McMaster Archive

December 9, 2024

Moving event brings McMaster community together to mark Dec. 6

‘Remember. Reflect. Resist.’ Events held for the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women were both a memorial and a call to action.

December 6, 2024

Engineering fundraiser shows ‘how much our community cares for and appreciates Tom’

Community members raised more than $10,000 in honour of professor Tom Lee, to support cancer care at the Grand River Regional Cancer Centre, where Lee is receiving palliative chemotherapy.

December 4, 2024

McMaster gives community organizations easy access to research

McMaster is the first university in Ontario to join the Community Scholars Program, which gives charitable and non-profit organizations free access to research, journals and publications.

December 3, 2024

Turn your ideas into reality with the Digital Society Lab Hack 

The free, beginner-friendly hackathon requires no coding or technical know-how — just ideas for meaningful social change. ‘If you’re the type of person who doesn’t think a traditional hackathon is for you, we want to hear from you!’

November 29, 2024

McMaster Tax Squad: Volunteer tax program empowers students and community members

Canada's largest volunteer tax assistance program is just one example of financial literacy and experiential programming from Mac's Money Centre.

November 29, 2024

McMaster marks the International Day of Persons with Disabilities

The university community celebrates the accomplishments and contributions of persons with disabilities and their advocacy for accessibility, inclusion and equity.

November 28, 2024

International and exchange students bring a taste of home to McMaster for the holidays

Now in its third year, the annual Taste of Home initiative features four dishes submitted by international and exchange students and voted on by the McMaster community

November 26, 2024

Remember. Reflect. Resist: Campus events to mark National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

A series of commemorative events will be held on campus leading up to and on Dec. 6, as we reaffirm our commitment to taking a stand against gender-based violence.

November 22, 2024

Student venture’s dinosaur diagnostic tool for kids wins Startup Survivor  

Power of Play Innovation’s device, which will fill a gap in pediatric rehabilitation, triumphed over the other four finalists in the Forge incubator’s annual accelerator and pitch competition.

November 22, 2024

Humanitarian and McMaster graduate Samantha Nutt to be inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame 

The two-time McMaster grad and founder of War Child Canada and War Child USA is being honoured for her tireless advocacy for children and families in war-torn regions of the world.

November 21, 2024

After 10 years, three degrees and a wedding, grad says goodbye to McMaster

Kenny Noguchi is heading to B.C. for postdoctoral studies. But the very first project this rising star in stroke research will work on is a partnership between his new lab — and his PhD supervisor here at Mac.

November 21, 2024

Graduating student is a leader and role model in responsible AI diagnostics

Eman Rezk, who graduates with a PhD this week, is an emerging leader and role model in the study of using AI-based diagnostics to detect and diagnosis cancers.

November 21, 2024

Meet Engineering Valedictorian Xiru Wang 

From the exuberance of Welcome Week to learning to adapt as an international student, Xiru Wang’s six years at McMaster were never dull. Wang graduates with a Master of Engineering degree in Systems and Technology on Nov. 21.  

November 21, 2024

An advocate for patients at every stage of life: Jean Marmoreo receives Distinguished Alumni Award

Whether she was delivering a baby, advocating for an underrepresented group or supporting a patient who wishes to die on their own terms, Jean Marmoreo has treated every patient as an individual who deserves compassion and empathy.

November 21, 2024

McMaster Startup Internship program offers students real-world entrepreneurial experience

Students in the program will work with a high-impact startup company or venture capital team on products and solutions in clean energy, AI and digital technologies, health, medicine and more. 

November 21, 2024

Five decades and 9,000 works of art: Judith Nasby receives Distinguished Alumni Award

Judith Nasby was 22, newly graduated from McMaster, when she became the curator of the University of Guelph's Art Gallery, tasked with hunting down its small, scattered art collection. Today, the Art Gallery of Guelph is a renowned cultural institution.

November 21, 2024

Meet Health Sciences Valedictorian Kian Yousefi Kousha 

A skilled science communicator, volunteer, student leader and researcher on infant brain health, Kian Yousefi Kousha graduates Nov. 21 with a Master of Science degree in Neuroscience.

November 20, 2024

PhD student’s music therapy ‘hides the broccoli in the brownie’

With the therapy hidden within the music, it's a clinical intervention that doesn’t feel clinical, says Rachael Finnerty, whose Introduction to Music Therapy course draws 2,000 students in the fall term, and another 2,000 in the winter.

November 20, 2024

McMaster grad and Boardball founder shares advice for aspiring entrepreneurs

Amanda Nguyen, a McMaster graduate and founder of the game Boardball, shares her recent experience on Dragon’s Den, where she was successfully awarded $100,000 from some of Canada’s top investors.

November 20, 2024

New entrepreneurial hub is ‘a beacon of hope for the future’

Welcome to the Marinucci Entrepreneurial Studio, a dedicated space for aspiring entrepreneurs to dream big, explore ideas, work with mentors and learn from experience.