June 8, 2018 Using the power of big data to improve maternal health in Africa Tom Wanyama is the recipient of a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarship for Advanced Scholars, working as part of a partnership between McMaster and Uganda Christian University in Mukono, Uganda.
(Opens in new window) June 4, 2018 Brighter World Making water testing more affordable Global Water Futures is aimed at delivering risk management solutions—informed by leading-edge water science — to manage water futures in Canada and other cold regions where global warming is changing landscapes, ecosystems, and the water environment.
(Opens in new window) May 23, 2018 Brighter World McMaster researchers working to make roadside drug detection easier Two McMaster researchers have received a three-year research contract with Eye3 Concepts Inc. to help keep Ontario’s roads safe from impaired drivers.
May 11, 2018 Keeping Canada’s Manufacturing Sector Competitive Millions of dollars. Jobs. Entire industries. Tiny variations in industrial processes can mean the difference between a multi-million-dollar contract for a Canadian company and watching local jobs and opportunities vanish to overseas vendors.
May 8, 2018 Big Ideas: Attention to detail Professor Gianluigi Botton’s microscopy research shows that little things mean a lot.
May 8, 2018 McMaster Engineering celebrates ‘Big Ideas’ at 60th Anniversary Celebration The event honoured 60 years of engineering excellence and big ideas in areas such as diversity, entrepreneurship, education, research, and leadership.
(Opens in new window) May 4, 2018 Daily News McMaster-made satellite to be launched as part of Canadian Space Agency program A satellite designed and built by researchers at McMaster University has been chosen as one of 15 projects that will be launched into space as part of the Canadian CubeSat Project.
May 1, 2018 Chemical engineering professor receives prestigious NSERC fellowship A McMaster Engineering professor has been recognized with a prestigious award given to outstanding chemists and research leaders.
April 24, 2018 Big Ideas: Pump up the volume Clarinet in hand, electrical engineering PhD student Larissa Taylor is working on making music sound sweeter to people wearing hearing aids.
(Opens in new window) April 20, 2018 Brighter World Overcoming challenges in 3-D printing artificial tissue Professor Ravi Selvaganapathy and a team of McMaster researchers are developing a new way to use additive manufacturing to create artificial tissues.
April 18, 2018 Clean and safe access to water for health and wellbeing Sarah Dickson's research focuses on groundwater in the context of water security from a local perspective, particularly in rural, remote, and marginalized communities.
(Opens in new window) March 26, 2018 CHEMICAL & ENGINEERING NEWS McMaster prof featured at American Chemical Society national meeting Among the meeting’s highlights, Emily Cranston of McMaster presented her research on developing hybrid cellulose nanocrystal materials for emulsions, injectable hydrogels, and cross-linked aerogels.
