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December 3, 2019
Diana Sherifali appointed inaugural Heather M. Arthur chair in inter-professional health researchDiana Sherifali, a clinician scientist of the School of Nursing, has been named the inaugural Heather M. Arthur Population Health Research Institute/Hamilton Health Sciences Chair in Inter-Professional Health Research at McMaster University.
November 28, 2019
McMaster joins in development of Hamilton Health TeamMcMaster's Department of Family Medicine is helping provide leadership for the Hamilton Ontario Health Team, which was announced by Deputy Premier and Minister of Health Christine Elliott this week.
November 27, 2019
McMaster medical student will be Rhodes ScholarFirst-year medical student Nina Acharya was with a group of childhood friends at her Hamilton home when she received the phone call from the Rhodes Trust informing her of her selection.
November 20, 2019
McMaster to recognize two honorary degree recipients at fall convocationA global leader in postsecondary education and a former director of McMaster’s School of Rehabilitation Science will be honoured at Thursday’s convocation ceremonies.
November 19, 2019
Fourteen McMaster researchers included on 2019 list of highly cited researchersThe list, compiled by Clarivate Analytics, recognizes science and social science researchers whose papers rank in the top one per cent of citations for field and year in Web of Science, a citation index.
November 7, 2019
New collaborative workspaces coming to Health Sciences LibraryThe new area on the library’s first floor will incorporate collaborative workspaces to be used in building a culture of health entrepreneurship at McMaster.
October 25, 2019
Teaching is a partnership, not a power positionSue Baptiste, a professor emerita in the School of Rehabilitation Science, has won an OCUFA Teaching and Librarianship Award.
October 23, 2019
A $2 million gift for FirestoneFor 40 years, the Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health has been a world leader in the treatment and understanding of lung diseases. Now, a $2 million investment from the Boris family will ensure this legacy continues.
October 21, 2019
#MacMed50: Meet the Class of 2021The 50th class of undergraduate medical students of McMaster University’s Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine is the Class of 2021. Three medical students of the 206-person class share their stories, motivations and their hopes.
October 11, 2019
Fostering the ties in our communityMcMaster University's medical school campuses in Hamilton, Niagara and Waterloo are woven into the fabric of their communities.
October 7, 2019
McMaster celebrating golden anniversary of medical schoolFrom symposiums on the continuing development of problem-based learning and the latest in health research to campus tours and a gala party, McMaster is set to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine.
September 16, 2019
Physician assistant students begin a traditionTwenty-five new physician assistant (PA) students were welcomed into the profession on September 13 at McMaster’s first stethoscope ceremony.
September 10, 2019
Two McMaster professors named to the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and ScientistsChandrima Chakraborty (Faculty of Humanities) and James MacKillop (Faculty of Health Sciences) have been recognized for their multidisciplinary work and intellectual leadership.
July 17, 2019
Indigenous Students Health Sciences team celebrates a decade of successThe ISHS office, part of the Faculty of Health Sciences, works towards systemic change that better reflects the priorities of Indigenous learners and communities in health sciences.
July 15, 2019
Researchers at Mac explore the intersection of tech and aging at day-long showcaseThe McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA) is partnering with the Faculties of Engineering, Health Sciences and Science for a full day of exploring new research and smart technologies that can change the future of aging.
July 11, 2019
Tobias Berg named Boris Family Chair in translational blood stem cell researchTobias Berg has been appointed the inaugural Boris Family Chair in Leukemia and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Translational Research for the Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University.
July 10, 2019
McMaster clinical medicine and civil engineering ranked 29th worldwideSeveral other subjects in health sciences, engineering and science ranked among the top 100 in the 2019 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects.
July 3, 2019
Global Health Office’s International Interdisciplinary Summer Institute supports experiential learningMcMaster University’s Global Health Office is currently hosting delegations from Thailand and Norway for this year’s International Interdisciplinary Summer Institute.
June 19, 2019
School of Rehabilitation Science, CanChild celebrate 30th anniversariesMcMaster’s School of Rehabilitation Science and the CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research are both celebrating their 30th anniversaries this year.
May 30, 2019
Retired professor ensures her legacy with a gift of life insuranceIt all began with a plane ticket and the kindness of a stranger. Basanti Majumdar '87, professor emerita in Mac’s School of Nursing and Faculty of Social Sciences, is paying it forward to support student travel bursaries for generations to come.