Science welcomes latest Schulich scholarship winners
Burlington’s Jessica Loiseau and Baden, Ontario’s Erika Kropf will be joining the Faculty of Science as Schulich Leaders in the fall. The Schulich Leader scholarship program supports high-performing...
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New labs bring research opportunities for students
With the recent opening of the ALLURE (Applied Learning Lab for Undergraduate Research Excellence) and Cell Biology Labs, undergraduate students will see expanding opportunities to conduct research....
View ArticleFaculty congratulates latest Royal Society member
Laurel Trainor, Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, and Director of the McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind (MIMM), will become the Faculty’s newest member of the Royal Society of Canada...
View ArticleNew 'one stop-shop' to help Science students MAP their academic futures
Fall Preview sees the official launch of the McMaster Academic Planner (MAP), a new online tool aimed at transforming the way students plan their undergraduate Science education from application to...
View ArticleFaculty welcomes the inaugural Director of the new School for...
The Faculty of Science and the Dean of Science welcome Dr. Maureen MacDonald, Department of Kinesiology, as the inaugural Director of the School of Interdisciplinary Science. The School of...
View ArticleStudy of 6,000 species of song birds sheds light on the role of colourful...
Why male song birds have colourful plumage is turning out to be a more complicated story than first thought. Cody Dey, a PhD candidate in Biology at McMaster at the time of the research, was part of a...
View ArticleResearchers discover six new African frog species
It’s not often that a new species is found in a group of well-studied amphibians. But Ben Evans, Biology, was part of a team that reported the discovery of six new species of the African clawed frog,...
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Physicists solve 40-year mystery
Takashi Imai, Physics, and graduate student, Mingxuan Fu, have established that an elusive form of matter, known as “spin liquid”, previously known only in theory, does in fact exist. Their results,...
View ArticleSchool of Interdisciplinary Science now open
The Faculty’s welcomes its newest academic unit, the School of Interdisciplinary Science (SIS), which opened on January 1, 2016. Maureen MacDonald, Kinesiology, is the School's inaugural director. SIS...
View ArticleFaculty congratulates latest Canada Research Chairs
Paul McNicholas, Mathematics & Statistics, and Stuart Phillip, Kinesiology, have become the Faculty’s latest Tier 1 Canada Research Chairs. McNicholas, CRC in Computational Statistics, is exploring...
View ArticleA better way to look for other life in the Universe?
Ralph Pudritz, Physics & Astronomy, and René Heller, a former post-doctoral fellow in the Department, have proposed a way to narrow down the search for extraterrestrial life. They suggest we should...
View ArticleFaculty members receive Strategic Partnership Grants
Two faculty members from Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Michael Brook and Gillian Goward, have been awarded Strategic Partnership Grants from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council...
View ArticleTheoretical physicist now a 2016 Simons Fellow
Catherine Kallin, Physics & Astronomy, has been awarded a 2016 Simons Fellowship in Theoretical Physics. She was the only Canadian to be named a Fellow in that category. The Fellowship will allow...
View ArticleFaculty congratulates Chad Harvey, winner of OUSA teaching award
Chad Harvey, Biology and the School of Interdisciplinary Science, has won a Teaching Excellence Award from the Ontario University Student Alliance (OUSA). Harvey, a popular professor in Integrated...
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Undergraduate student wins in NSERC video contest
Science’s Jasmine Choi, a third-year Biology student, placed second in the national NSERC Science, Action! video contest. Her 60-second video highlights research being conducted on how exposure to...
View ArticleBruce Milliken assumes role of Acting Dean
The Faculty welcomes Acting Dean, Bruce Milliken, Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour. Dr. Milliken begins his term as of May 1, 2016. Former Dean Robert L. Baker will be assuming the role of...
View ArticleRemembering Pavlos Kanaroglou
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. Pavlos Kanaroglou, Professor Emeritus of School of Geography & Earth Sciences. A former Canada Research Chair in Spatial Analysis, Tier...
View ArticleSearch for Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair in Environment and Health
McMaster University and the Faculty of Science invite applications for the Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair in Environment and Health. Applicants with interests related to the intersection between...
View ArticleFaculty congratulates President’s Awards for Outstanding Service in 2015 winners
Many Faculty of Science staff members received recognition and thanks from the University Committee for their outstanding service in 2015. Winners of this year’s President’s Awards for Outstanding...
View ArticleGovernor General’s Academic Medal winners are Science grads
The Faculty congratulates Haichao Zhang, Biology and Psychology, and Aaron Goldberg, Integrated Science, winners of a Governor General’s Academic Medal. The Governor General’s Academic Medal is awarded...
View ArticleCongratulations to the Class of 2016!
With over 1,200 degrees earned, a huge amount of hard work and dedication are being celebrated at Convocation today, June 16. We wish all of our graduates the best of luck for the future! To read more,...
View ArticleSearch for Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair in Environment and Health
McMaster University and the Faculty of Science invite applications for the Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair in Environment and Health. Applicants with interests related to the intersection between...
View ArticleNSERC announces 2016 discovery research programs results
Congratulations to Science’s researchers, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who received research funding from multiple programs of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council...
View ArticleWelcome to Science’s latest Schulich Scholarship winners
Oakville’s Emma Mogus and Toronto’s Behrad Dehnadi are starting their first year at McMaster as the Faculty of Science’s 2016 Schulich Leaders. The Schulich Leader Scholarships program supports...
View ArticleMcMaster researchers part of new major national water research initiative
Funded by Canada First Research Excellence Fund and other partners, the $143-million Global Water Futures project will see senior McMaster researchers collaborating with their peers from the University...
View ArticleCongratulations to Paul Ayers, new member of the College of New Scholars,...
Paul Ayers, Chemistry & Chemical Biology, has been elected to the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. One of three McMaster researchers honoured this year, he...
View ArticleHawaiian volcano a location in the search for life on Mars
McMaster researchers, led by Greg Slater, Geography & Earth Sciences, visited the rugged terrain of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano to find important clues in the ongoing search for life on Mars. The...
View ArticleFaculty congratulated our newest Canada Research Chairs
The Faculty of Sciences congratulates our newest Canada Research Chairs: Paul Ayers, Chemistry & Chemical Biology, new Tier 1 CRC in Theoretical Chemistry; John Valliant, Chemistry & Chemical...
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Astronomy fellow looking for 10 billion-year-old secrets in cosmic history
The Faculty welcomes Chelsea Sharon, Physics & Astronomy, as the inaugural William & Caroline Herschel Postdoctoral Fellow. She will spend the next two years here conducting research on galaxy...
View ArticleMcMaster student geographers dominate global competition
Congratulations to a group of McMaster Geography & Earth Sciences students who took five of nine top places in an international contest that tested competitors’ creative use of geographic...
View ArticleRemembering Alexander Bain
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. Alexander Bain, Professor Emeritus, Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology. A graduate of University of Toronto and UBC, he...
View ArticleParticle physics professor wins American Astronomical Society prize
Cliff Burgess, Physics & Astronomy, has won third place in the 2016 Bulchalter Cosmology Prize competition. Burgess won the prize for his paper EFT Beyond the Horizon: Stochastic Inflation and How...
View ArticleFaculty of Science’s new Dean announced
The Senate and Board of Governors of the University have approved the appointment of Maureen MacDonald, currently the Director, School of Interdisciplinary Science, and associate member of Kinesiology,...
View ArticleRadiation Sciences Graduate program launches new website
McMaster’s graduate programs in Radiation Sciences now have a new website, www.science.mcmaster.ca/radgrad. Coming together under the umbrella of the new Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Radiation...
View ArticleChem & Chem Bio professor recognized for his contribution to silicone science
Michael Brook, Chemistry & Chemical Biology, and School of Interdisciplinary Science, Faculty of Science, is the winner of this year’s Chemical Institute of Canada’s Macromolecular Science and...
View ArticleWearing a uniform may change the way the brain processes information
New research from a team of cognitive neuroscientists suggests that simply putting on a uniform, similar to one that the police might wear, automatically affects how we perceive others, creating a bias...
View ArticleScience alumni give advice on exploring career pathways
Some Science alumni recently returned to campus to help current graduate students find out more about careers in industry and other non-academic sectors. Hosted by the Scientist Association at McMaster...
View ArticleIs one minute of exercise really enough?
Marty Gibala, Kinesiology, has been studying the benefits of high intensity interval training (HIIT) for years. Now he has written a book, The One-Minute Workout, with Christopher Shulgan, that...
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Research
We value innovative, collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches to discovery. Our Faculty members work with colleagues in over 32 countries that span six continents. Welcome Research Chairs...
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Community Engagement
The Faculty of Science engages with communities off campus every day. Whether it is showing young scientists the excitement of hands on experiementation, discussing the nature of the universe in a...
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Public Outreach
The Faculty of Science hosts a number of facilities and programs for the community to better understand the practice of science, the results that research uncovers, and the world around us: McMaster...
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School Outreach and Education
Outreach and Tours We offer a number of open houses and tours throughout the year to interest students in science and provide science teachers with more resources. Check out the links below or contact...
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Programs for Community Members
Based at the McMaster Physical Activity Centre (PACE), we offer programs to offer specialized exercise and wellness programs in a state-of-the-art, exercise research and training centre. The PACE is...
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Research in the Community
Researchers in the Faculty of Science collaborate with off-campus partners and volunteers every day. Below are a selection of the groups whose research benefits from community involvement and the...
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Faculty Welcomes the Inaugural Director of the new School for...
The Faculty of Science and the Dean of Science welcome Dr. Maureen MacDonald, Department of Kinesiology, as the inaugural Director of the School of Interdisciplinary Science. The School of...
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New School of Interdisciplinary Science, opening January 1, 2016
December 22, 2015 Dear Colleagues: The past few years have been difficult for the Faculty of Science as all members of the Faculty – faculty members, staff and students – have worked hard to...
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View ArticleProgramming in the Arts & Science Faculties Committee report available
The Programming in the Arts & Science Faculties (PASF) Committee has released its report. The Committee was struck in the summer of 2016 by the Joint Arts and Science Council (JASC) to continue the...
View ArticleFaculty congratulates latest CFI JELF award holder
Mic Farqharson, School of Interdisciplinary Science, was recently awarded $113,553 from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) John Evans Leaders Fund (JELF). His project will develop detectors...
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