McMaster Archive

January 5, 2016

Cultivate Ideas at the Student Leadership Conference

On 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 Paris

A 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 children

When 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 match

The 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 finds

For 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 past

A 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 diagnosis

McMaster 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 patients

A $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 Parking

Hamilton’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 why

Marketing 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 wounds

The 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 exist

A 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 known

Researchers 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 partnerships

19 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 McMaster

After 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 awards

The Canadian Bureau for International Education has awarded its Panorama Award for Outstanding International Education Program to the five-year-old program.  

December 11, 2015

Business students’ best bets for surviving exam season

Organizational skills, study groups and a little bit of Netflix.

December 10, 2015

New Planetarium show explores ancient legends, modern observations of Big Dipper

A new planetarium show brings together knowledge from Six Nations storytellers and the Indigenous Studies Program with knowledge from the Department of Physics and Astronomy

December 10, 2015

Province’s university funding formula report released

A report highlighting results from consultations on the future funding model for Ontario universities has been released by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities.

December 10, 2015

New Dean and Vice-President, Faculty of Health Sciences

Paul O’Byrne, chair of McMaster’s Department of Medicine, will assume the role on July 1, 2016.