McMaster Archive

September 18, 2019

The Renaissance Award: A summer on sustainable farms

Megan Watson and Avery McNair spent their summer travelling across Canada learning first-hand about small-scale regenerative farming, all thanks to the McMaster Renaissance Award.

July 31, 2019

The story behind your favourite tree on campus

Students in the Arts & Science Program’s Trees Inquiry course have created an interactive website about the wealth and diversity of trees on campus.

April 8, 2019

McMaster students help people with Parkinson’s build a community through choral singing

The Hamilton Parkinson's Chorus gives people with Parkinson's the chance to experience the therapeutic power of singing.

January 14, 2019

Teaching outside the box (and classroom) to explore the “livable city”

Technology & Society III takes students out of the classroom and into the city to explore how technology can enhance or detract from a city's livability.

November 15, 2018

Urban Placemaking takes students outside the classroom and into the community

Unique module offered by Arts & Science and Integrated Science lets students examine urban issues by exploring Hamilton and Toronto.

November 1, 2018

Arts and Science alumna wins Governor General’s literary award

Arts Sci grad Sarah Henstra wins GG award for her novel The Red Word

August 9, 2018

Exploring how to be Indigenous allies through art, thanks to a Renaissance Award

For the past four months, Alexia Olaizola and Emily Siskos have crossed Canada from east to west and back again, exploring how Indigenous visual art is being used as a form of cultural reclamation and resistance.

July 19, 2018

McMaster grads take to the stage at the 2018 Hamilton Fringe Festival

More than 50 productions - some including a handful of McMaster grads - will be offering up musicals, dance, comedies, magic shows, dramas, and family entertainment.