McMaster Archive

March 26, 2015

MacEngaged: Classroom meets community

Students in Ayesha Khan’s second year neuroscience course are receiving a very different kind of education. In addition to learning about neuroanatomy, they’re also learning how to give back.

March 25, 2015

McMaster experts leading efforts to address ‘explosion’ of resistance to antibiotics

When the world’s leading scientists in antibiotic resistance gather next week in Tahoe City, California, McMaster’s experts will be leading the discussions.

March 25, 2015

Undergrads feted in downtown Hamilton for Student Recognition Night

The 35th annual Student Recognition Night celebrated the achievements of some of McMaster's best and brightest undergraduate students.

March 24, 2015

Second-year students take prizes in Canadian University Life Sciences Challenge

A group of second-year Bachelor of Health Sciences students took home first place in the Anatomy and Physiology categories at the Canadian University Life Sciences Challenge.

March 24, 2015

Exceptional Student Neighbour Awards honour community-minded students

McMaster students received Exceptional Student Neighbour Awards during a Monday ceremony in MUSC.

March 23, 2015

194,000 new items and counting

The Library has an online tool to help students and researchers keep track of the thousands of new items added to the library’s catalogue each month.

March 23, 2015

Charlotte Yates named U Guelph Provost

Charlotte Yates, McMaster’s dean of Social Sciences will be the next provost at the University of Guelph. Guelph announced the appointment today following approval by its board of governors.

March 20, 2015

Young entrepreneurs meet with Minister of State, MP for roundtable discussion

Young and aspiring entrepreneurs got a chance to talk about the opportunities and challenges they face at a roundtable event Thursday at McMaster’s Ron Joyce Centre in Burlington.

March 20, 2015

Student, alumni artists re-define ‘archive’ with Science Centre exhibition

A group of McMaster artists is proving that an “archive” can be much more than a dust-covered box found in the basement of a museum.

March 19, 2015

Study finds HIV not as infectious soon after transmission as previously thought

People who recently contracted HIV may not be as highly infectious as previously believed, a new analysis has found.

March 19, 2015

New student administration system launched

McMaster’s new student administration system launched this morning for student administrators and faculty members and will open for student users on Monday.

March 18, 2015

Women retain insulin sensitivity better than men

Researchers at McMaster have discovered it may be related to a difference between the sexes in the activity of a key protein, PTEN.

March 18, 2015

Wanted: Your memories

Late nights at “the Rat.” Coffee breaks at Union Market. A faculty member who celebrated special occasions by galloping around campus on a horse.

March 18, 2015

SoBi offers a new link between McMaster and the greater Hamilton community

On March 20, campus leaders will unveil McMaster's new fleet of SoBis (short for Social Bicycles) during a 1 p.m. ceremony near the Sterling Street entrance.

March 17, 2015

EFRT student volunteers quietly celebrate 10,000 calls

Last November, McMaster's Emergency First Response Team (EFRT) hit a major milestone by fielding its 10,000th. It's taken a little longer than expected to mark the occasion, with good reason.

March 17, 2015

A new bird flu threat?

Infectious disease expert Matthew Miller spoke to Radio Canada International Monday about the flu, known as H7N9, and about a potential made-at-McMaster solution to fighting the seasonal flu.

March 17, 2015

McMaster completing switch to Person ID this March

McMaster is merging the separate student and employee number systems into a single Person ID with nine-digits.

March 16, 2015

Alumni Arkells take home two JUNOs

Social Sciences grads and Hamilton-based rockers Arkells were big winners at the JUNOs Sunday night.  

March 16, 2015

Routine clot removal after heart attack not beneficial, may have risk

The largest study ever of its kind, led by researchers from McMaster and the University of Toronto, has found that a routine strategy of blood clot removal during treatment for heart attacks was not beneficial and was associated with an increased risk of stroke.

March 16, 2015

What does peace mean to you, McMaster?

Beginning Monday, Diversity Services will be collaborating with Humans of McMaster on a week-long photo project called People of Peace.