McMaster Archive

November 24, 2015

#MacLivesHere campaign addresses student housing issues

A new campaign by the Student Community Support Network is helping students living off campus learn more about their rights as tenants.

November 23, 2015

NCE confirms AllerGen funding to 2019

AllerGen will receive ongoing federal funding through the Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) program to continue its work in allergic disease research, training and innovation to 2019.  

November 23, 2015

Water Cooler Gossip: What happens at the water cooler, ends up on a blog

Water Cooler Gossip is a student-run blog that provides information, advice and tips to undergraduate students as they navigate their way through university.

November 20, 2015

60-second lecture: What is ‘jihad’?

Liyakat Takim, McMaster's Sharjah Chair in Global Islam, says the term doesn't mean what you probably think it means.

November 20, 2015

McMaster named a Top Employer in the Hamilton-Niagara region

McMaster University has been named one of Hamilton-Niagara’s Top Employers for 2016.

November 20, 2015

An interview with McMaster’s Schulich Leaders

McMaster’s Schulich Leaders, the deans of their faculties and the vice-president of the foundation that supports their studies on why the scholarships are so important.

November 19, 2015

McMaster holds Fall Convocation ceremonies Friday

McMaster will hold its Fall Convocation ceremonies Friday in downtown Hamilton.  

November 19, 2015

Celebrating the ‘treasures’ in McMaster’s maps collection

Members of the McMaster community gathered recently for a celebration marking the 50th anniversary of McMaster University Library’s Lloyd Reeds Maps Collection.

November 19, 2015

This month with the President: Internationalization without mobility

President Patrick Deane talks about the importance of internationalizing education in his most recent video conversation.

November 18, 2015

Students make ‘peace bracelets’ to support those affected by terror attacks

Students in Paris, Beirut and Baghdad will be getting a physical symbol of solidarity from their friends at McMaster University in the coming weeks.  

November 18, 2015

Outdoor fitness facility now open behind track

Athletics and Recreation opened its outdoor fitness area last week on the north side of the Mona Campbell track.

November 17, 2015

Best in the nation: Warkentin and Kelton to receive Prix Galien Canada award

Research partners Ted Warkentin and John Kelton have won the 2015 Prix Galien Canada prize, the highest award for Canadian scientists who have made significant advances in pharmaceutical research.

November 16, 2015

Labarge Optimal Aging Initiative funds six new projects

The projects are aligned with the theme of “mitigating risk and maximizing resilience,” and raise the total to 19 supported projects and a funding disbursement of $6.7M since the launch of the Initiative in 2012.  

November 13, 2015

Business student plans to go big with his pint-sized pursuit

Matt Cummings spends every weekend in his parents’ cramped, two-door garage peeling fruits and brewing beer using a Gatorade cooler and a turkey burner.  

November 12, 2015

Knights of Floss, evil Prince Plaque help grad students brush up on their entrepreneurial skills

How can the tooth fairy go global? That’s the challenge given to a team of graduate students this fall in a unique entrepreneurship course at McMaster.

November 11, 2015

‘We are all here today, survivors of every war ever fought’: Chancellor Labarge

Chancellor Suzanne Labarge on why Remembrance Day is so deeply personal.

November 11, 2015

Centre for Continuing Education will toast graduating class on Thursday night

When Lilianna MacIntosh celebrates her graduation from McMaster’s accounting program Thursday night, it will be a major step toward her dream of becoming a certified general accountant.

November 10, 2015

‘I promised him I’d come back and I have to keep my promise’

A recently donated archive of letters, photos and maps that once belonged to McMaster alumnus, Major Stuart Ivison, provides a ‘very special insight' into WWII.

November 10, 2015

USRA Poster Session will highlight world-class undergraduate research

On Thursday afternoon, more than 60 undergraduate scholars will discuss their summer research experiences at the annual USRA Poster Session.

November 10, 2015

Prescription painkillers a source of addiction for many women

Painkillers prescribed by doctors are the starting point for an opioid addiction for more than half of female methadone clinic patients, says a new study led by McMaster researchers.