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September 13, 2024

McMaster researchers awarded $5.2M in federal funding

The grants through SSHRC and the Canadian Foundation for Innovation will support 37 research projects led by established and emerging researchers at McMaster. ...

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A tight shot of Kristina Llewellyn's face as she looks directly at the camera. Behind her is a rocky landscape that is out of focus.

September 13, 2024

Wilson College welcomes historian Kristina Llewellyn as affiliated faculty member

Kristina Llewellyn’s work focuses on studying historical harms to shape meaningful principles of restorative justice and offer paths for redress and ultimately, a more just future. ...

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September 11, 2024

Analysis: How the United Nations’ Pact for the Future could help heal a fractured world

The Pact for the Future will guide international action to resolve current crises and shift focus to the future, including efforts toward peace-building, conflict resolution and the protection of human rights, writes Bonny Ibhawoh....

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August 28, 2024

Meet Anna Chatterton, the 2024-25 Mabel Pugh Taylor Writer in Residence

The Hamilton playwright, librettist and performer will mentor and support writers from the community through workshops and one-on-one consultations. ...

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August 23, 2024

Welcome Week 2024

We can’t wait to welcome you to campus and we’re looking forward to making Welcome Week 2024 a great experience for everyone! A full week of events is coming up and we want you to make the most of it. Here are some things you might want to look at!   Welcome Week events and … Continued

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August 15, 2024

You don’t need 20/20 vision to be a visionary 

Fourth year communication studies and media arts student Joshua Ang created and hosts a new show about tabletop games, growing up and living with a disability. ...

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Kelly Wolf looking sideways at the camera, with the wind blowing her hair straight up behind her, against a backdrop of waves in the sea or a lake.

August 1, 2024

From Timbits to onion skins: Kelly Wolf’s many stages of summer

Summer is a busy time for the theatre designer, arts educator and School of the Arts instructor. And every project she works on enhances her teaching....

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July 30, 2024

Meet the McMaster community members at the Paris 2024 Olympics

These McMaster students, graduates, faculty and coaches are among the thousands of athletes and staff gathering in France for the Paris 2024 Olympic games. ...

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Matthew Miller and Chandrima Chakraborty sitting in chairs, chatting.

July 26, 2024

‘We are only safe if everyone is safe’: The Nexus of health and humanities

Life-saving health innovations only work if communities accept them. Matthew Miller from Health Sciences and Chandrima Chakraborty from Humanities are working together to develop novel health solutions while building trust at the community level....

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Daniel Schmidtke smiling at the camera while standing beside two signs that read, 'ARiEAL Research Centre' and 'MELD Office.'

July 24, 2024

McMaster’s English Language Development program finds reading speed growth is a predictor of academic success

The reading growth of students was assessed before and after their participation in the program, with researchers using eye-tracking technology and various language assessments.   ...

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