May 3, 2021
McMaster launches first-ever Teaching and Learning StrategyTeaching & Learning month starts today, and to celebrate McMaster is launching our first-ever Teaching & Learning Strategy. This 5-year strategy will drive innovation in how students learn, how instructors teach, and how staff support academic activities.
May 3, 2021
Applications invited for McMaster Open Educational Resources Grant ProgramThe McMaster OER Grant Program provides successful applicants with funding to create new open textbooks or customize existing open textbooks.
April 30, 2021
Ontario continues to welcome international studentsInternational applicants and students are being reached to help clarify reports that Ontario wanted to change provincial access for international students.
April 30, 2021
‘Sometimes you have to take the leap into the deep end of the pool’ — Grad Chris Buttenham on the Unconventional podcastIn the latest episode of Unconventional, Sociology grad Chris Buttenham shares the journey that led him to co-own and run Obie, a digital platform that enables businesses to quickly find and capture knowledge at work.
April 30, 2021
Fall 2021 updates for students: What we know and what we’re working towardsProvost and Vice-President (Academic) Susan Tighe shares what we know at this point for fall term planning and what we’re working towards.
April 29, 2021
McMatch helps students connect with prospective off-campus housematesMcMatch, McMaster’s Student Housemate Connector, is a new online platform from Housing & Conference Services where students can connect with each other to find housemates for their off-campus homes.
April 29, 2021
Virtual conference to explore the intersection of policy, culture and digital platformsLeading researchers and public figures will address questions related to platform regulation, the digital economy and diversity on- and off-screen
April 28, 2021
May is Teaching and Learning Month for educators at McMasterMcMaster University wraps up the winter term with opportunities for reflection and development with the launch of Teaching and Learning Month starting on Monday, May 3.
April 28, 2021
‘I probably have a maroon M somewhere’: An interview with Quentin BroadThe Wayne C. Fox Distinguished Alumni Award recipient talks about his commitment to Mac, the big move from finance to non-profit, and how a hug clinched the deal.
April 28, 2021
Students collaborate with the Dundas Museum to design historical walking toursAs many museums and historical tours are closed due to the pandemic, McMaster students collaborated with the Dundas Museum to design walking tours that the community can safely enjoy.
April 27, 2021
Dean Puri honoured with Engineering Excellence awardDean Ishwar K. Puri has been awarded with the Engineering Excellence Award from Professional Engineers Ontario.
April 26, 2021
Confirmed COVID-19 case at McMaster: April 26The university has received notification of a confirmed COVID-19 case on campus involving a staff member who tested positive on April 23.
April 26, 2021
Deadline to apply for postdoctoral fellowships in aging research extended to May 14More than $370,000 in new funding opportunities fare available for postdoctoral fellows with interests in aging.
April 26, 2021
Supporting student success at McMasterChampioning initiatives that support student development, student life and successful student outcomes is the priority for Arlene Fajutrao Dosen, McMaster’s new director, student success.
April 23, 2021
McMaster students provide campus and community with free, virtual tax servicesMeet the McMaster Tax Squad, a team of student volunteers that provides free, virtual tax services to fellow students and community members.
April 23, 2021
Mac student develops mask extenders for Brampton’s South Asian communityAs National Volunteer Week comes to a close, the Daily News team caught up with second year Life Sciences student Simrat Arri to learn more about her work and why volunteering has been so important to her over the past year.
April 23, 2021
Two faculty members named Distinguished University ProfessorsAs the most research-intensive university in Canada, we know that knowledge is most impactful when shared. This is a lesson well-taught by Mahmut Parlar and Mohit Bhandari, McMaster’s two newest Distinguished University Professors.
April 22, 2021
McMaster program connects students and older adults during a year of social isolationOffered by the McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA), the 'Meet My Hamilton' program demonstrates the value of creating spaces where older adults and students can connect.
April 22, 2021
Student-led products combine innovation and sustainabilityThis Earth Day, celebrate by learning more about three McMaster student ideas that all aim to recover the earth by doing things differently.
April 21, 2021
2020 Writer-in-(Electronic)-Residence program wraps up after a year like no otherPoet Janet Marie Rogers will finish her time at McMaster with two virtual events, including a reading with Canada’s Parliamentary Poet Laureate, Louise Bernice Halfe.