McMaster Archive

January 29, 2021

Peer awards honour McMaster leaders

Six employees from McMaster’s management group (TMG) received awards at the virtual TMG Forum yesterday.

January 29, 2021

Confirmed COVID-19 case at McMaster: Jan. 29, 2021

The university has received notification of a confirmed COVID-19 case on campus involving a staff member. The staff member tested positive on Jan. 27, and . . .

January 29, 2021

Have an idea to make McMaster a healthier place? The McMaster Okanagan committee wants to hear about it

Creative McMaster-focused wellness projects can receive up to $5,000 in funding from the McMaster Okanagan Special Project Funding program.

January 28, 2021

Students supporting students

“If you could pass along a wellness tip to other students, what would it be?” The McMaster community has shared an overwhelming 144 wellness tips for students on Bell Let's Talk Day.

January 28, 2021

Mental health task force looking for feedback from McMaster community

The Okanagan Mental Health and Well-being Task Force is developing strategies to help the McMaster community address stress and anxiety caused by the pandemic and remote learning.

January 27, 2021

A reason to celebrate: many years of service at McMaster!

Congratulations to our employees who are celebrating 10 to 45 years with McMaster.

January 27, 2021

DeGroote students place third in MBA Games

DeGroote kicked off the 2021 competition season by virtually participating in the national MBA Games, which was hosted virtually by Laval University in late January.

January 26, 2021

Connection. Empowerment. Community

Started 13 years ago by McMaster student Leo Johnson, Empowerment Squared has supported more than 2,000 young people from marginalized communities in Hamilton. Now, they need more volunteers.

January 26, 2021

Vice-president, Administration to retire

Roger Couldrey, who has been McMaster’s vice-president, Administration since 2009, has decided that as of July 1, 2021 he will be retiring from his current role at the university.

January 26, 2021

This alumnus really knows how to brunch

Matt Basile (’07) shares his story over a virtual brunch on Sunday, January 31 at 11:00 EST.

January 25, 2021

Confirmed COVID-19 case at McMaster: Jan. 25, 2021

The university has received notification of a confirmed COVID-19 case on campus involving a staff member. The staff member tested positive on Jan. 24, and . . .

January 22, 2021

Creating community in a pandemic

Thanks to funding from McMaster Okanagan, Facility Services, the MSU and EcoCanada, McMaster’s Student Sustainability Ambassador Program is an important connection in a virtual world.

January 21, 2021

Two confirmed COVID-19 cases on campus: Jan. 21, 2021

One involves a student who was last on campus on Jan. 19, in Arthur Bourns Building. The other involves an international student who had already been quarantining in residence after arriving early in January.

January 21, 2021

A Spark ignites at McMaster

The Centre for Research in Empirical Social Sciences (CRESS) has a new name: Effective Jan. 25, 2021, the Faculty of Social Sciences centre will be Spark: a centre for social research innovation (Spark).

January 21, 2021

Three days of events from the comfort of home

The McMaster Alumni Association and the McMaster Student’s Union have teamed up and pulled together a free and fun line-up of events to help students reconnect with the university community -- virtually.

January 21, 2021

Lots of assembly required

The Cellular and Molecular Biology course team have been busy mailing out lab kits to more than 1,700 students to conduct three experiments, including online virtual simulations and perform data analysis.

January 20, 2021

Student submissions wanted for U21 RISE competition

Calling all students or recent graduates! If you are an individual or team working on a volunteer, social enterprise or environmental project then the U21 RISE competition is for you.

January 20, 2021

McMaster University to make residence rooms available for front-line healthcare workers fighting COVID-19

The university is making private accommodations in residence available for single-person stays between three and 14 days. The program launches Jan. 20.

January 19, 2021

Confirmed COVID-19 case on campus: Jan. 19, 2021

The university has received notification of a confirmed COVID-19 case on campus involving a student, who was last on campus in the Health Sciences Centre on Jan. 14.

January 19, 2021

University Technology Services introduces new organizational structure

The changes align with McMaster’s IT Strategic Vision to “provide a seamless foundation of core and transformative information technologies and services.”