Experiential Learning

Waverly Chan standing on a bridge in London with a tower behind her, in the daylight.

A summer to remember: Finding courage through study abroad

Fourth-year student Waverly Chan learned that even a one-month study abroad program can open up a world of possibilities.

October 29, 2025

Experiential Learning

Health sciences undergrad makes a home for himself, and his Latin American ancestry, at Mac

From co-founding a Latinx student group to conducting wet lab research in celiac disease, Gonzalo Dejo Mau is carving out space for identity, advocacy, and academic excellence.

October 23, 2025

The 2025 Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences (BBS) Summer Scholars Program graduating class, with Program Chair Caitlin Mullarkey (left) and BBS Chair Brian Coombes (right).

Experiential Learning

Breaking barriers in biomedical science: McMaster’s diversity-in-STEM program celebrates a new cohort of graduates

Now in its fourth year, the program offers fully funded research opportunities to small cohorts of Ontario-based undergraduates who identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or 2SLGBTQIA+.

October 16, 2025

Two people stand in front of a poster for McMaster Civil Engineering.

Experiential Learning

New gift from JNE Consulting to provide hands-on experiences for civil engineering students

The JNE Experiential Learning Fund will provide students with real-world learning opportunities for the next four years.

October 10, 2025

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Entrepreneurship

Food, identity, sovereignty and health: Kendal Garlow connects the dots

The Indigenous Studies MA student is launching a business to support Indigenous communities, and the idea came from her research on Haudenosaunee food and identity.

October 8, 2025

A woman opens a heavy, industrial red door.

Experiential Learning

A hands-on experience in nuclear education, research and industry

Drawn to McMaster by the unique opportunity to learn about nuclear science, engineering student Willow Paraskevas has now worked on projects across research and industry.

October 1, 2025

David Landry stands in front of Queen's Park.

Experiential Learning

From McMaster to a front-row seat at Queen’s Park

Artsci grad David Landry will be immersed in the workings of the provincial legislature through the Ontario Legislature Internship Programme.

October 1, 2025

A woman in a blazer stands outside large stone buildings in the city.

Experiential Learning

From Artsci to Bay Street

Rachel Lewars' interest in law was sparked in the Arts & Science program. She spent her summer interning with a major Toronto law firm.

September 12, 2025

Experiential Learning

Student takes full advantage of studying at Canada’s nuclear university

Fourth-year Integrated Science student Michal Houpt has gotten hands-on learning experiences, from touring the nuclear reactor to spending her summer working on a nuclear-related research project.

September 11, 2025

A group of people in hi-vis vests stands at a green lookout point.

Experiential Learning

‘You can’t get more experiential than field camp’

In Northern Ontario, dozens of McMaster students got a hands-on introduction to the field equipment and methodologies used by earth and environmental scientists.

September 8, 2025

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Experiential Learning

Democracy in action: CIVDEM students explore Indigenous representation through experiential learning

Through a hands-on civic democracy course, McMaster students partnered with a grassroots Indigenous organization to explore representation in municipal politics.

September 5, 2025

Five people in blue jumpsuits stand in a lab. Four of them are pointing to the woman on the far left, who is smiling and giving a thumbs-up.

Experiential Learning

A unique, hands-on experience for a new generation of nuclear experts

'The learning was non-stop' for 12 undergraduate students who spent the summer as Canadian Nuclear Laboratories research assistants.

September 2, 2025

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