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Complete scholars: Four exceptional faculty members named Distinguished University Professors

Professors Lehana Thabane, Megan Brickley, Parminder Raina and Hendrik Poinar will be formally recognized at Spring convocation ceremonies.

May 6, 2026

Health & Medicine

Analysis: To lead in global innovation, Canada must prioritize basic science

Useful science and ambitious science are points along the same continuum, write Shay Freger and Matthew Leonardi: Today’s basic research becomes tomorrow’s applied science.

May 6, 2026

Science & Technology

McMaster and industry partners awarded $7.5M to lead semiconductor research

The collaboration between McMaster researchers, TechInsights and Fibics Incorporated will leverage state-of-the-art instrumentation at the Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy for next-generation semiconductor R&D.

April 28, 2026

Leadership, Culture & Society

Do politicians keep their promises? This online tool keeps score

Researchers at McMaster's Digital Society Lab are part of the team behind Polimeter, an online tool that tracks how many promises elected officials keep — and break.

April 27, 2026

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Health & Medicine

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Awards & Honours

McMaster scientist Marek Smieja receives prestigious national award for infectious disease research

The John G. FitzGerald Award recognizes Smieja for advancing the diagnosis and epidemiology of respiratory and gastrointestinal infections, including those caused by SARS-CoV-2, influenza, rhinovirus, and C. difficile.

May 15, 2026

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Health & Medicine

Everyday air pollution linked to poorer brain function, study finds

New research suggests that fine particles from traffic, industry and wildfire smoke are linked to worse cognitive function.

May 14, 2026

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Health & Medicine

New McMaster-made drug candidate shows promise as a brain cancer treatment

The drug candidate can eliminate deadly and aggressive glioblastoma tumours, which typically resist standard treatments and often recur rapidly.

May 14, 2026

Canada & The World

Awards & Honours

Complete scholars: Four exceptional faculty members named Distinguished University Professors

Professors Lehana Thabane, Megan Brickley, Parminder Raina and Hendrik Poinar will be formally recognized at Spring convocation ceremonies.

May 6, 2026

The Strait of Hormuz on a bright sunny day, with ships in the distance.

Canada & the World

Strait of Hormuz blockade will cause months of instability, expert warns

Countries and companies are bracing for far-reaching and long-term economic effects long after the Strait of Hormuz reopens, Behrouz Bakhtiari says.

April 2, 2026

Students hold up protest signs, one reading 'F Your Fascism.'

Canada & the World

Analysis: The war on DEI reflects the quiet normalization of white nationalism — in the U.S. and beyond

The backlash against DEI initiatives casts diversity itself as a threat. Here’s why that’s so dangerous in an era of rising authoritarianism, writes expert Henry Giroux.

March 13, 2026

Energy & Sustainability

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Energy & Sustainability

McMaster expands Forest Nature Preserve and launches first-of-its-kind climate research station

The additional 14 acres of ecologically significant land includes the Carbon Sink Forest and the Urban Environmental Monitoring Station, which measures greenhouse gas.

April 29, 2026

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Energy & Sustainability

Rubber reborn: McMaster startup converts tire waste into sustainable solutions

Mike Brook’s Neopara Materials combines a novel ingredient with tire rubber to create new materials - like hockey pucks.

April 22, 2026

A person with a backpack walks through a large field. A forest is visible at the back of the field.

Energy & Sustainability

From forgotten potato farm to research and conservation forest preserve

Get to know the origin story of McMaster Forest Nature Preserve - a place for ecologically sensitive teaching, research and recreation.

April 15, 2026

Science & Technology

Experiential Learning

Moo-ving research: Student projects combine agriculture and AI

Capstone teams highlight the growing intersection of engineering and agriculture with projects improving cow health, welfare and dairy farm efficiency.

May 14, 2026

Awards & Honours

Ten McMaster researchers named Canada Research Chairs

Eight are newly named CRCs, and two have had their chairs renewed.

May 13, 2026

Tohid Didar wearing a lab coat, sitting in a lab, smiling.

Awards & Honours

Tohid Didar named Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering

The Engineering professor enters rare territory with the appointment, already being a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.

May 11, 2026

Leadership, Culture, & Society

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Leadership, Culture & Society

History PhD candidate receives fellowship to study Black Canadian telegraph workers

Nnamdi Nnake is on a side quest from his study of telegraphy in Nigeria to look at the contributions of Black telegraphists in Canada, including former Lieutenant Governor Lincoln Alexander.

May 6, 2026

A man in a suit smiles at something off-camera.

Leadership, Culture & Society

‘We bring the human in’

As the world of work is redefined by AI, communications professor Alex Sévigny is preaching the gospel of opportunity – and the necessity of change.

April 27, 2026

Graduating students wearing Kente stoles smile at the Black Graduation celebration 2023

Leadership, Culture & Society

Analysis: Why I celebrate Black graduation magic: An anti-racist perspective

Black graduation celebrations, which are complementary to academic convocations, remind students they are powerfully supported and offer a sense of empowerment and belonging, writes Clare Warner.

April 24, 2026

Business & The Economy

Awards & Honours

Ten McMaster researchers named Canada Research Chairs

Eight are newly named CRCs, and two have had their chairs renewed.

May 13, 2026

Illustration of a stylized human and a stylized robot running a race.

Business & Economy

How will AI impact the workforce? DeGroote experts weigh in

Researchers from the DeGroote School of Business share insights on the pros and cons of using AI in managerial decision-making, hiring and more.

April 28, 2026

A city street with traffic and pedestrians on a smoggy day.

Business & Economy

People spend more money on days with more air pollution, research shows

Consumers spend more money on discretionary 'hedonic' purchases — entertainment, leisure and small indulgences — when air pollution spikes, DeGroote Marketing professor Sanghwa Kim finds.

April 22, 2026