McMaster Archive

October 21, 2014

Hamilton Artists Inc. offers free membership to Studio Art students

The distance between McMaster and James Street North just got a little bit shorter.

October 20, 2014

Réjean Hébert to deliver Monday talk: ‘No home care priority without appropriate financing’

Hébert, who served as Minister of Health and Social Services in the National Assembly of Quebec from 2012 until earlier this year, will give a public talk on Monday, Oct. 20 at 7 p.m., at McMaster Innovation Park.

October 20, 2014

McMaster successfully launches new HR system

This past weekend, McMaster successfully added its new human resources system to Mosaic.  

October 20, 2014

#MyDayAtMac: Share your McMaster experience with the world

On Wednesday, Oct. 22, be sure to take part in #MyDayAtMac — a call for photos from the entire McMaster community.

October 20, 2014

‘Not your mother’s book club’ launches Monday

In 2009, his book The Peep Diaries was named one of Oprah’s “25 Books You Can’t Put Down.” Now, writer Hal Niedzviecki finds himself on campus as the Mabel Pugh Taylor Writer-in-Residence.

October 20, 2014

3M Fellow Marshall Beier named one of Ontario’s best teachers

An associate professor in McMaster’s Department of Political Science has been named one of the most outstanding university teachers in the province by OCUFA.

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.