Earth Day at McMaster

On Earth Day and every day, McMaster students, researchers, staff and community members are working to build a more sustainable future, and a greener, healthier world.


 

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McMaster startup's 'magic' ingredient turns tire waste into sustainable solutions Learn More

Professor Emeritus Mike Brook’s Neopara Materials combines a novel ingredient with tire rubber to create a more sustainable replacement for silicone, epoxy and polyurethane.

'We’ve brought a dead marsh back to life' Learn More

Call it Paradise Restored: As part of the West Campus restoration, McMaster staff and students have revived a long-dead marsh that will trap sediment, absorb excess nutrients and break down pollutants that were draining into the creeks that flow into Cootes Paradise.

Full circle: Researchers turn food waste into energy, use the process water to grow food Learn More

Researchers from the faculties of Engineering and Science are teaming up to convert agricultural food waste into energy-dense solid fuel, then use the water left over from the process as an eco-friendly pesticide and fertilizer.

Origin Story: The McMaster Forest was once a potato farm Learn More

The McMaster Forest Nature Preserve is a place for ecologically sensitive teaching, research, conservation — not to mention it’s open to the public to enjoy the outdoors.

Touch grass: Come to the Earth Day fair! Learn More

This year’s fair features hands-on activities and interactive displays that bring sustainability to life, as well as a chance to win a pair of AirPods.

Research projects for planetary health awarded $320,000 in seed funding Learn More

The new grant supports two-year interdisciplinary projects focused on living labs, energy pathways, nuclear energy and medicine, and energy transition and electrification.

Bird observatory taking flight at McMaster Forest Nature Preserve Learn More

McMaster’s observatory will join a network across North America monitoring migratory birds.

Biology professor Graham Scott has a starring role in a nature documentary series Learn More

The evolutionary physiologist figures prominently in The Animal Within, a show that examines how animals have adapted over time and how humans can learn from their evolution.

Undergrad Arianna Santos is pioneering a new kind of nuclear research in Canada Learn More

Santos dreamed of working in nuclear one day. Now, she’s in it, with a summer research project that has the potential to change energy use in Canada some day.

People buy more small indulgences on days with air pollution Learn More

Smog alert or spending alert? People spend more money on discretionary, ‘hedonic’ treats — entertainment, leisure, small indulgences — when air pollution spikes, DeGroote Marketing professor Sanghwa Kim’s research shows.

Canada could affordably electrify every transit bus fleet in the country, study shows Learn More

Fully electric bus fleets across Canadian transit systems are not only affordable and possible, they would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 92 per cent, the study shows.

‘Take action and don’t wait for the world’ Learn More

Dave Cano brings technical expertise, community spirit and heartfelt purpose to his role as McMaster’s director of the Office of Sustainability in Facility Services.

StyleCycle students weave together fashion, sustainability and community care Learn More

The student-run non-profit directly supports local families in a sustainable way that has in turn fuelled Maryam Muayad and Maria Alex’s research interests.

Five big ideas about sustainable finance Learn More

Expert Rui Duan explores the dynamic interplay between environmental regulations, global capital flows and corporate environmental strategy.

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