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October 19, 2018 / Department News

Fresh Faces: Fei Chiang

Welcome to Fresh Faces. In this series, we’re highlighting over 40 engineering faculty members, all hired in the last five years, who are doing interesting and innovative things in the lab and the classroom.

October 11, 2018 / Department News
Source: McMaster Daily News

Student satisfaction helps drive McMaster higher in Maclean’s rankings

McMaster University has jumped two places to No. 4 on the Maclean’s annual rankings of Canadian universities, in the category for universities with a broad range of research and PhD programs, including medical schools.

October 5, 2018 / Department News

A celebration of big ideas to create a brighter world

On Thursday night, the Faculty of Engineering hosted their first ever Big Ideas Pitch Night at McMaster’s University Club.

October 2, 2018 / Department News

McMaster Engineering alumna wins Nobel Prize in Physics

Donna Strickland, a McMaster alumna who received her Bachelor of Engineering degree (B. Eng) in engineering physics in 1981, has won the Nobel Prize in Physics, the first woman to do so in 55 years and one of only three in the history of the award.

September 27, 2018 / Department News

Making Engineering More Inclusive

This fall, 27 percent of first-year engineering students are women, up five percent from 2017. Paired with a 95 percent retention rate for female students in their first year of studies, the Faculty is leading by example when it comes to promoting diversity and inclusion in engineering.

September 27, 2018 / Department News
Source: Brighter World

McMaster ranked among the world’s top 100 universities

McMaster has again been ranked among the world’s top 100 universities.

September 14, 2018 / Department News

McMaster Engineering researchers awarded funding to advance software safety for next-generation vehicles

McMaster Engineering researchers have initiated a $2 million project to work with General Motors Canada (GM Canada) to develop methods to help ensure the safety and reliability of autonomous and electrified vehicles.

August 27, 2018 / Department News
Source: The Hamilton Spectator

In the news: Innovation minor at Mac will help students better understand the intersection of technology and entrepreneurship

Students now offered an academic minor in innovation.

August 17, 2018 / Department News
Source: The McMaster Daily News

Start (me) up

Folks working with The Forge, McMaster’s startup incubator, have a lot of creative ideas to solve a lot of different problems – and are getting help from Mac to turn their ideas into marketable reality.