Saunders/Koloshuk Family Scholarships in Anthropology, established in memory of anthropologist Shelley Saunders.

November 4, 2019

Mac grad chosen for International Horatio Alger Award

Walter Schroeder, MBA ’69, is following in the footsteps of Wayne Gretzky — not on the ice, but as a champion of higher education.

November 1, 2019

McMaster continues to contribute to setting a new direction for the Hamilton Anti-Racism Resource Centre (HARRC)

McMaster is working with city and community partners to help set a renewed vision and direction for the Hamilton Anti-Racism Resource Centre.

October 30, 2019

The essence of internal medicine is now in your hand

The first edition of the McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine is making its formal debut, fittingly, in time for the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine this month.

October 30, 2019

Students collecting used university computers for donation to Hamilton kids

Students in the Sustainable Future Program want to give 100 kids in Hamilton a very happy holiday by getting them a refurbished McMaster computer – and they need your help to do it.

October 29, 2019

Hire McMaster brings together federal government executives for career panel

Participants can learn about potential careers in government from five federal representatives.

October 25, 2019

Water, water everywhere…

McMaster's annual Water Week includes a film screening, keynote lecture, career fair and research presentations.

October 25, 2019

Teaching is a partnership, not a power position

Sue Baptiste, a professor emerita in the School of Rehabilitation Science, has won an OCUFA Teaching and Librarianship Award.

October 24, 2019

Improving the flight connection experience for business travellers

WestJet recently worked with EMBA students at the DeGroote School of Business to help improve the flight connection experience of business travellers.

October 23, 2019

Extended deadline to provide feedback on McMaster’s Sexual Violence Policy and Policy on Discrimination and Harassment

In early 2019, McMaster initiated its scheduled review of the Sexual Violence Policy – a policy that is essential to our campus sexual violence prevention and response efforts. The university is now seeking campus community feedback on the revised draft Sexual Violence Policy.

October 23, 2019

Provincial government launches SMA3 process

McMaster’s third Strategic Mandate Agreement will outline areas of priority and lay out metrics for performance

October 23, 2019

A $2 million gift for Firestone

For 40 years, the Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health has been a world leader in the treatment and understanding of lung diseases. Now, a $2 million investment from the Boris family will ensure this legacy continues.

October 22, 2019

Trees are the lungs of the earth – plant one on campus this week

In partnership with Nature at McMaster and Trees for Hamilton, students in the McMaster Sustainable Future Program are holding two drop-in tree-planting sessions on campus Wednesday October 23 and Saturday October 26.

October 21, 2019

#MacMed50: Meet the Class of 2021

The 50th class of undergraduate medical students of McMaster University’s Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine is the Class of 2021. Three medical students of the 206-person class share their stories, motivations and their hopes.