Watch: The Global Nexus and preventing the next pandemic

The Global Nexus for Pandemics and Biological Threats is a world leader in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and in preparing for the next.

November 24, 2020

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Infectious disease researcher Gerry Wright and virologist Karen Mossman explain how researchers at the Global Nexus for Pandemics and Biological Threats are coming up with complex solutions to complex problems, including responses to COVID-19, preventing another pandemic, and antimicrobial resistance.

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Canada & the World

Analysis: What Bad Bunny meant when he said ‘Canadá’ — and why we’re still talking about it

The moment highlights that Canada is not adjacent to the Americas — it is part of it, and Latin American and Latinx people are active participants in shaping the cultural, linguistic and political lives of this country, write Rodrigo Narro Pérez and Stacy Creech de Castro.

March 2, 2026

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McMaster’s search for a new Vice-President and Dean (Faculty of Health Sciences)

The next Vice-President and Dean will strengthen McMaster’s clinical and research networks, and advance our shared commitment to health equity and inclusive excellence.

October 20, 2025

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Bridging Understanding: McMaster students from areas of global crisis share their personal stories

In their own words, McMaster students who have experienced crisis, war or conflict share their experiences.

May 20, 2025