McMaster Archive

February 2, 2016

Aboriginal role models show peers how to take their future further

A new campaign by the Council of Ontario Universities aims to celebrate the achievements and contributions of Aboriginal learners and alumni.

February 2, 2016

What you need to know about the Zika virus

Mark Loeb, a member of the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, answers some of the more common questions surrounding the virus.

February 1, 2016

Peacocks might not shake those tail feathers for the reasons you think

A provocative study by evolutionary biologists at McMaster takes on one of Darwin’s central ideas: that males adapt and compete for the attention of females because it is the females who ultimately choose their mates.

 

February 1, 2016

Share your #McMasterLove story in photos

Post your #McMasterLove photos to Instagram and Twitter to enter contest for Valentine's Day dinner night courtesy of the McMaster Alumni Association.

February 1, 2016

Meet McMaster’s Mabel Pugh Taylor Writer-in-Residence

Giller Prize nominee and 2015/16 Mabel Pugh Taylor Writer-in-Residence, Kim Echlin, talks about why she loves to write, what inspires her, and why it’s so important to support aspiring writers.

January 29, 2016

New network matches students and new grads with alumni advisors

The new McMaster Alumni and Partners Advisor Network is built to connect anxious students or new graduates with experienced, established advisors to help communicate that key fact – that everything will be fine – and offer specific feedback and advice to the thousands of students who graduate from McMaster each year.

January 28, 2016

Scientists use protein to close in on the ‘holy grail’ of diet and exercise

McMaster researchers have uncovered significant new evidence in the quest for the elusive goal of gaining muscle and losing fat

January 28, 2016

Engineering students take plans for Jetsons-style travel tube to SpaceX competition

A team of McMaster engineering students will be presenting their design for a futuristic high-speed transportation system dubbed Hyperloop in Texas this weekend.

 

January 27, 2016

BOSS hopes to eliminate bullying from Hamilton high schools

Amr Saleh and Cameron Taheri along with their team are building a network of anti-bullying programming called Buiding Our Safe Schools (BOSS) that creates a culture where bullying is unacceptable within schools.

January 27, 2016

McMaster to launch new series of mental health programs

McMaster is rolling out a series of pilot programs aimed at building positive and healthy coping and discouraging unhealthy coping and addictions, then seeing what works best for the University community.  

January 26, 2016

60-second lecture: Low oil prices could become a long-term plus for Canada

Atif Kubursi, McMaster Economics professor, says a weak Canadian dollar can attract American tourists and put money back into Canadian pockets.

January 26, 2016

New course sends students to Morocco to learn about health care

It was while studying in the north African country of Morocco that Ellen Amster was exposed to the complicated web of issues affecting health in the region: economics, technology, religion and historical customs, among others.  

January 25, 2016

Tech sector veteran Stephen Elop assumes new advisory role at McMaster

Renowned tech sector leader Stephen Elop has assumed the esteemed role of Distinguished Engineering Executive in Residence within McMaster University’s Faculty of Engineering.

January 25, 2016

Marauder Scholars are some of the brightest and fastest

During Friday's Marauder Scholar Award Breakfast  the Dr. Jack Kennedy and Dr. Mary E. Keyes Awards were handed out to cross country and track runners Blair Morgan and Maddy McDonald.

January 25, 2016

Minecraft test shows beer bad for young brain

Two undergrads have found proof that consuming alcohol in your youth may damage your brain. And they used the popular video game Minecraft to do it.

January 25, 2016

Directors College is a go-to-resource for the Canadian business sector

The Directors College is a joint venture of the DeGroote School of Business and the Conference Board of Canada, it was the country’s first university-accredited corporate director education program when the College was unveiled in 2003.

January 22, 2016

What makes a planet, a planet?

A handy flow chart for understanding why some celestial bodies are called planets, and others aren't.

January 22, 2016

McMaster Engineering alumna appointed to Order of Ontario

McMaster Engineering alumna Hoda ElMaraghy was the first female Dean of Engineering in Canada and also the first Canadian woman to obtain a PhD in mechanical engineering.

January 22, 2016

Faculty, staff, students among 43 nominated for Women of Distinction Awards

Members of the McMaster community are among those nominated for the 40th annual YWCA Women of Distinction Awards.  

January 21, 2016

Student self-portraits to hang in President’s corridor

Students were tasked with drawing a self-portrait that included a meaningful object that conveyed something about themselves, and had to draw using a mirror rather than a photograph.