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May 1, 2015
Migration to new email system continuesThe big switch from UnivMail to MacMail is gaining momentum for McMaster email users with hundreds already converted.
April 30, 2015
McMaster will test its emergency notification systems May 4McMaster will test its emergency notification systems May 4 beginning at 10:30 a.m.
April 30, 2015
Astronomy grad students will benefit from new scholarships and fellowshipsWilliam Harris, a professor emeritus in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, recently gifted $400,000 to create the William and Caroline Herschel Fund.
April 30, 2015
McMaster researcher survives Nepal earthquake: ‘I could hear cracking and then taste dust as the ceiling started falling’Keyna Bracken was in Kathmandu, Nepal when a magnitude 7.8 earthquake rocked the South Asian country last weekend. Bracken, an associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine, has written a harrowing first-hand account of her experiences.
April 29, 2015
Superbugs ‘the biggest public health challenge’ facing globeMedia across the country are turning to two McMaster experts to discuss how the country can better tackle the problem of antimicrobial resistance.
April 28, 2015
New report urges Canada to do more on antimicrobial resistanceThe Auditor General of Canada says we need to do more to combat the threats posed by the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance.
April 28, 2015
Stress-sensing headset helps students train brainsMuse headsets, designed to help train the mind to focus, will soon be available for loan at Mills Library.
April 27, 2015
McMaster graduate student to compete for National 3MT titleMechanical Engineering student Teng Guo earned a spot in the national contest after taking fifth place at last week’s Ontario 3MT Competition.
April 27, 2015
McMaster looks to expand, explore advanced manufacturing partnerships in Italy, UKSenior leaders from McMaster recently travelled to Europe on a trip aimed at expanding existing research relationships and exploring new ones.
April 24, 2015
Engineering student Rotimi Fadiya named a Scotiabank ScholarOn April 25, the Black Business and Professional Association is to recognize Rotimi Fadiya’s achievements as a Scotiabank Scholar during its annual Harry Jerome Awards in Toronto.
April 24, 2015
Award winning instructors help students make a lasting impact in HamiltonSarah Glen and Margaret Secord are the recipients of the first-ever MSU Community Engagement Teaching Award for their work connecting students to Hamilton community organizations.
April 24, 2015
New volume of McMaster history unveiled at Founder’s Day ceremonyOn Friday, April 24, author James Greenlee will deliver a lecture in Robinson Memorial Theatre from noon to 1 p.m., followed by a book-signing at the Campus Store.
April 23, 2015
Mac egghead serves up breakfast full of warnings for ParliamentariansAntibiotic resistance will soon be a full-blown public health crisis, and if we don’t do something to address it, Canadians could face some serious consequences.
April 23, 2015
Researchers map genomes of woolly mammoths, raising possibility of bringing them backAn international team of researchers has sequenced the nearly complete genome of two Siberian woolly mammoths, giving us new information about their evolutionary history and the conditions that led to extinction.
April 23, 2015
Chancellor Emeritus, alumni named Community Pan Am TorchbearersPast Chancellor Melvin Hawkrigg and Science alumnus Alex Parent are among the city's seven Community Torchbearers.
April 23, 2015
Spring Water Forum will focus on water risk, innovation and new partnershipsHow will researchers, policy analysts and entrepreneurs respond to water risk? That's the focus of the second-annual Spring Water Forum, taking place at McMaster Innovation Park April 27 and 29.
April 22, 2015
Softball organizers, community champions to be honoured with Impact AwardsFifteen years ago, Andy Duncan offered to step up to the plate and organize the GSA softball league. Today, the retired Physics and Astronomy technician is still at it.
April 21, 2015
Federal budget supports university research and studentsThe federal Economic Action Plan, announced Tuesday afternoon in Ottawa highlights the value universities and research play in developing Canada’s economy.
April 21, 2015
Could the next generation of drugs be found beneath the sea?A feature story in the magazine Bio Business is shining some light on the small community of explorers searching Earth's oceans for new pharmaceuticals.
April 21, 2015
Five faculty members earn University’s highest honourFive of McMaster’s most extraordinary faculty members have been given the University’s highest honour.