McMaster University

Michael Kras
07 Nov 2024

McMaster University graduate’s lost class ring returned after 47 years

In a happy and almost stranger-than-fiction story, a 1965 graduate of Hamilton’s McMaster University recently received a completely unexpected surprise. According to a release from McMaster’...

Michael Kras
12 Apr 2024

Here’s how you can recycle or donate your eclipse glasses in Hamilton

After taking in the once-in-a-lifetime, total solar eclipse on Monday, many in Hamilton are left with a pair of eclipse glasses that have little use considering the next time the city will experience ...

Michael Kras
20 Feb 2024

McMaster University offers free glasses to view the solar eclipse in Hamilton

With a solar eclipse happening in early April, Hamilton’s McMaster University has purchased 600,000 pairs of ‘solar-safe’ glasses so residents can view the eclipse without harm. The total sola...

Valerie Scarisbrick
10 May 2023

Fusion Pharmaceuticals announces new manufacturing building in Hamilton

Hamilton is known for a lot of medical innovation with Hamilton Health Sciences being in the top 10 research hospitals in Canada and McMaster University being one of the top 50 schools globally for me...

Valerie Scarisbrick
21 Feb 2023

McMaster’s historically known artists make a return to Hamilton

A former group of McMaster University students known as “The Contemporaries” make a return to the place where they first sparked an interest in art. The University held the artist talk show ...

Michael Kras
30 Jan 2023

Someone set fire to a residence room at McMaster University

Someone set fire to an individual room in a residence building at Hamilton’s McMaster University over the weekend. Hamilton Police have arrested and charged a 20-year-old male after responding to ...

Michael Kras
12 Aug 2022

Hamilton’s McMaster University is opening a building in Toronto

McMaster University is expanding beyond Hamilton with plans of opening a new building in Toronto. Construction of an 8,000 square foot event space and collaborative learning facility will soon be unde...

Michael Kras
17 May 2022

McMaster University will lift its mask mandate as of June 1st

Hamilton’s McMaster University has made some adjustments to its on-campus COVID-19 policies, including the lifting of its mask mandate as of June 1st, 2022. A release from the university notes that ...

Michael Kras
21 Oct 2021

Almost all McMaster University students and staff are fully vaccinated

Go Mac Go! Nearly all staff members and students at McMaster University are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, exceeding the general Hamilton population’s vaccination rate. As of McMaster’s media ...

Craig Clark
04 May 2021

Ontario to continue with college and university tuition freeze

The Ontario government has decided to continue with the college and university tuition freeze for another year while people try to recover financially during the pandemic. While many people are stru...