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November 8, 2019
Kronos Quartet to play sold-out concert at McMasterThe Socrates Project Kronos Quartet will be performing their multi-disciplinary masterpiece, Sun Rings, featuring sounds and images from NASA.
September 16, 2019
Special events mark 150th anniversary of Gandhi’s birthOrganizers of Hamilton’s annual celebrations of Gandhi are planning an extra-special series of events this year as the world marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mohandas Gandhi.
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 19, 2019
Katherine Dunbabin, professor emerita, elected as fellow of the British AcademyAn archeologist who specializes in Roman art, Dunbabin published her first book, The Mosaics of Roman North Africa, in 1978 -- a time when there was little research into Roman art in English.
June 10, 2019
Mac’s first cohort of My OWN McMaster students graduate todayProgram allows continuing education students to gain professional credentials and an undergraduate history degree – completely online.
June 10, 2019
Thomas Beckett: environmentalist and community advocateAccording to the Hamilton Spectator in 1973, “The name Thomas Beckett is synonymous with conservation…” Today, the retired Superior Court of Ontario justice receives an honorary degree.
June 7, 2019
“There are particular voices that are historically and artistically important in popular music”A communications and multimedia prof explores the legacy of Radiohead in his new book.
May 17, 2019
McMaster’s Master of Communications Management program graduates 100th studentThe part-time graduate program has offered a unique blend of business, communications and leadership education since 2007.
May 1, 2019
MELD Community Access Award provides ESL opportunities for Hamilton residentsAward will help up to 10 Hamilton residents access McMaster's innovative ESL diploma program.
April 11, 2019
Indigenous studies and history professor wins 2019 Canada PrizeAllan Downey’s book, The Creator’s Game, examines Indigenous sovereignty through the lens of lacrosse.
April 5, 2019
McMaster choirs present year-end concertThe McMaster University Choir and the McMaster Women's Choir join forces with the Grand Philharmonic Youth Choir to present "Life and Love," a concert featuring music from several cultures, periods and genres.
February 15, 2019
Education researchers to honour Henry Giroux with prestigious fellowshipThe American Educational Research Association has named McMaster cultural critic Henry Giroux one of 10 prominent scholars to be honored as 2019 AERA Fellows.
December 19, 2018
Mahatma Gandhi Lectures on Non-Violence reaches fundraising targetLecture series initiated 25 years ago raises $100,000 in community donations in one year.
November 21, 2018
How to become an “eTextbook rockstar”Catherine Anderson of the department of Linguistics and Languages has created the first free, online open-access introductory linguistics textbook.
November 2, 2018
Exploring the fine, fragile line between democracy and dictatorshipDemos Kratos, a new play by Marilo Nuñez, is this year’s Fall Major Production.
October 30, 2018
“Everybody’s got a story”Meet fiction writer, poet and playwright Kate Cayley, McMaster's writer-in-residence.
October 3, 2018
Shane Neilson, McMaster PhD candidate, awarded 2018 SSHRC Impact AwardA McMaster PhD candidate in the department of English and Cultural studies has won a 2018 Impact Award from the Government of Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.
October 2, 2018
Kate Cayley named 2018-2019 Mabel Pugh Taylor Writer-in-ResidenceProgram co-sponsored by McMaster’s Department of English and Cultural Studies and the Hamilton Public Library
October 1, 2018
McMaster introduces new services for ESL studentsMODEL program offers free workshops and one-on-one support for undergraduate and graduate ESL students.
July 25, 2018
Magic realism meets pop culture in CFMU program director’s debut novelJamie Tennant, class of ’92, adds to a three-decade career of arts writing with a debut novel and a Hamilton Arts Award