McMaster Archive

April 12, 2023

Zero Waste McMaster helps students live more sustainably 

Thanks to the student club, you can use a search engine that funds tree planting, learn to grow your own food, and use a discount program that makes sustainable shopping more affordable.

April 11, 2023

Students planting trees by searching the web

Ecosia, a search engine that donates its ad revenue to reforestation projects, is now the default web browser on 170 public-facing computers in Mills Memorial Library, thanks to a collaboration between students, staff and faculty.

April 11, 2023

Light Up the Night to celebrate the end of the school year 

This year's festivities include a drone show, a laser show, an escape room, live music, a midway, carnival rides, busker performances and much more.

April 11, 2023

Earth Day tree planting marks new phase for McMaster Carbon Sink Forest

The fourth and final planting at the site marks a major step forward towards the goal of creating a model of a carbon sink forest — a forest that stores more carbon than it releases.

April 6, 2023

Beauty Within: Student photo project challenges ageist beauty standards

A community-engaged project is challenging stereotypes and narrow ideals of beauty by pairing stunning portrait photography with thought-provoking reflections on beauty and aging.

April 5, 2023

5 ways you can contribute to sustainability on campus

As we count down to Earth Day, we are looking at the ways we can all contribute to sustainability here on McMaster’s campus.

April 5, 2023

New $1M gift supports graduate students in biological anthropology

The Shelley Saunders/Koloshuk Family Scholarship has supported promising McMaster PhD students in biological anthropology since 2008 and has helped McMaster’s Department of Anthropology earn a global reputation as a research powerhouse.

April 4, 2023

Art meets (health) science in new collaborative anatomy class

Students from the School of the Arts and the Faculty of Health Sciences' Interprofessional Dissection Program gain a new perspective and fresh appreciation for the human form.

April 4, 2023

Revolutionizing the world’s energy future: From Australia to McMaster and back with Martin Green ‘74

Engineer and solar energy expert Martin Green '74 is delivering the 35th annual J.W. Hodgins Memorial Lecture on April 17, 2023.

April 4, 2023

Curtain about to rise for this year’s GradFlix final

Graduate student video-makers are competing for the top spot in this year’s GradFlix Final Showcase on April 5.

April 4, 2023

Celebrate spring with Archives Alive virtual talk on beautiful botanical books

The Earthly Paradise: Recent Botanical Acquisitions at McMaster University Library is set for April 20, 2023.

March 31, 2023

Week-long Indigenous Studies Department launch celebrates ’30 years of dedication’

The official launch of the Indigenous Studies Department at McMaster was marked by a weeklong celebration on campus that saw community members gather for workshops, symposiums, film screenings and other events.

March 30, 2023

Provincial budget increases physician training at McMaster’s medical school

The 2023 provincial budget includes new funding to expand the training capacity at McMaster University’s Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine.

March 30, 2023

Enjoy some Haudenosaunee flavours on campus 

Global Comfort Food in La Piazza is serving a menu full of Indigenous dishes on March 30, as part of the Indigenous Studies department the launch celebration.

March 29, 2023

Science student named McMaster’s Co-op Student of the Year

Emma Adamson-De Luca has been recognized for her outstanding contributions during an eight-month co-op work term at AIMA Laboratories.

March 28, 2023

McMaster pilot creates one-stop shop for research support

The Digital Research Commons Pilot is a three-year project that will lay out how McMaster can create a more connected, capable, and user-focused approach to digital support for research.

March 27, 2023

An open message to our community from McMaster University

The university is actively pursuing ways to reduce its environmental footprint, and is on track to cut total carbon emissions on campus by more than 40 per cent by the end of 2024.

March 27, 2023

The Celestial Bear: Planetarium show explores Indigenous legend of our night sky 

The popular Celestial Bear show returns to McMaster's planetarium for several sold-out shows this week as part of the launch celebrations for the department of Indigenous Studies.  

March 27, 2023

New geothermal green energy system on campus

McMaster's new greenhouse, under construction outside the Life Sciences Building, will be heated with emissions-free geothermal energy.

March 24, 2023

McMaster ranked one of the world’s top 50 universities for life sciences and medicine

The 2023 QS World University Rankings by Subject has once again identified McMaster University as a global leader in life sciences and medicine.