McMaster Archive

January 16, 2014

Juno Award-winning Toronto Mass Choir to perform with McMaster students

Students in the McMaster Choir will get an experience like no other when they perform alongside the Toronto Mass Choir Jan. 19.

January 16, 2014

Vote for the best McMaster student start-up

The public is invited to join a panel of judges at the W. Booth Entrepreneurship Student Showcase on Thursday, Jan. 30 to vote for the most promising business start-up idea.

January 15, 2014

Putting Social Sciences research on the map

New mapping tool RAMP will strengthen connections between researchers in the Faculty of Social Sciences and the broader academic community.

January 15, 2014

Stealing from nature to create the materials of the future

This year’s Whidden Lecture features Harvard professor Joanna Aizenberg, who explores the microscale artistry of nature to engineer the materials of the future.

January 14, 2014

Conference to address how care catalyzes change

Hundreds of current and aspiring young leaders from across campus are expected to attend the McMaster Student Leadership Conference on Jan. 18.

January 13, 2014

Anthropologist to talk mummies in ROM video chat

Anthropologist and mummy expert Andrew Wade will take part in a live Google Hangout chat Jan. 15.  

January 13, 2014

Exploring memory and the aging brain

The relationship between the aging brain and various cultural influences will the focus of a Jan. 14 public lecture at McMaster.

January 10, 2014

Campus emergency systems test: Jan. 13

McMaster will test its emergency notification systems Monday, January 13 beginning at 11:20 AM.  

January 10, 2014

$3.7M to fund research partnerships and leading-edge facilities

Nineteen researchers from five faculties are leading projects and research programs awarded funding boosts from the CFI’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund and NSERC’s Strategic Project Grants.

January 10, 2014

MSU Charity ‘Yule’ Ball promises to be a magical evening

Calling all muggles: this year’s Charity Ball is being hosted by Hogwarts.  

January 10, 2014

Marauder Weekend promises thrills, chills and plenty of varsity action

The 27th annual Marauder Weekend athletic showcase is taking place on campus Jan. 10-12.

January 9, 2014

Scientists unlock evolution of cholera

Researchers at McMaster and the University of Sydney have traced the bacterium behind a global cholera pandemic that killed millions – a version of the same bug that continues to strike vulnerable populations in the world’s poorest regions.

January 8, 2014

Business students tops at MBA Games

A team of students from McMaster's DeGroote School of Business has won this year's MBA Games.  

January 7, 2014

McMaster leaders share their success stories

How do you define success?  That was the question put to University leaders at the launch of a new Forward with Integrity initiative developed by the School of the Arts and the Student Success Centre.

January 6, 2014

Mac neuroscientist looks for genetic roots of brain disease

The promise of discovering treatments for  autism, schizophrenia, Alzheimer's and other neurological diseases is fueling Karun Singh, a researcher at the McMaster Stem Cell and Cancer Research Institute.

January 2, 2014

Marching band helps Serena Ryder stomp through New Year’s Eve

Three-time Juno Award-winning artist Serena Ryder got some help performing her hit song "Stompa" from McMaster's Marching Band Tuesday night.  

January 2, 2014

Theoretical chemist Paul Ayers wins prestigious Steacie Prize

'Like all honours of this type, it really is a team prize: it reflects the hard work of the amazing students and postdoctoral scientists who work with me at McMaster,' said Ayers.

December 23, 2013

A reminder about McMaster’s holiday closure

McMaster is closed Dec. 25 to Jan. 1, inclusive. The University re-opens Jan. 2, 2014 and classes resume Jan. 6.

December 22, 2013

Power restored to campus

7:30 pm - Power has now been restored to campus. The community is thanked for its patience.

December 19, 2013

Province invests $2.2M in McMaster teaching, learning and research projects

In an effort to support institutional innovation and improve learning experiences for students, McMaster will benefit from more than $2.2 million in provincial funding through the Productivity and Innovation Fund.