Leadership, Culture & Society

Analysis: Behind women’s success is a sisterhood that sustains it

Female friendships are social and psychological infrastructure that shape health, resilience and achievement, writes Maha Khawaja.

March 5, 2026

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Leadership, Culture & Society

Analysis: Why people are turning to AI first for relationship advice — and why they shouldn’t

The speed and structure of AI relationship advice often consolidates one narrative and trains us for unrealistic expectations, shaping how we interpret conflict and intimacy, writes expert Maha Khawaja.

February 25, 2026

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Leadership, Culture & Society

Unfollow your ex: McMaster study reveals how social media stalls breakup recovery

Science confirms: Limiting how much you see of an ex on social media can help you get over them and move on with your life.

February 13, 2026

Leadership, Culture & Society

Analysis: The seductive simplicity — and danger — of pop psychology’s ‘love languages’

‘Love languages’ are a popular but misleading framework that oversimplify how relationships work and can even obscure the real conditions that sustain intimacy, writes expert Maha Khawaja.

February 10, 2026

Illustration showing the torso of a person in a shirt and tie, holding a cellphone, with a graphic overlaid showing a text prompt to generate an AI image.

Leadership, Culture & Society

AI-generated nude deepfakes are part of a larger system of gender-based digital harms, expert warns

Easily created deepfakes using tools like Grok are the latest in a long line of digital harms targeting women and gender-diverse people, Alexis-Carlota Cochrane explains.

January 30, 2026

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Leadership, Culture & Society

Analysis: What Canada’s public sector voting divide could mean for future elections

New research suggests the government’s intention to reduce the size of the federal public service could very likely drive some Liberal voters back to the NDP in the next federal election, writes expert Peter Graefe.

December 16, 2025

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Leadership, Culture & Society

How AI is rewiring sports betting

Sash Vaid and Audrey Zhu from the DeGroote School of Business explain how technology and artificial intelligence are changing the rules of gambling, and how regulators — and gamblers — can mitigate the risks.

November 28, 2025

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Impact & Service

Call for participants for study to improve accessibility in heritage buildings

McMaster students, staff, faculty, and members of the public who self-identify as a person with a disability can participate in the study by sharing their experiences navigating Hamilton Hall and University Hall.

November 27, 2025

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Leadership, Culture & Society

Researchers discover why doctors who are women, racialized or immigrants face a pay gap

Patients form expectations based on their own identity as well as that of the doctor, and doctors often adjust their behaviour accordingly and take more time with them, leading to a loss of income.

November 18, 2025

Leadership, Culture & Society

Meet the first graduate of the Master of Indigenous Studies program

Kelsy Chan reflects on her master’s experience, her research on the Haida Nation’s Rising Tide Agreement, and the powerful community in the Indigenous Studies Department.

November 17, 2025

Impact & Service

McMaster and Woodland Cultural Centre work together to uncover clues about ancient Indigenous diets

The year-long project is finding new stories in the Centre's archaeological collection.

November 17, 2025

Leadership, Culture & Society

Analysis: New global research shows eye movements reveal how native languages shape reading

The language you learn as a child becomes the lens through which you understand the world. A team of researchers from over 30 countries has found it also affects how you read in your second language, write experts Victor Kuperman and Nadia Lana.

November 10, 2025

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