McMaster Archive

September 27, 2018

Faculty member, grad among this year’s Hamilton Gallery of Distinction inductees

The pair are part of a diverse group of people being honoured by the Hamilton Gallery of Distinction, which includes individuals working in community-building, advocacy, culture, the arts and more. 

September 27, 2018

NAOSH Week nabs national award from Canadian Society for Safety Engineering

The Health, Safety and Risk Management team has won Best Overall event for their North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) week of activities.

September 27, 2018

Lyons New Media Centre wants to hear from you. Literally.

McMaster University Library’s Lyons New Media Centre now has a new audio booth to help McMaster students, staff and faculty create their own podcasts, voice recordings and more.

September 25, 2018

Teresa Cascioli and Alfredo Tan join DeGroote School of Business as industry professors

The two business leaders will help advance DeGroote's commitment to business innovation in entrepreneurship and digital transformation.

September 25, 2018

Next steps in Teaching and Learning review

In April 2018 the Provost shared terms of reference for a review of Teaching and Learning at McMaster. The review continues with a round of meetings scheduled with the external review committee this week.

September 24, 2018

Rogers partners with DeGroote on digital transformation EMBA scholarship

Each year, Rogers will select and pay for one employee to join McMaster's prestigious EMBA, a 14-month program in which established professionals learn to make data-driven decisions, lead complex and diverse teams in digital environments and recruit world-class talent to their organizations.

September 21, 2018

Theatre talk puts gendered roles in the spotlight

Theatre icons Martha Henry and Seana McKenna take the stage at McMaster for this year's Taylor conference, which explores portrayals of gender in theatre.

September 20, 2018

Exhibit shines a light on contributions of Austrian women to their country and the world

Deputy Head of Mission at the Austrian Embassy, Bernhard Faustenhammer was recently on campus for a special exhibit celebrating Austrian women, all trailblazers in their fields, who have made a lasting contribution to the empowerment of women worldwide.

September 20, 2018

The World Remembers

A new exhibit now on display in the lobby of Mills Library is paying tribute to the more than one million soldiers, nurses and other military personnel who lost their lives in 1918, the final year of World War One.

September 19, 2018

Wilson Leadership Scholar Award opens to graduate students

The one-year award will be comprised of $12,500 in direct funding, and up to $12,500 of funding for experiential learning opportunities.

September 19, 2018

Former Competition Bureau boss John Pecman joins DeGroote

John Pecman, one of Canada’s foremost experts in business competition, antitrust law, and economics, brings a wealth of global experience to his role as TMX Industry Professor.

September 18, 2018

Susan Denburg elected to the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences

Susan Denburg is the executive vice-dean and associate vice-president, academic in Health Sciences. Induction into the CAHS as a Fellow is considered one of the highest honours within Canada’s academic community.

September 18, 2018

Digital Leadership Summit focuses on health care, finance and entertainment

This year's summit includes a session where a business leader conducts an on-stage discussion with Amazon’s digital assistant, Alexa, to showcase how machine learning and artificial intelligence can exponentially accelerate business transformation.

September 18, 2018

Fall Career Fair celebrates the ways diversity adds value in the workforce

Recognizing that a busy space can create a barrier for students, this year, the Fall Career Fair Access Hour will occur in a less crowded space and will feature organizations that value diversity in their hiring process.

September 18, 2018

Research in the Land of Fire and Ice

PhD student in Earth and Environmental Sciences, Rebecca Lee, writes about her recent trip to southern Iceland where she was conducting research aimed at better understanding how glaciers are reacting to climate change.

September 17, 2018

Meet the on-campus dietitian, Liana Bontempo

Liana Bontempo is a new addition to the McMaster campus. For the past year, this registered dietitian has been working with Hospitality Services to support students with serious food allergies or dietary restrictions.

September 14, 2018

Expansion of activity and rec space to begin October 2018

Students, faculty, and staff gathered near the Ron Joyce Stadium at McMaster on Friday for a ceremonial groundbreaking to expand student activity space and improve athletic facilities.

September 14, 2018

Explore the wonder of science during Science Literacy Week

From gazing at the stars to exploring the science of mapmaking, Science Literacy Week (September 17-23), has lots of events and activities that celebrate the science the happening on campus and across Canada.

September 14, 2018

How to give voice to a brand? Look for the answers in McMaster’s Pirate Archive

Tom Eymundson, CEO of Pirate Group, Canada’s largest audio production company shares some of the lessons he’s learned throughout his celebrated career and talks about Pirate’s extensive archives, housed in McMaster University Library.

September 13, 2018

Mac HOWLs at Supercrawl this weekend

We're hosting family activities and sponsoring the largest art installation of the festival.