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July 23, 2013
Bioactive paper will revolutionize point-of-care diagnosticsDr. Parameswaran Nair and Dr. John Brennan have received a $600,000 CIHR award to develop a bioactive paper that aims to provide an inexpensive, point-of-care diagnostic tool.
July 23, 2013
Putting a university education within reachNew program — 100% Tuition Aid for Youth Leaving Care — will 'transform lives,' says Charlotte Yates, dean, Faculty of Social Sciences.
July 22, 2013
Health Sciences researcher to benefit from Movember grantKhalid Al-Nedawi, a researcher in the Department of Medicine, is among 40 grant recipients across the country funded by Prostate Cancer Canada.
July 22, 2013
Shining a light on … lightDinesh Basker applied to graduate schools around the world. He was accepted to three, but you might say he 'saw the light' in choosing McMaster.
July 19, 2013
Ontario’s universities launch job site for studentsThe Council of Ontario Universities (COU) has launched www.MyCareerInfo.ca, a website designed to help students, graduates and entry-level employees match their education, skills, desires and goals to jobs.
July 18, 2013
Mosaic team enters build phaseOn schedule and with five months before its launch date, Mosaic has officially started its build phase for the finance and research finance portions of McMaster’s new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.
July 18, 2013
Student film puts aboriginal truths and myths in the spotlightIndigenous Studies students Danielle Thrasher and Terry Ramirez recently directed a 15-minute documentary focusing on aboriginal culture, Replanting Our Roots.
July 17, 2013
New east end clinic for Nursing students will serve the local communityAs part of ongoing outreach efforts in Hamilton, the McMaster School of Nursing has joined forces with two local organizations to launch a clinical teaching facility at the Perkins Centre.
July 17, 2013
Umbilical cords, debunked celebrity advice and ‘cockpit culture’McMaster's experts in the headlines.
July 16, 2013
Marauders take on the worldSome of McMaster’s elite student-athletes will venture abroad this summer to represent their countries on a number of national teams.
July 16, 2013
Library borrows business profAssociate professor of business Brian Detlor is loaning his keen understanding of technology and information systems to McMaster’s Library.
July 15, 2013
Addressing the end of lifeA new "conversation guide" authored by associate professor John You will help physicians through sensitive end-of-life discussions with patients.
July 12, 2013
#Mission2Mac Twitter campaign targets incoming studentsWill you be attending McMaster this fall? Do you have a lingering question? Don't just ask it, tweet it.
July 12, 2013
Instructors gear up for launch of the Learning PortfolioMcMaster is one step closer to launching the Learning Portfolio, a major university-wide initiative aimed at redefining the student experience.
July 11, 2013
Fields Institute taps McMaster professor as new directorWalter Craig, a renowned mathematical analyst and professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, began his term July 1.
July 10, 2013
A tale of typography as told by an Art-Sci (in stop-motion!)Most people tend to overlook typography's essential role in design (not to mention human communication). But most people aren't Ben Barrett-Forrest.
July 10, 2013
Researchers crack causes behind Spanish flu’s ‘waves’Why does the flu arrive in multiple waves? That's the focus of a study by McMaster researchers who recently discovered three contributing factors.
July 9, 2013
A hands-on summer at the DeGroote School of BusinessSeven undergraduate students from the DeGroote School of Business are assisting professors with their research over a four-month period.
July 9, 2013
Helen Ayre appointed University SecretaryAfter a national search, McMaster is appointing Helen Ayre as its next University Secretary.
July 8, 2013
U.S. Steel helps send kids to McMaster campsMore than 400 area youth will be able to attend McMaster sports camps over the next two years thanks to support from U.S. Steel Canada.