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May 19, 2015
Your future kitchen might keep you safe from deadly bacteriaBacteria-detecting paper. Germ-repelling countertops. Packaging that tells you when your food has gone bad. Sound too good to be true? It's not.
May 15, 2015
McMaster arts community gets first look at Fitzhenry Studios and AtriumJust a year after ground was broken on the construction site, McMaster has officially opened the Dr. Robert and Andrée Rhéaume Fitzhenry Studios and Atrium.
May 15, 2015
Tributes pour in for ‘father of evidence-based medicine’ David SackettDavid Sackett, who is widely known as the father of evidence-based medicine, died this week, and tributes began immediately.
May 15, 2015
WWII photo archive captures the realities of the world at warMcMaster University Library is now home to the Hamilton Spectator World War II Photo Collection, made up of thousands of images that bring the war years vividly to life.
May 15, 2015
David Braley Health Sciences Centre opens in downtown HamiltonMcMaster has officially opened the $84.6M David Braley Health Sciences Centre at the downtown Hamilton McMaster Health Campus.
May 14, 2015
Grad students, postdocs use their skills to make a differenceTo help graduate students and postdoctoral fellows learn more about the grant writing process for organizations beyond the campus gates, a Grant Writing Training and Placement Program is being piloted by the School of Graduate Studies.
May 14, 2015
A weak handshake could mean an early deathThe firmness of your grip is better than your blood pressure at assessing your health, and reduced muscular strength is consistently linked with early death, disability and illness.
May 13, 2015
New online tools to help researchers comply with Tri-Agency policy on Open AccessMcMaster University libraries have developed a set of online tools to help researchers navigate the new Tri-Agency policy on open access, which took effect on May 1, 2015.
May 13, 2015
You can attend this job fair without leaving your roomFinding employment can be challenging if you’re away for the summer and are unable to have a face-to-face meeting with a company of interest.
May 13, 2015
Student-created app helps you start your pickup game with anyone aroundHatem Tawfik wanted a better way to find a squash partner. So he turned to his smartphone.
May 13, 2015
Experience Mars in three dimensionsIf we’re going to find extraterrestrial life, it’s probably going to be on Mars.
May 12, 2015
Degree in Engineering prepares you for almost anything: Terry FallisEngineering alumnus and author Terry Fallis recently won the Leacock Medal for Humour. The celebrated novelist took some time in early May to answer questions from his alma mater.
May 12, 2015
Research2Reality aims to educate Canadians about work being done in our own backyardA new digital campaign is shining a spotlight on the work of researchers across the country.
May 11, 2015
McMaster hybrid electric race car finishes 2nd at Formula Hybrid competitionMcMaster's hybrid electric race car has had its best ever finish.
May 11, 2015
McMaster project will help internationally educated nurses adapt to CanadaAndrea Baumann and her team at the Nursing Health Services Research Unit are partnering with health care employers in Ontario to create an orientation and onboarding training program for internationally educated nurses.
May 11, 2015
#MayAtMac in photosA record 8,000-plus people visited campus May 9 for this year's MayAtMac open house.
May 8, 2015
Adaptation the focus of this year’s Ontario Climate Consortium conferenceHumans will need to adapt to Earth’s changing climate if they are to continue living on the planet.
May 7, 2015
How dancing on campus helped conserve gasoline during Second World WarWar impacted McMaster in many ways, including helping to overturn the University's ban on dancing.
May 7, 2015
How turf burn nearly killed a high school football playerWatch infectious disease researcher Eric Brown's TEDx talk on the superbugs we live with every single day.
May 6, 2015
Football gala honours Burlington high school coach Nick MlekuzThe McMaster football program once again jammed the Sport Hall at the David Braley Athletic Centre to the rafters on Tuesday for its 18th annual gala.