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May 16, 2018
“We need to keep an open dialogue”: Annual Idea Exchange brings together campus and communityMore than 130 McMaster faculty, staff and community partners gathered recently to share ideas, experiences and lessons learned at the annual Community-Campus Idea Exchange.
May 14, 2018
McMaster Engineering celebrates ‘Big Ideas’ at 60th Anniversary CelebrationOver 350 faculty, staff, students and alumni, enjoyed an evening that celebrated the faculty’s major research awards, engineering innovations and achievements of the Top 150+ alumni recognized last year as part of Canada’s sesquicentennial.
May 14, 2018
Alumni Day will bring together hundreds of alumni, friends, and family from around the worldThis year, the annual event will take place on Saturday, June 2, 2018 and will feature classes celebrating their 50th, 55th, 60th, 65th and 70th reunions.
May 11, 2018
McMaster shortlisted for global teaching awardMcMaster has been named a finalist for the prestigious Global Teaching Excellence Award for the second straight year.
May 11, 2018
First-year students get a second chance at successMcMaster's unique Reset for Success program gives at-risk students the tools they need to turn things around
May 11, 2018
Ontario to support McMaster Continuing Education program for caregivers of older adultsMcMaster CCE, together with MIRA and Hamilton’s Thrive Group, has been awarded $99,940 by the Ministry of Seniors Affairs to support the ongoing improvement of education for caregivers of older adults.
May 11, 2018
Former Lt.-Gov. David Onley to speak at McMaster on what it means to age with a disabilityDavid Onley, who had polio as a child and is paralyzed from the waist down, is one of Canada’s first newscasters with a visible disability, a respected author and an active advocate for people with disabilities.
May 9, 2018
Indigenous scholars get a feel for the graduate experienceMcMaster's summer program gives students a chance to immerse themselves in the academics, social life and community activities of graduate school. It's so successful, other universities are copying the model.
May 8, 2018
Tina Fetner to lead the Canadian Sociological AssociationThe McMaster Sociology associate professor's research focuses on social and political change as it relates to sexuality.
May 7, 2018
McMaster University Faculty Association Service Award presented to Michelle DionMichelle Dion is this year’s recipient of the McMaster University Faculty Association (MUFA) Award for Outstanding Service. Reviewing her dossier, the Selection Committee was unanimous . . .
May 4, 2018
McMaster-made satellite to be launched as part of Canadian Space Agency programOnce tested and ready for space, the miniature satellite—roughly the size of a loaf of bread—is expected to be launched and deployed from the International Space Station (ISS) in 2021.
May 4, 2018
Hospitality Services chefs are putting more plants on the plateHands-on training this week for Hospitality Services chefs was provided by Chef Amy Zarichnak from Forward Food, a non-profit organization with the goal to ‘get more plants on the plate.’
May 3, 2018
McMaster experts recognized with Canada Research ChairsThe investment will fund two new and seven renewed Canada Research Chairs whose research covers the spectrum – from aging, disease, medicine and exercise, to radiation science, functional materials and electrified vehicles.
May 3, 2018
Mac researcher named scientific director of CIHR Institute of Infection and ImmunityThe institute is at the forefront of research into antimicrobial resistance, HIV, hepatitis C, Lyme disease, the microbiome, and organ transplantation.
May 3, 2018
Artist Dianne Bos installing Star Shed on campusCanadian artist Dianne Bos is building Star Shed, a multi-aperture camera obscura chamber, in front of the McMaster Museum of Art.
May 2, 2018
Academic leaders earn reappointmentNew five-year terms have been approved for Ishwar Puri, Dean of Engineering, Susan Searls Giroux, Vice Provost (Faculty) and Vivian Lewis, University Librarian.
May 2, 2018
National guidelines for students with food allergies launched on campus“The guide offers tangible recommendations that will provide greater support and help for our students who have food allergies and create a national framework of best practices.”
May 1, 2018
Chemical engineering professor receives prestigious NSERC fellowshipThe E.W.R Steacie Memorial Fellowship award from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada is given to outstanding and highly promising university faculty who are earning a strong international reputation for original research.
May 1, 2018
This Month with the President: Learning is lifelongMcMaster's President Patrick Deane wants students to know that learning is lifelong and that the knowledge gained in the classroom is only a fraction of the learning that can occur experientially.