McMaster Archive

April 6, 2015

24 new projects receive FWI funding

24 projects have been funded or endorsed in a recent request for proposals (RFP) aimed at supporting projects and initiatives that advance the principles of Forward with Integrity.

April 6, 2015

The future of tech will be on display at engineering expo

Haven't you always wanted to play Angry Birds with an actual slingshot?

April 2, 2015

Marauders honoured with Athletic Awards following outstanding season

Topping the list of major award recipients as Female and Male Athletes of the Year were Danielle Boiago of the women’s basketball team and Chris Garneau from the wrestling team.

April 2, 2015

Student startup Comikka earns top prize at Spectrum competition

Comikka co-founder and McMaster MBA co-op student Henry Beckett will use the $25,000 grand prize to further the development of his online comic platform.

April 1, 2015

Aboriginal languages celebrated with Beatles tunes sung in Mohawk

The Indigenous Studies Program celebrated National Aboriginal Languages Day Tuesday with a special performance of Beatles songs sung in the Mohawk language.

April 1, 2015

World experts gather to plot strategy in war against superbugs

The world’s top infectious disease researchers are in California this week, mapping out their next moves in the battle against antimicrobial resistant bacteria.

March 30, 2015

Breaking Bad’s RJ Mitte to speak on campus April 8

Walter White Jr. will visit McMaster April 8.  

March 30, 2015

Stock your ‘Digital Survival Kit’ at upcoming seminar in Mills Library

Graduate students in assistant professor Christine Quail's Media and Social Issues seminar have organized a free workshop on the importance of keeping your personal data safe.

March 30, 2015

Canadian leaders in antibiotic resistance welcome US plan

A new White House report lays out a five-year US plan to dedicate significant resources to overcoming the worldwide threat posed by the waning effectiveness of existing antibiotics – a growing problem that already kills thousands and poses a threat to millions more lives.

March 27, 2015

10 student startups in running for $25,000

Ten students will compete for up to $25,000 in prize money at McMaster's first Student Startup Competition March 31.

March 26, 2015

Slaying superbugs, infectious diseases entails the best of McMaster’s best

Solving the antibiotic resistance crisis or designing paper-based diagnostics to detect infectious diseases like C. difficile requires world-class labs - like McMaster's Biointerfaces Institute.

March 26, 2015

McMaster grad first to receive national Indigenous Health Award

Dr. Karen Hill has received the inaugural Royal College Dr. Thomas Dignan Indigenous Health Award for her dedication to bridging the gap between Indigenous health values and the practice of western medicine.

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.