The Distinguished University Professor, one of the world’s most-cited living scientists, helped pioneer the development of evidence-based medicine, now a global practice.

McMaster is one of 10 postsecondary institutions in Ontario to receive a share of $2.9 million as part of IPON’s latest postsecondary funding initiative.

McMaster researchers have crafted the first standardized guidelines to prepare families through oral immunotherapy, which can help patients build up tolerance to food allergens.

The two world-leading nuclear research institutions will work together to optimize production of a radioisotope to better diagnose cancer, cardiovascular problems and other diseases. 

Global warming is making the oceans more acidic. A new electrochemical approach could reduce this acidity and remove carbon from the atmosphere in the process.

President David Farrar talks to Leyla Soleymani, McMaster’s Associate Vice-President, Research (Commercialization and Entrepreneurship) about her entrepreneurship journey, and how faculty, staff and students can translate their research into real-world impact.

Kindergarteners’ literacy and active play are both grounded in the science of learning, writes Professor Jean Clinton.

Bioarchaeology PhD student Amanda Cooke shares her experiences of malaria research, pathogen prospecting and future collaboration with the Ohneganos project.

Policy makers should consider changes in doctors’ working hours and the need for work-life balance in workforce planning, authors of new research say.

Underground thermal networks have the potential to revolutionize how Canadians heat their homes while helping to reduce carbon emissions, writes Jim Cotton.

Human societies produce huge amounts of excess heat. Turning it into electricity could play a key role in achieving a net-zero society.

Danielle Montocchio and Professor Pat Chow Fraser are working to protect and repair a Georgian Bay wetlands ecosystem.

What did people in past centuries think when the sky suddenly went dark? History PhD student Tina Kocic shares some insights on Renaissance attitudes to science, superstition and the skies.

Acknowledging and supporting carer-employees not only demonstrates compassion and humanity, but also makes good business sense, writes Professor Allison Williams.

The announcement from the Princess of Wales was a sharp reality check and a reminder for celebrity watchers that a desire for information doesn’t outweigh a real person’s rights, Vovk says.

The collaboration will help the university move its research out of its labs and into the hands of those who can put it to work out in the world.

When employees are able to reconceptualize jealousy as a motivating force, it opens up new venues to address, overcome and capitalize on the feeling.

The implementation of central bank digital currencies around the world has prompted serious questions around privacy, security, accessibility and trust.