McMaster Archive

October 26, 2020

Museum brings mural by Shellie Zhang to Hamilton for Supercrawl

The 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 women

Biologist 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 Pullen

Pullen, 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 system

Indigenous 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 Investment

McMaster 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 — virtually

Thanks 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 19

The 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 world

The 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 education

The 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.

October 15, 2020

Winter sport season cancelled for Marauders

The Ontario University Athletics has cancelled all sport programming and championships through March 31, 2021.

October 14, 2020

Confirmed COVID-19 case at McMaster: October 14

The university has been notified of a confirmed COVID-19 case involving a student employee.

October 14, 2020

Celebrating Open Access Week 2020

How can instructors create their own interactive content for online courses? How can using open platforms increase equity and inclusion in teaching? Where can instructors find high-quality, openly licensed educational materials? Learn about these topics and more during Open Access Week.

October 9, 2020

Maclean’s ranks McMaster one of Canada’s best universities

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

October 9, 2020

A different approach to the Thanksgiving break

COVID-19 update for October 9, 2020.

October 9, 2020

Watch: Ontario invests $1M in Mac to advance infectious disease research

Colleges and Universities Minister Ross Romano the province is investing $1 million to create a nationally accessible library of compounds that will advance McMaster researchers' work on preventing pandemics.

October 8, 2020

Confirmed COVID-19 case at McMaster: Oct. 8, 2020

The university has been notified of a confirmed COVID-19 case involving a student.

October 8, 2020

Province supports fairness in post-secondary funding

The Government of Ontario has introduced legislation to establish a province-wide level playing field for publicly funded universities that brings them in line with the rules already in place for colleges.

October 8, 2020

McMaster VP to co-lead Ontario university COVID-19 committee

Karen Mossman will co-chair a new Council of Ontario Universities group that will help to advise and assist the provincial government.

October 7, 2020

Museum launches curatorial mentorship program for BIPOC leadership

The McMaster Museum of Art has launched a curatorial mentorship program that pairs BIPOC creatives with a senior museum curator, the first of its kind in Canada.