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November 4, 2020
Chancellor Santee Smith featured on episode of CBC Arts: ExhibitionistsSmith reflects on her identity as an artist, and performs an excerpt of her very first original choreographed work on her family land.
November 3, 2020
New student podcast talks about UN development goals and making positive changeThe new student-led podcast series, The Global Health Collective -- With a Local Edge, officially launches November 4.
November 2, 2020
“I felt I had a real calling”New provost Susan Tighe shares her thoughts on why she moved into administration, the future of McMaster and what it’s been like to start a new job in the middle of a pandemic.
November 2, 2020
Charles and Margaret Juravinski invest (again!) in transformational health research in their hometownMargaret and Charles, who turned 91 on Nov. 1, have invested $3 million to support health research through the Juravinski Research Institute, a partnership between Hamilton Health Sciences, McMaster University and St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton.
October 30, 2020
Four McMaster profs honoured with provincial awards of excellenceNew awards recognize work done on campus and in the community during COVID-19.
October 29, 2020
Confirmed COVID-19 case at McMaster: October 29The individual, an employee with an external company, tested positive on Oct. 28 and has now notified the university. The individual was last on campus on Oct. 26, and prior to that, Oct. 22, in the Nuclear Research Building.
October 28, 2020
McMaster Global 2020 explores how higher education can address the UN’s Sustainable Development GoalsThe annual showcase – held virtually this year – will include a panel discussion on higher education and the SDGs with partners from around the world.
October 27, 2020
“The conversation and action that needs to happen now depends on our ability to rebuild trust.” President’s letter on anti-Black racism review within Athletics and RecreationThe Systemic Review of the Black Student-Athlete Experience and the McMaster Athletics Climate has now been completed.
October 27, 2020
If there was one thing about our university, or our campus that you could change, what would it be?One of the things that drives all our work at McMaster is that we always want to do better. So please tell us — what’s the one thing about our university, or our campus, that you’d change?
October 26, 2020
Remembering David BraleyPhilanthropist, businessman, sports franchise owner, art lover and Hamilton champion David Braley, 79, died today in Burlington.
October 26, 2020
Museum brings mural by Shellie Zhang to Hamilton for SupercrawlThe mural, called To What Do We Owe This Honour? creates a connection between the intimate setting of one’s home and the shared realm of public space.
October 23, 2020
President’s Award recognizes dream team tackling breast cancer in racialized womenBiologist Juliet Daniel and the Olive Branch of Hope, a breast cancer support organization, are the co-recipients of the President’s Award for Community-Engaged Research for their work to create awareness of triple negative breast cancer among women of African ancestry.
October 22, 2020
Award for ethical practices in public relations named for McMaster graduate and instructor, Heather PullenPullen, who passed away on September 15, 2020, graduated in the first cohort of McMaster's Master of Communications Management program.
October 22, 2020
President’s statement on anti-Indigenous racism within the health-care systemIndigenous colleagues in McMaster’s Faculty of Health Sciences have taken a lead role in establishing Hamilton’s Indigenous Health Practitioners Task Force to mobilize for action in the aftermath of Joyce Echaquan’s death.
October 21, 2020
McMaster signs the United Nation’s Principles for Responsible InvestmentMcMaster commits to addressing climate change by becoming a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment and setting ambitious new carbon reduction targets for investments.
October 20, 2020
Video series brings a professional chef home — virtuallyThanks to support from the McMaster Okanagan Special Project Funding, McMaster employees can now tune into McMaster Class, a series of six online cooking classes, to learn the finer points of fine cooking from McMaster’s very own executive chef, Paul Hoag.
October 19, 2020
Confirmed COVID-19 case at McMaster: October 19The university has received notification of a confirmed COVID-19 case involving a student.
October 19, 2020
What is the most impactful thing McMaster could do to help create a brighter future for our city and region?McMaster is deeply embedded in the life of our city and invested in its success. We’d like you to tell us: How can we support and create a better future for our city and our region?
October 16, 2020
New French curriculum makes it easier for students to work around the worldThe new curriculum is based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CERF), a set of international standards adopted by the European Union.
October 16, 2020
After your undergrad, what’s next? Everything you need to know about further educationThe Student Success Centre is organizing an online Further Education Fair, panels and webinars through October to support students as they consider further education and navigate new application and experience pathways because of the pandemic.