McMaster Archive

September 18, 2014

Hamilton Sports Hall of Fame welcomes two former Marauders

Football legend Bob Krouse and former McMaster athlete-of-the-year David Hart will be inducted into the Hamilton Sports Hall of Fame on Sept. 18.

September 18, 2014

350.org’s Bill McKibben to speak at McMaster Seminar on Higher Education

The president of 350.org and author of The End of Nature will give the first talk in this year’s McMaster Seminar on Higher Education: Practice, Policy, and Public Life.

September 18, 2014

Opportunities abound at MacServe Day of Learning

This year, participants in the MacServe Day of Learning can choose to donate their time and energy to one of more than 28 organizations.

September 17, 2014

Schuller talks about the psalms, hymns and poetry of the Dead Sea Scrolls

McMaster professor and Dead Sea Scrolls expert Eileen Schuller says the ancient texts might not be the oldest ever found, but they do shed considerable light on a key moment in Judaism and the development of Christianity.

September 17, 2014

McMaster’s Schulich Leaders thrilled to be chosen, determined to excel

Two students started their academic careers at McMaster this month having earned an important designation.

September 16, 2014

Three faculty named to College of New Scholars

Faculty members from business, humanities and health sciences have been selected by the Royal Society of Canada to enter its College of New Scholars, a national group that recognizes the country’s emerging academic leaders.

September 16, 2014

McMaster rises in global rankings of best universities

The QS World University rankings place McMaster at 113th in its global list. That’s up from 140th position in last year’s rankings.

September 15, 2014

Falling Walls aims to make complicated research accessible for all

McMaster’s School of Graduate Studies is hosting the inaugural Falling Walls Lab, an international competition designed to foster innovation and make research widely accessible.

September 15, 2014

Hamilton Gallery of Distinction announces 2014 inductees

Seven outstanding citizens have been named to Hamilton’s Gallery of Distinction.

September 15, 2014

A lifetime on the sidelines: Athletic Hall of Fame honours Robert Holmes

By 1972, Holmes had a Grey Cup ring on his finger, a full-time job with the Tiger-Cats and a budding career in athletic therapy. It wasn't long before McMaster came calling.

September 15, 2014

First Nations artist honours daughter with donated painting

Mi’kmaq artist Lorne Julien has honoured his daughter, midwifery alumna Alisha Julien-Reid, by donating one of his paintings to the Midwifery Education Program.

September 12, 2014

University honours President-Emeritus George with bust in Student Centre

McMaster unveiled a special tribute to President-Emeritus Peter George Friday.

September 11, 2014

Ultra-athlete Simon Donato shares secrets of success with incoming students

Take classes you enjoy, join clubs and teams, learn about yourself, live an adventure - and document it all, says the alumnus.

September 11, 2014

Researchers find ‘exciting example of personalized medicine’ for asthma

A team of researchers at McMaster and St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton have successfully evaluated a new, antibody-based drug for certain patients with severe asthma.

September 11, 2014

Hamilton Series an opportunity for international students to explore city

For a group of international and exchange students, Friday’s Supercrawl festival will be the perfect welcome to Hamilton.

September 10, 2014

Federal government launches new national seniors report during McMaster visit

The Government of Canada unveiled its new Action for Seniors report at McMaster Wednesday.  

September 10, 2014

We do not need to re-invent the PhD, Sekuler writes in Globe

McMaster's associate vice-president and dean of Graduate Studies contributed a column to Wednesday's Globe and Mail entitled, 'Faculty jobs are rare, but Canada still needs its PhDs.'  

September 10, 2014

Campus Store unveils new accessible entrance

On Tuesday afternoon, McMaster President Patrick Deane cut the ribbon at the brand new Campus Store access ramp, located at the south entrance to the store across from the McMaster Museum of Art.

September 10, 2014

Soup can reopens mystery of doomed Franklin Expedition

In 2009, researchers at McMaster tested the lid from a can of soup carried by a search party looking for the Franklin expedition. What they found reopened the debate as to the fate of the doomed crew. 

September 9, 2014

Two McMaster faculty named Royal Society Fellows

Two McMaster professors–one Canada’s pre-eminent scholar of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the other a leader in polymer reaction engineering - have been named Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada, the country’s highest academic honour.