McMaster Archive

November 1, 2016

Scholarship honours late student’s passion for scientific research

Michael Kamin Hart was a gifted Master’s student studying biochemistry at McMaster’s Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research (IIDR) when he received the untimely diagnosis of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He passed away on June 5, 2011 at the age of 25, but his legacy lives on thanks to a scholarship in his name that’s fuelling critical research at the IIDR. 

October 31, 2016

McMaster’s Sexual Violence Policy

Following a long process of discussion, consultation and review, a near-final draft of McMaster's Sexual Violence Policy is now available.

October 31, 2016

Marauders advance to OUA football semifinal

The McMaster Marauders football team is headed for the OUA semifinal after a come-from-behind win over the Guelph Gryphons Saturday.

October 31, 2016

Inspired to Innovate: Lessons from the Art of Entrepreneurship

Join Burlington's top executive network for our discussion on how entrepreneurial thinking can revolutionize business.

October 31, 2016

Mac Pride kicks off on campus

Find out what's happening where during Mac Pride Week.

October 31, 2016

Teaching the Archaeology of Death

Anthropology's Aubrey Cannon covers the treatment of the dead from cultures around the world.

October 28, 2016

Mayors, athletics directors place friendly wager on Marauders-Gryphons games

Much more than school pride will be at stake this weekend when the Marauders clash with the Guelph Gryphons in a total of five games this weekend. 

October 28, 2016

Area students become teachers as part of alternative education program

A group of students in an alternative high school education program are learning to be leaders by mentoring elementary school students on campus.

October 27, 2016

McMaster ranked among Canada’s top research universities

McMaster University, once again, has ranked among the country’s top research universities in the 2016 Research Infosource Inc. rankings released Thursday.

October 27, 2016

Scholarship honours legacy of Pavlos Kanaroglou

Kanaroglou, a professor emeritus who held the Canada Research Chair in Spatial Analysis until his retirement in 2015 and passed away in May, will have his life’s work remembered with the creation of an endowed scholarship bearing his name. 

October 26, 2016

Highly satisfied students, meaningful research power McMaster’s top Maclean’s ranking

McMaster continues to place among the country’s very best universities, earning a top position in the latest Maclean’s magazine rankings.

October 26, 2016

Students engage with James Street community in meaningful way

Students in Sheila Sammon's Foundations of Community Engagement course tour James Street North to define and address assumptions about communities and discuss the benefits and challenges of change that occur over time.

October 26, 2016

McMaster launches new minor in community engagement

Undergraduate students from all disciplines now have a formal pathway to gain the knowledge and skills they need make a difference in local, and even global communities.

October 25, 2016

Memories on the menu at Humanities First Year Welcome Dinner

Last week the Faculty of Humanities hosted the inaugural Welcome Dinner for Level 1 Students.

October 24, 2016

Social Worker recognized for field instruction

Social Worker Darina Vasek has been honoured with the Sheila Sammon Award for Excellence in Field Instruction.

October 22, 2016

Thousands of children to benefit from Joyce Family Foundation gift to McMaster

Thousands of Hamilton’s young people will get to experience what university is all about thanks to a generous $1.25 million gift and matching program from the Joyce Family Foundation to McMaster Children and Youth University.

October 21, 2016

5 tips for debating like a champion

McMaster Debating Society co-president David Park's tips for winning any argument.

October 20, 2016

McMaster to host Go ENG Girl education and career day

More than 150 girls and young women in Grades 7 to 11 from dozens of Hamilton and area schools will be participating in the 11th annual Go ENG Girl engineering education and career day.

October 20, 2016

Seminars, tours and more planned for #MacWaterWeek

The week is an important time to educate students and the community about the importance of water, how it affects public health, climate change and general knowledge of water sustainability.

October 19, 2016

Open Access Week: October 24-28

Join McMaster University Libraries for Open Access Week activities and learn more about this global movement to make scholarly publications and data more more openly accessible.