McMaster Archive

October 17, 2014

Student Success Centre continues to boost career and employment repertoire

'Company information sessions provide students with an opportunity to meet recruiters face-to-face and make a good first impression,' said employer engagement officer Dheeraj Dhull.

October 17, 2014

Mosaic entering launch weekend for HR

McMaster’s new Human Resources system will launch this weekend as scheduled, announced the Mosaic executive committee on Friday.

October 17, 2014

Mills Library opens its doors to Open Access

McMaster students and faculty are gathering from Oct. 20-24 to learn more about Open Access, a global trend in scholarly research, during Open Access Week hosted by McMaster University Libraries.

October 17, 2014

How do you like them apples, McMaster?

The Lyons New Media Centre rolled out the red carpet for the third annual McMaster 24 Hour Film Festival gala event.

October 16, 2014

Reminder: McMaster adopting electronic pay statements

Lafleche 'Flash' Arsenault, digital imaging operator at Media Production Services, helped print and sort the University's final large set of paper pay statements on Thursday morning.

October 16, 2014

Canada Research Chairs will ‘not only improve our health, but our quality of life’

Seven McMaster researchers have been awarded prestigious Canada Research Chairs. The Honourable Ed Holder, Minister of State (Science and Technology), made the announcement.

October 16, 2014

McMaster once again ranked among the country’s best

The University placed seventh on the 2013 list of Canada's top 50 research universities, and is the third most research-intensive university in Ontario.

October 15, 2014

John Colarusso’s work on ‘gibberish’ Greek vases featured in National Geographic

'I had goosebumps when I realized we were really deciphering sounds perhaps 3,000 years old,' Colarusso says of the experience.

October 15, 2014

Engineering and Science Olympics will attract the sharpest young minds in Ontario

Students from 62 high schools from across the province will test their science, technology, engineering and math skills at the 25th Annual McMaster Engineering and Science Olympics on Thursday.    

October 15, 2014

Combining dance and technology for Parkinson’s therapy

Dance has been shown to help improve the quality of life for sufferers of Parkinson’s disease, and a team of researchers at McMaster is working on bringing therapeutic dance into the home.

October 14, 2014

Ebola may be quietly immunizing many

A McMaster researcher is one of four scientists raising the issue that Ebola may be silently immunizing large numbers of people, who never fall ill or infect others yet become protected from future infection.

October 14, 2014

Want a better password? Follow these eight tips

October is Cyber Security Awareness Month, and McMaster IT Security has joined the campaign with a refresher on best password practices.

October 14, 2014

Cultivating an entrepreneurial ecosystem at McMaster

Gay Yuyitung was recently appointed executive director of the McMaster Industrial Liaison Office (MILO).

October 10, 2014

Volunteers return part of Lot M to nature

Teams of volunteers worked to restore a former campus parking lot back to a natural area this week.  

October 10, 2014

Mosaic post-HR launch support

When the next phase of Mosaic launches on October 20, McMaster will reinvent both its HR system and its method of supporting system users.  

October 10, 2014

Think double-double, not Drake, if you’re tired behind the wheel

If you’re feeling tired behind the wheel, you’re better off reaching for a cup of coffee or tea than you are turning up your favourite song.

October 10, 2014

Services streamlined, enhanced with ISS move to Student Success Centre

More than 2,800 international and exchange students will now have direct access to Student Success Centre services as a result of combining the two offices in Gilmour Hall, Room 110.

October 9, 2014

Playing slot games can have a big impact on teen brains

McMaster study provides more evidence of the link between alcohol and sports, but not illicit drug use.  

October 9, 2014

Biology Greenhouse now home to three corpse plants

The Biology Greenhouse is growing the world’s smelliest flower.  

October 9, 2014

Social Sciences goes to the dogs

The first day on campus can be an exhausting one – especially when you spend part of it chasing your own tail.