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July 29, 2015
Hacking Ashley Madison, ex-pat voting and PlutoSome of the many ways McMaster's experts are making news this week.
July 29, 2015
$5.3M from Public Health for National Collaborating Centre for Methods and ToolsThe National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools (NCCMT), hosted by McMaster, has received $5.3 million in ongoing funding through to March 2020 from the Public Health Agency of Canada.
July 29, 2015
Scholar-in-Community to tackle child-welfare issues in immigrant communitiesMirna Carranza hopes a simple meeting will be the catalyst to get a number of local agencies working together to better serve Hamilton’s immigrant communities.
July 28, 2015
McMaster faculty awarded $37.2M for health researchMcMaster health researchers will receive a total of $37.2M from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research to further their high-impact research.
July 27, 2015
Why grasshoppers are plaguing Alberta’s farmsHot, dry conditions are hurting crops, wildfires are forcing people from their homes and now grasshopper populations are reaching epidemic proportions.
July 27, 2015
Google developers inspire youth coders at McMasterYoung aspiring coders got a taste of what it’s like to work at one of the world’s biggest tech companies last week.
July 24, 2015
New labs to be a ‘game changer’ for undergraduate learningTwo new state-of-the-art labs designed specifically for undergraduates are providing students in the Faculty of Science with a unique form of experiential learning.
July 23, 2015
Q and A with Pan Am physical therapist Dianna MouldenFormer soccer player and current McMaster physical therapist Dianna Moulden on her role as Lead Medical Practitioner for Pan Am soccer.
July 23, 2015
Chefs cook up gold for Pan Am athletesMcMaster's kitchen staff have been hard at work since the arrival of more than 400 Pan Am soccer players on campus.
July 23, 2015
Additional radiation reduces breast cancer recurrence for some patientsA McMaster-led study has found a reduction in breast cancer recurrence when additional radiation is given to the lymph nodes as well as the standard treatment of whole-breast irradiation after breast-conserving surgery.
July 22, 2015
‘Eradicating’ common ulcer-causing bacteria may prevent stomach cancer"The findings of this systematic review add to the increasing evidence that eradicating H. pylori in the general population has the potential to prevent gastric cancer," said co-author Dr. Paul Moayyedi.
July 22, 2015
We won’t be fishing in the Arctic any time soon – and that’s a good thingNancy Doubleday, Hope Chair in Peace and Health, on last week's deal to ban commercial fishing in the Arctic.
July 22, 2015
McMaster welcomes four new Schulich LeadersThe program, founded by philanthropist Seymour Schulich, has been providing undergraduate scholarships in the STEM fields since 2012.
July 22, 2015
Philomathia Trillium Scholar to study climate change’s impact on native communitiesIn many ways, Kelsey Leonard’s life has been defined by water.
July 22, 2015
Engineer launches company aimed at making hybrid cars more efficient, affordableA new McMaster University start-up company has plans to produce ‘game changing’ technology to make the next generation of vehicles more efficient and affordable.
July 21, 2015
Paying homage to a Canadian literary greatA handwritten letter penned by Alice Munro and housed in McMaster's archives has provided the backdrop for a stamp recently issued by Canada Post honouring the Nobel Prize winning author.
July 21, 2015
The best warm up tunes, a world-class ‘joggler’ and hitchBOTSome of the many stories McMaster's experts are commenting on right now.
July 20, 2015
McMaster prof leads international team in novel HIV researchA group of international researchers led by McMaster’s Charu Kaushic has been awarded a $1.2M CIHR Team Grant to study the mucosal immune response to HIV.
July 20, 2015
Downtown Hamilton business accelerator set to open September 1McMaster University, Innovation Factory and Mohawk College are opening a business accelerator in downtown Hamilton.
July 17, 2015
‘Somebody’s got to win – why not you?’ Q and A with Olympian grad Mark HeeseThree-time Olympian, Pan Am broadcaster and McMaster graduate Mark Heese on being a high-performance athlete, a Marauder and a winner.