McMaster Archive

August 6, 2019

Searching for researchers

Interested in earning some money and contributing to a McMaster research project? Jesse Rowley and Kevin Kos have an app for you.

February 19, 2019

Student creates app that predicts snow days

Software Engineering and Management student Joe Crozier has created a flurry of apps, including one for snow day predictions.

October 12, 2018

Big Ideas: Two sides of the same coin

How a strong bond has helped two brothers, cellists and McMaster Engineering students find success.

August 28, 2018

A passion for creating positive change

Jenna Harris, an Incoming Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences program (iBioMed) student, earned a $70K scholarship for community leadership.

July 30, 2018

New Minor in Innovation gives students a head start on becoming successful entrepreneurs  

Beginning in September, a new Minor in Innovation will be available to all McMaster students. It’s designed to give students the tools they need to succeed in today’s fast-paced, innovation-driven marketplace.

June 29, 2018

Eight professors and alumni named to Order of Canada

Their appointments were announced Friday by Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada.

June 15, 2018

Meet this afternoon’s Faculty of Engineering valedictorian

What emoji best represents you? What is your definition of success? Meet Mitchell Kurnell, the afternoon valedictorian at the June 15 convocation for the Faculty of Engineering.

May 28, 2018

Indigenous STEM Conference offers a new world of possibilities

Over 200 Indigenous students from grades 4-8 participated in STEM workshops, received valuable career advice and experienced university life at the annual two-day conference.

May 14, 2018

McMaster Engineering celebrates ‘Big Ideas’ at 60th Anniversary Celebration

Over 350 faculty, staff, students and alumni, enjoyed an evening that celebrated the faculty’s major research awards, engineering innovations and achievements of the Top 150+ alumni recognized last year as part of Canada’s sesquicentennial.

April 13, 2018

FIRST Robotics Competition fuses STEM and teamwork

It sounded like a university basketball championship. But the roar that echoed throughout McMaster’s David Braley Athletic Centre actually came from hundreds of tech-loving high school students at this year's FIRST Robotics District Competition.

April 4, 2018

McMaster capstone projects solve a range of real-world problems

From automating gel manicures, to preventing the spread of diseases amongst drug users, to helping visually impaired people cross the street safely, this year’s capstone projects aim to solve a wide range of real-world problems.

March 22, 2018

Brewing sustainable water solutions

Aside from malted barley, yeast, and science, beer-making depends on water. Lots of it.

March 5, 2018

McMaster Energy Week: March 5-10

Canada's first student-led energy week, taking place at McMaster, will focus on empowering undergraduate students to take control of their energy future.

February 1, 2018

McMaster Engineering Strikes a Chord at UofTHacks

Two McMaster Engineering students and best friends win the Actions Google Challenge at the UofTHacks event with a new music teacher application.

January 30, 2018

Working Wisdom: Engineering alumni share valuable career advice

More than 300 engineering students attended the Backpack to Briefcase: Alumni & Student Networking Event on Jan. 24. Alumni from a range of industries lent their time to offer mentorship and guidance to students hungry for career advice.

January 26, 2018

University students to converge on McMaster for 24-hour hackathon for change

Hundreds of university students will be gathering at McMaster University for the third annual DeltaHacks hackathon for change on Jan. 27-28.

January 25, 2018

McMaster Engineering youth camps receive federal funding to teach underrepresented groups how to code

Actua, the national organization that represents Venture and LEAP camps at McMaster University’s Faculty of Engineering, was named the largest recipient of funding from the Government of Canada’s new CanCode program.

January 18, 2018

Big Ideas Contest: And the Winners are…

Six lucky engineering students are bridging their big ideas from McMaster Engineering to Silicon Valley as winners of the Big Ideas Contest.