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August 7, 2019
HR review status updateThe detailed review of human resources functions and services will evaluate and advise on strengths and opportunities for all HR-related programs and support that McMaster offers to employees, retirees, leaders and administrators.
August 6, 2019
Searching for researchersInterested in earning some money and contributing to a McMaster research project? Jesse Rowley and Kevin Kos have an app for you.
August 1, 2019
Great chemistry: A safer, easier way to track hazardous materials inventoryUsing this setup required some system changes across the university. Prior to using HECHMET, inventory was managed lab by lab, with each principal investigator charged with creating and updating their inventory without a centralized list.
August 1, 2019
MOU to yield new opportunities for faculty and grad studentsMcMaster University has signed an agreement with Communauté Université Grenoble Alpes that will see the development and expansion of of new and existing academic and research collaborations.
July 31, 2019
The story behind your favourite tree on campusStudents in the Arts & Science Program’s Trees Inquiry course have created an interactive website about the wealth and diversity of trees on campus.
July 29, 2019
New research centre will address chronic pain among veteransThe federal government announced $20 million in funding to establish the Centre of Excellence on Chronic Pain, will focus on chronic pain of veterans, setting standards of care that will help veterans across the country.
July 29, 2019
First cohort of graduate students become Wilson Leadership ScholarsAhmednur Ali, Elise Desjardins and Stephanie Hatzifilalithis form the first graduate cohort, and the fourth cohort of Wilson Leaders overall.
July 29, 2019
High school guidance counsellors visit campus to learn how to better support students entering post-secondaryThe purpose of the International Association for College Admission Counselling conference is to share undergrad admission best practices to better support high school students with their post-secondary applications.
July 25, 2019
MEDLIFE trip to Peru offered students ‘so much more’In May a group of McMaster students traveled to Peru with MEDLIFE, a sustainable development organization that works in Peru, Ecuador, Tanzania, and Nicaragua.
July 24, 2019
Hospitality Services goes greener, adding compostable cutleryEat (with) your veggies. This September, Hospitality Services is upping its green game with compostable cutlery made from corn sugars, and updated organic waste bins in Centro.
July 23, 2019
“We’re not always just sharing the facts – we’re sharing enthusiasm for the learning process and science”The first-ever ComSciConCAN brings grad students from across Canada onto campus to learn how to communicate about science.
July 22, 2019
Media Production Services wins big at CUPMACMcMaster's in-house print & design team took home the hardware for digital printing (B&W) and people's choice for best overall piece.
July 22, 2019
A marriage of true minds: Irene and Brooke TownsendThey grew up in the Great Depression, met at Mac in 1954 — and married 56 years later. Irene and Brooke Townsend have each created a bursary to help McMaster students in financial need.
July 19, 2019
Remembering Bob “Fitz” FitzhenryAlumnus Bob Fitzhenry ’54 is being remembered for his unbridled enthusiasm and belief in all aspects of McMaster University whether it entailed leading-edge research labs, academic excellence, athletic supremacy or artistic creation.
July 19, 2019
Centre for Indigenous HIV research awarded $4.8-million CIHR grantThe McMaster-based Feast Centre, a massive, cross-Canadian project with dozens of research partners, will support research that uses Indigenous knowledge to reduce sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections in Indigenous communities.
July 19, 2019
Katherine Dunbabin, professor emerita, elected as fellow of the British AcademyAn archeologist who specializes in Roman art, Dunbabin published her first book, The Mosaics of Roman North Africa, in 1978 -- a time when there was little research into Roman art in English.
July 18, 2019
Reflections on social inclusion and cohesion on campus and in communityMcMaster's associate vice-president of equity and inclusion reflects on her first year at McMaster.
July 17, 2019
SSHRC awards Mac researchers $3.6 million in grantsLearn more about the 30 research projects — covering a massive breadth of subjects and disciplines — that have earned funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.
July 17, 2019
Architect selected to design new addition to DeGroote School of BusinessToronto firm Sweeny&Co Architects will design the nine-storey McLean Centre for Collaborative Discovery, where students from all faculties will be able to learn in open, flexible spaces.
July 17, 2019
Indigenous Students Health Sciences team celebrates a decade of successThe ISHS office, part of the Faculty of Health Sciences, works towards systemic change that better reflects the priorities of Indigenous learners and communities in health sciences.