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February 5, 2016
Mainframe era coming to an end at McMasterMcMaster is currently in the process of decommissioning its mainframe computer. It is scheduled for completion by March 18, 2016.
February 5, 2016
Bruce Wainman named 3M National Teaching FellowBruce Wainman believes that if you bring 600 students into a room, you better have something special to say.
February 5, 2016
Learn, grow and travel with the BizX exchange programIn his second semester of third year, McLeod took part in an international exchange with one of DeGroote’s partner schools, the National University of Singapore. McLeod says that after completing his first and second year of the commerce program and learning about the global role of business, he felt more encouraged to participate in the exchange.
February 4, 2016
Ontario strengthening laws to stop sexual violence, harassment on campusToday at McMaster, student and community leaders discussed how new legislation could help deliver on the province’s commitment to stop sexual violence and harassment.
February 3, 2016
Two graduate programs named to Eduniversal’s global rankingsThe Master of Communications Management program landed at No. 16 in the Top 200 Best Masters in Communications ranking, while the MSc. in eHealth came in at No. 41 on the Top 100 Best Masters in Health Management list.
February 3, 2016
Palliative care advocate receives Latimer PrizeDr. Denise Marshall, an associate professor of family medicine for the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine at McMaster University, has received the 2016 Elizabeth J. Latimer Prize in Palliative Care.
February 2, 2016
McMaster joins Premier Wynne in IndiaMcMaster University’s Associate Vice-President, International Affairs Peter Mascher is among a select number of delegates currently travelling with Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne on a week-long mission to India.
February 2, 2016
McMaster ranked second greenest university in provinceThe GreenMetric World University Ranking places McMaster second in Ontario and third in Canada for campus sustainability and environmentally friendly management practices.
February 2, 2016
Aboriginal role models show peers how to take their future furtherA 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 virusMark 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 thinkA 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 photosPost 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-ResidenceGiller 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 advisorsThe 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 exerciseMcMaster 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 competitionA 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 schoolsAmr 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 programsMcMaster 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 CanadaAtif 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 careIt 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.