McMaster Archive

January 26, 2015

Winter safety tips – from someone who knows

We asked campus carpenter, adventure athlete and star of TV's Boundless how to stay safe (and warm) while outside in the winter.

January 26, 2015

Indian Muslims weigh their options as Hindu right gains prominence

As President Obama celebrates India’s Republic Day on January 26, he will be visiting the largest democracy in the world and one that has more than 160 million Muslim citizens. That’s roughly half the population of the US.

January 23, 2015

Software entrepreneurs move their projects from classroom to showroom

Three winning projects in a competition for students studying software entrepreneurship are on their way from the classroom and to the public marketplace.

January 23, 2015

Continuing support for a world class research facility

There is no facility in the world that possesses the advanced tools and capabilities of the Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy (CCEM).

January 22, 2015

Integrity in Canadian news media: Terry Flynn examines the core issues

Three months. Three reporters. Three integrity issues under the national spotlight. McMaster assistant professor Terry Flynn (Communications Management) dissects the allegations and improprieties surrounding Lang, Roberts and Ghomeshi.

January 21, 2015

International students eat up Hamilton – one delicious bite at a time

One of the best ways to learn about another culture? Eat its food.  

January 21, 2015

LiveLab featured around the globe on Daily Planet

McMaster's new LiveLab was featured by the Discovery channel's Daily Planet science news program Jan. 20.

January 21, 2015

Calling all students: Vote for your favourite Student Life Enhancement Fund project

A campus garden and wildlife zone. An outdoor fitness circuit and climbing wall. A miniature Times Square display in the Student Centre. Voting is now open for all SLEF projects.

January 20, 2015

Controlling shake, rattle and roll

Structural engineers Tracy Becker and Lydell Wiebe not only want to ensure the safety of building occupants in the event of a significant earthquake, they want to develop structures that can be used after an earthquake.

January 20, 2015

Reduce your risk of dementia with just a couple of steps

If you need some inspiration to kick start your new year’s fitness resolution, here’s some: Exercising while you’re young can help lower your risk for dementia,

January 19, 2015

9 things you might not know about ‘Linc’

January 21 – his birthday - is Lincoln Alexander Day in honour of Canada’s first black member of parliament, a McMaster alumnus who died in 2012 at the age of 90.

January 19, 2015

60-second lecture: How real is the plot of ‘Blackhat’?

Could cyber-criminals really wreak the global havoc portrayed in the new film?

January 19, 2015

Business students get ready to head to MARS

The 11th season of the popular MARS Apprentice program kicks off Tuesday, January 20 with opening ceremonies at the Art Gallery of Hamilton.

January 19, 2015

Multimedia students crowdfund TV pilot thesis project

Alexander Shahviri, Benjamin Lee and Stephen O’Connor hope their apocalyptic pilot Contingency will score high marks with associate professor David Ogborn and assistant professor David Harris Smith.

January 16, 2015

Frogs, the flu and a full week fall break: The week in numbers

January 16, 2015

These geese go over and above on their migratory journey

Most birds fly around the Himalayas. Bar-headed geese fly over them.

January 16, 2015

New email and calendar system on track for 2015

McMaster is on track to replace the UnivMail email and Oracle calendar systems used by many faculty and staff members in 2015.  

January 15, 2015

Students become teachers in iPad class for seniors

Students will spend six weeks with people 65 years of age and older, teaching them how to use iPads for communicating with Skype, email and instant messaging.

January 15, 2015

McMaster approves full week fall break

McMaster's Senate has approved a full week fall break period, to begin in the 2015-2016 academic year.

January 15, 2015

‘Universal flu vaccine’ may be closer than we think, says Mac researcher

Assistant professor Matthew Miller is optimistic that a universal flu vaccine could become a reality within the next five to seven years.