McMaster Archive

August 19, 2015

McMaster grad heading to Ottawa as parliamentary intern

Christina Vietinghoff is one of only 10 university graduates who have been selected to work as non-partisan interns in the House of Commons in 2015-16.

August 19, 2015

A summer to remember: Representing McMaster at Expo ’67

Margie Woodgate was one of three McMaster students chosen to represent Canada at the legendary Expo ’67.

August 17, 2015

#NewMarauder Orientation in photos

The rain didn’t stop more than 1,300 first-year students and 1,700 family members and supporters from arriving on campus for New Marauder Orientation, a one-day program focused on preparing students for academic success.

August 17, 2015

McMaster hematologist identifies new limb loss syndromes

How people develop limb gangrene has baffled doctors for centuries. Now a hematologist has identified different limb loss syndromes and explanations for what is happening and what can be done about it.

August 14, 2015

Rain won’t stop New Marauder Orientation Day

More than 1,000 students and 2,500 parents and guests are on campus Friday for the University's New Marauder Orientation Day (formerly Welcome Day).  

August 14, 2015

The Chainsmokers, Walk off the Earth, July Talk to headline Welcome Week concerts

The DJ duo responsible for one of the biggest hits of 2014 is coming to McMaster.

August 13, 2015

Former Mac QB to call Marauders games for TSN Radio 1150

TSN Radio 1150, the first all-sports radio station in the city, will broadcast McMaster Marauders football games live when the station launches this fall.

August 13, 2015

The science of learning shines at McMaster symposium

Science has shown that there are better ways to teach and learn, and a McMaster symposium this week aims to put that knowledge to its best use.

August 12, 2015

Trans fats, but not saturated fats, linked to greater risk of death

McMaster researchers have found that trans fats are associated with greater risk of death and coronary heart disease, but saturated fats are not.

August 11, 2015

Study finds steroid therapy benefits patients with pneumonia

McMaster research has demonstrated the benefits of corticosteroid therapy for one of the most common serious medical conditions.

 

August 6, 2015

hitchBOT creators: ‘We’ve learned a lot about human empathy’

The U.S. trip of Canada’s first hitchhiking robot, hitchBOT, came to an abrupt end during the early morning hours of Aug. 1 in Philadelphia.

August 6, 2015

Henry Jacek on Harper, Trudeau and Mulcair

Political Science professor Henry Jacek on what the three national party leaders need to do to win this fall's federal election.

August 6, 2015

Museum receives major collection of Inuit art

The McMaster Museum of Art is delighted to announce the receipt of a new, major acquisition: The Michael and Gail Golych Collection of Inuit Art.

August 5, 2015

Cannonball! Filming for ‘Go Jump in the Pool’ in full swing on campus

Convocation Hall, the University Club, the David Braley Athletic Centre, Hedden Hall and the Ivor Wynne Centre are among the prominent locations being used for the 90-minute film, which will premiere on YTV this fall.

August 4, 2015

HitchBOT, the hitchhiking robot, may have been destroyed in Philadelphia

HitchBOT, the hitchhiking robot and social experiment designed in part by McMaster's David Harris Smith, may have met an untimely demise in Philadelphia.

August 4, 2015

Parapan Am Games torch starts its day at McMaster

McMaster was the starting point for the Parapan Am Games Torch Relay’s second day on its journey through Niagara, Hamilton and the GTA.

August 4, 2015

Twelve McMaster research projects receive more than $2.4-million

Twelve projects that will include research on the origins of life and new technologies to monitor the elderly were awarded more than $2.4M in infrastructure funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation.

July 31, 2015

Time-lapse video captures growth of antibiotic-producing bacteria

The future of medicine could be in the soils beneath our feet.

July 31, 2015

Hours to discover: Researcher studies how time really did get away from people

We take it for granted that when it’s noon in Toronto, it’s also noon in Hamilton. But that wasn’t always the case.

July 30, 2015

Out of the classroom and into the friary

Second year Anthropology student Savannah Sewell has spent part of her summer getting her hands dirty.