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Analysis: Rapidly thawing permafrost is acidifying streams across North America

Given the scale and speed of stream acidification, and the immediate risk to water and food security, it’s essential to work closely with local communities to identify research priorities, write Elliot Skierszkan and Andras Szeitz.
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McMaster hosts international meeting of the minds on sustainable policy leadership

The U21 School for Sustainable Policy Leadership brought international postgraduate students from diverse academic backgrounds to McMaster for an immersive experience focused on sustainability, leadership and policy innovation.
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Engineering resilience: Expert Ramla Qureshi on mitigating the impact of wildfires 

As the threat of wildfire becomes increasingly more frequent for Canadians, the civil engineering professor is diving deep into the role of an engineer in times of crisis.
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Engineering postdoc wins prestigious award for nanoscale materials research 

Mehdi Mosayebi uses advanced microscopy to see the atomic structure and identify potential weakness in hydroelectric turbines.  
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The alchemy of wastewater: Turning harmful pollutants into one of the world’s most important chemicals 

Engineering postdoc Navid Noor has discovered a way to convert wastewater nitrates to ammonia, one of the world’s most important chemical compounds.
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Special air quality statement: July 15, 2026

Environment Canada has issued a Special Air Quality Statement due to wildfire smoke in parts of Ontario, including the Hamilton area.
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Experiential learning fund powers Engineering students’ global impact  

From hackathons to spaceflight experiments, McMaster Engineering students are applying their skills in real-world settings around the globe.
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New School of Integrated Social Sciences to be hub for interdisciplinary collaboration

Bringing together and strengthening programs in Globalization, Social Psychology and Public Policy, the new school in the Faculty of Social Sciences will create opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration.
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Analysis: Earth’s deep memory is thawing with the Arctic permafrost, degrading records of our ancient world

Permafrost contains an exceptional molecular archive of ancient life, but rapid warming is destroying this treasure trove of information before we can study it, experts write.
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Shreya Jha: Pediatric resident by day, playwright by night

Jha's latest production, premiering at the Hamilton Fringe Festival, reflects her twin passions — caring for children and telling their stories — and how the two work in tandem.
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Mighty mouse: How a tiny creature survives in one of Earth’s harshest environments

The Andean leaf-eared mouse lives more than a kilometre higher than the altitude of the highest human settlements, in an extreme environment that is often compared to conditions on Mars.
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DeGroote student’s 85-year-old grandmother joins allyship panel

‘I'm here to learn,’ Matt Retera-Robinson's grandmother, Katharine, told a conference for 2SLGBTQIA+ professionals.