McMaster Archive

October 30, 2015

Battle of the birds: Marauders and Golden Hawks square-off in OUA football playoffs

McMaster quarterback Asher Hastings will lead McMaster into battle on Saturday afternoon at Ron Joyce Stadium.

October 29, 2015

Highly satisfied students, impactful research power McMaster’s Maclean’s rankings

Maclean’s magazine has ranked McMaster Canada’s 5th best university in terms of overall reputation.

October 29, 2015

18th-century writers were obsessed with death – and it shows

Ghosts. Witches. Grave robbers. Authors in the 1700s wrote a lot about death - probably because there was a lot of it going on.  

October 29, 2015

Deane joins IAU panel discussing the internationalization of higher ed

President Patrick Deane has joined other leaders in higher education in Italy this week to discuss the internationalization of education.

October 28, 2015

Researching the dead in London, entertaining the living in Hamilton

Madeleine Mant, a McMaster anthropology PhD candidate, is obsessed with 18th century skeletons and has a passion for live theatre.

October 27, 2015

Marauders QB sets national record in season finale

Asher Hastings broke the CIS single-season touchdown record Saturday, tossing two touchdowns in a 46-24 loss against Western.

October 26, 2015

Peanuts, the plague and poverty

How McMaster made news this week.

October 26, 2015

Reviving extinct species – fiction or fact?

Now that we have the complete genome of the woolly mammoth, can we – and should we – bring them back?

October 26, 2015

‘Mac Eats’ app helps students stay full and informed

A new mobile app will even let users order birthday cakes from their phone.    

October 23, 2015

Going Greener report highlights impressive work being done at McMaster

McMaster is one of several postsecondary institutions at the forefront of Ontario's sustainability planning, says a new report from the Council of Ontario Universities’ (COU).

October 23, 2015

Sense of community at core of a safe campus

Sean Van Koughnett, McMaster's Associate Vice-President of Students and Learning and Dean of Students has been featured in this year's Canadian University Report.  

October 23, 2015

Why do leaves turn red in the fall?

Red leaves may be a form of sunscreen - or they might be a warning signal to bugs.

October 23, 2015

Good gourd, that’s a perfect pumpkin!

You’ll need more than a spoon to turn alumnus John Twelves’ pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns. You’ll need a shovel.

October 22, 2015

Jeremiah Hurley is McMaster’s next Dean of Social Sciences

McMaster’s next dean of Social Sciences is renowned and highly respected health economist Jeremiah Hurley.

October 21, 2015

Big Ideas, Better Cities to focus on the impact of ‘Big Data’

McMaster, community and industry experts will explore how Big Data can drive social and health innovation at the next event in the Big Ideas, Better Cities series.

October 21, 2015

Worldwide shift in heart medication delivery required, says Salim Yusuf

Many people in the world who need essential heart medicine do not get it, even in rich countries, says new research published in the medical journal The Lancet.

October 21, 2015

‘Back to the Future Day’ predictions for the world of 2045

On Back to the Future Day, Engineering Dean Ishwar Puri predicts what a McMaster-inspired world might look like in the year 2045. 

October 21, 2015

‘Share the love,’ says student whose act of kindness went viral

Sociology student Godfrey Coutto knows a hug can go a long way.

October 21, 2015

New ‘one-stop-shop’ to help Science students MAP their academic futures

A new interactive tool developed by the Faculty of Science is aimed at helping Science students navigate their academic journey from application to graduation.

October 20, 2015

The federal election, real-time video and Einstein’s brain

Some of the many McMaster stories making news in the past week.