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January 7, 2016
What you need to know about E. coliA new superbug gene can make bacteria like E. coli resistant to colistin - an antibiotic used when all else fails.
January 6, 2016
Canadians more upbeat than US neighbours, at least on TwitterWe watch the same TV shows, listen to the same music and wear the same clothes. But when it comes to what we tweet, Canadians and Americans could hardly be more different.
January 6, 2016
T-13 classroom transformed into active learning spaceSome small changes will make a big difference in the way students learn in a recently-transformed classroom.
January 5, 2016
New Year’s resolutions for 2016: fight your obesity genes with exerciseIn a paper published by the journal Scientific Reports, David Meyre and his team have shown that a physically active lifestyle can substantially decrease the genetic effect of the major obesity gene FTO on body weight in a multiethnic population.
January 5, 2016
Cultivate Ideas at the Student Leadership ConferenceOn January 16th, students will be able to network with over 400 students from across campus at the annual Student Leadership Conference.
January 4, 2016
Mac prof shows art in ParisA McMaster psychiatrist has displayed her first ever oil painting at a prestigious art show at the Louvre in Paris, France.
December 23, 2015
Student cancer survivor’s ‘wish’ will support clinic for Guatemalan childrenWhen Matthew Boroditsky was diagnosed with a serious form of cancer, he was granted a wish. Then he gave it away.
December 23, 2015
Marauders to take on Ohio State in New Year’s Eve matchThe Marauders men's volleyball team is hoping to ring in the new year with a win over one of the NCAA's best.
December 21, 2015
Home births as safe as hospital births, research findsFor women with low-risk pregnancies who plan to give birth at home with the help of a midwife, there is no increased risk of harm to the baby, compared with a planned hospital visit.
December 21, 2015
Postcards provide glimpse of Canada’s wintery pastA series of postcards from the McMaster University Library's archives provides a snap shot of what winter in Canada was like over a century ago.
December 18, 2015
New infectious disease test promises quick diagnosisMcMaster researchers have come up a way for inventing molecule probes to quickly identify deadly bacterial strains of infectious disease.
December 18, 2015
$1M gift from Chancellor Labarge supports better care for dementia patientsA $1M gift from Suzanne Labarge will fund a unique collaboration between McMaster and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
December 18, 2015
Glenn De Caire is McMaster’s next director of Security and ParkingHamilton’s police chief Glenn De Caire is McMaster’s next Director of Security and Parking. The appointment follows an extensive national search process. De Caire will join the University Jan. 18.
December 17, 2015
Global brands hoping force is strong this weekend – here’s whyMarketing expert Mandeep Malik on the unique ad campaigns that are pushing the new Star Wars film.
December 16, 2015
Slow, clean water better than fast water and soap for cleaning woundsThe standard practice of using soap and water to clean open wounds before surgery is actually less effective than just using clean water.
December 16, 2015
Physicists solve 40-year mystery, proving that the elusive “spin liquid” does existA physics professor and a talented graduate student have established that an elusive form of matter known as “spin liquid”, previously known only in theory, does in fact exist.
December 16, 2015
Researchers discover six new African frog species, uncover far more diversity than previously knownResearchers have discovered half a dozen new species of the African clawed frog, and added back another to the list of known species, in the process uncovering striking new characteristics of one of the most widely studied amphibians in the world.
December 15, 2015
Mac researchers receive funding to kick-start international partnerships19 projects, spanning six continents and involving some of the top universities in the world, have been funded in the latest round of the International Initiatives Micro Fund (IIMF).
December 15, 2015
Univmail departs McMasterAfter two years and more than 7,000 email accounts transferred, McMaster is officially turning off Univmail.
December 14, 2015
Global Health program and its director garner awardsThe Canadian Bureau for International Education has awarded its Panorama Award for Outstanding International Education Program to the five-year-old program.