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Recent cannabis use may slow memory

Recent cannabis users may be more likely to experience memory problems or difficulties with cognitive function than those who don't use the drug, says a study led by McMaster University researcher James MacKillop.

Listen Up

McMaster's LIVELab worked with the Hamilton Philharmonic to create a better listening experience for audience members with hearing aids.
A woman in a hijab stands in front of the United Nations

Why we need more Greta Thunbergs to achieve UN goals

Sarah Walji, a recent graduate of McMaster's MSc Global Health program, says we need more voices like Nobel Peace Prize nominee Greta Thunberg's if we hope to achieve the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Collaborating to save a rare — and smelly — plant

McMaster and the Toronto Zoo are working together to help pollinate -- and preserve -- the Amorphophallus titanum, better known as the corpse flower.
A man stands with a red umbrella under Edwards Arch at McMaster University

Engineering Fresh Faces: Drew Higgins

In this Fresh Faces spotlight, assistant professor Drew Higgins talks about his love of the wilderness, his idea of perfect happiness and the connection between chemical engineering and hockey.
Author Ta-Nehisi Coates and actor Danny Glover sit side by side at a at a table to testify during a hearing before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Capitol Hill on June 19, 2019.

What Canada and South Africa can teach the U.S. about slavery reparations

While U.S. slavery differs from apartheid or the residential school system, there are important parallels to both. And it's important to begin official and everyday conversations about these issues.

Partnership created to uncover reasons for frailty in aging populations

Three national research groups and a leading biotechnology company are teaming together to discover the frailty biomarkers that may shed light on why some people become frail, how to determine the severity of frailty and what can be done to help avoid the condition.
A woman stands in a meeting rooms next to a plaque that reads

Why cultural safety is critical to the health of First Nations

Erin Slade is following her passion to tackle poor health outcomes among First Nations in her home province of British Columbia.

Engineering Fresh Faces: Zahra K. Motamed

Fresh Faces is a series highlighting more than 40 engineering faculty members, all hired in the last five years, who are doing interesting and innovative things in the lab and the classroom.
Engineering Professor Ali Emadi is working on something mechanical on a tabletop.

Engineering and electrifying the next generation of cars

Ali Emadi's research focuses on pioneering sustainable energy-efficient solutions from advanced power electronic converters and electric motor drives to electric, hybrid electric and plug-in hybrid electric.
In the 1930s, 40s and 50s, pulp fiction paperbacks became a pop-culture phenomenon. Now, a collection of more than 900 novels recently donated to McMaster University Library is offering insight into the colourful and often racy genre that brought popular reading to the masses.

New collection sheds light on the golden age of pulp fiction

In the 1930s, 40s and 50s, pulp fiction paperbacks became a pop-culture phenomenon. Now, a collection of more than 900 novels recently donated to McMaster University Library is offering insight into the colourful and often racy genre that brought popular reading to the masses.