January 21, 2021
A Spark ignites at McMasterThe 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 homeThe 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 requiredThe 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 competitionCalling 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-19The 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, 2021The 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 structureThe changes align with McMaster’s IT Strategic Vision to “provide a seamless foundation of core and transformative information technologies and services.”
January 18, 2021
McMaster Engineering launches Fellowships with partnering universities to increase diversity in engineering and technologyThe Faculty of Engineering at McMaster University has partnered with five other Ontario universities to release new fellowships to expand the pathways for Indigenous and Black students pursuing doctoral degrees in engineering.
January 18, 2021
Rethinking business educationBMO’s $2.5M gift to McMaster’s DeGroote School of Business fosters new opportunities for students to engage in innovation and collaboration.
January 17, 2021
Confirmed COVID-19 case at McMaster: January 17The international student, who tested positive on Jan. 15, had already been quarantining in residence in accordance with government guidelines after arriving early in January.
January 15, 2021
COVID-19 Update: Stay at Home, stay the courseSince our university is already working and learning remotely, with very few people on campus, the impact of the province’s stay-at-home order is minimal: Stay the course.
January 15, 2021
McMaster Student Affairs appoints senior advisor for equity, inclusion and anti-racismClare Warner is an anti-racism educator, activist and researcher with two decades working in the field.
January 14, 2021
New dean appointed for DeGroote School of BusinessKhaled Hassanein is currently the associate dean of graduate studies and research for the School of Business, as well as director of the McMaster Digital Transformation Research Centre.
January 14, 2021
Office of Community Engagement targets 500 community-campus partnerships by 2025 with new planThe 2020 Impact Report celebrates how McMaster and the university’s community partners are working together for an inclusive and sustainable greater Hamilton.
January 13, 2021
New scholarship launched to support Black engineering studentsThe McMaster chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers has launched a new scholarship that will be awarded annually to Canadian Black students entering Mac's Faculty of Engineering.
January 13, 2021
Building community: Two upcoming virtual talks with university leadershipHow do you build and maintain a sense of community while everyone is working remotely? Two upcoming virtual events with McMaster leaders will help answer that question.
January 12, 2021
COVID-19 update as Ontario government declares a State of EmergencyThe Ontario government has declared a State of Emergency effective immediately and a Stay at Home order comes into effect at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, Jan. . . .
January 12, 2021
Two confirmed COVID-19 cases at McMaster: January 12, 2021The university has received notification of two unrelated confirmed COVID-19 cases on campus.
January 12, 2021
“It’s a win-win situation”A new career apprenticeship program in the Faculty of Humanities provides grads with paid work experience and Hamilton employers with up-and-coming talent.
January 12, 2021
There’s a (virtual) background for that!Your Zoom background just got more fun now that there are additional McMaster branded options to choose from.