McMaster Archive

October 21, 2021

Bounce at McMaster podcast celebrates the resiliency found through failure

The Bounce at McMaster podcast features the real-life stories of faculty and alumni who share how their struggles during their student years helped them develop resiliency.

October 21, 2021

What to expect in Winter 2022

A letter from Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Susan Tighe on what to expect for McMaster's Winter 2022 term.

October 21, 2021

Reading and remembering land through the work of Mi’kmaq artist Mike MacDonald

Lisa Myers, the 2021 Hooker Distinguished Visiting Professor, explores the legacy and legibility of MacDonald’s medicine and butterfly gardens in an upcoming lecture and an audio walk through Gage Park.

October 20, 2021

Rare texts on magic and the occult unearthed for Archives Alive event

This month’s must-see Archives Alive event will take audiences back in time to explore rare texts at McMaster University rooted in the very real tradition of magic and philosophy in western Europe.

October 20, 2021

Open Access Week 2021: Join virtual events starting Oct. 25

How can instructors create their own interactive content for online courses? How can using open platforms increase equity and inclusion in teaching? Join Open Access Week (Oct. 25-31) to explore these topics and more!

October 19, 2021

Mac grad brings 115-year-old engineering marvel back to life

The restoration and transformation of a 115-year-old hydropower station into an interactive tourist destination has proven to be the most remarkable task in the impressive career of McMaster University Faculty of Engineering grad Marcello Gruosso.

October 18, 2021

96 per cent of McMaster students are fully vaccinated

With the university’s Mandatory Vaccination Policy fully in place as of today (October 18), McMaster’s students, faculty and staff have overwhelmingly uploaded their proof of vaccination.

October 18, 2021

Everything you need to know about the McMaster Nuclear Reactor

Does it generate power? Does it glow? Can I take a tour? Learn some fun facts and test your knowledge of the nuclear reactor on campus this Nuclear Science Week.

October 18, 2021

Alumni Spotlight: Keegan Johnson is making a difference one small step at a time

McMaster Marauders men's basketball and computer science alumnus Keegan Johnson is taking the leadership and resilience he learned on the basketball court to all other areas of his life, including his newest business venture: Let's Go Fitness.

October 17, 2021

After the vaccination mandate deadline: Next steps for students, faculty and staff

As of October 18, 2021, McMaster’s Vaccination Policy requires all students, faculty and staff to have uploaded proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 to MacCheck or have an approved human rights exemption. 

October 15, 2021

Donate your used tech to help local families — and the environment

Students, faculty and staff can donate used computers, mobile devices and other tech to help Hamiltonians in need at the ACCESS Tech IT reuse drive.

October 15, 2021

Athletics Anti-Racism Advisory Group introduces “Take 5” education and training campaign

As part of its work to cultivate a more inclusive environment, the Athletics and Recreation department has launched an anti-racism education campaign this term.

October 15, 2021

McMaster joins Canada’s Sustainable Development Solutions Network

As part of McMaster’s ongoing commitment to advancing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the university is proud to be a new member of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Canada.

October 14, 2021

Take five minutes to shape McMaster’s Sustainability Plan

The first university-wide Sustainability Plan Survey is arriving in McMaster inboxes today.

October 13, 2021

Externs help hospitals with nurse shortage

McMaster nursing students are currently working as externs in Hamilton’s two hospital systems, helping with the hospital nursing shortage during the pandemic, while offering a pathway to full-time work after graduation.

October 13, 2021

McMaster student startups claim top prizes in The Forge Startup Survivor

Four student-founded startups working with the business incubator win $31,000 in cash awards to grow their innovative early-stage business ventures.  

October 12, 2021

From constellations to Classics

Pietropaolo joined the Classics department at McMaster as an assistant professor in 2018, and is now an associate professor. Last year, she celebrated the release of her first book, The Grotesque in Roman Love Elegy.

October 8, 2021

McMaster retains top-tier spot in Maclean’s university rankings

For the fourth consecutive year, McMaster ranks among the top Canadian schools with a broad range of research and doctoral programs.

October 8, 2021

Broadening perspectives on spiritual care and learning at McMaster 

The Spiritual Care and Learning Centre is a new initiative that stems from the Interfaith Working Group, part of the McMaster President's Advisory Committee for Building an Inclusive Community (PACBIC).

October 8, 2021

Sustainability Month at McMaster begins with a spark

The Student Sustainability Ambassador Program held its first in-person event of the year at ALTITUDE on October 1 to kick off Sustainability month at McMaster.