Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, visited the McMaster Manufacturing Research Institute (MMRI) to explore the cutting-edge innovation in advanced manufacturing at the university. […]
“The students may have been masked, but you could see the welcome in their eyes. This was a new year. A new educational norm on an untread frontier. As we all have come to learn, pandemics bring with them the promise of uncertainty.” […]
Guided Hands, an assistive device that empowers people with limited hand mobility to live richer lives, has come a long way since biomedical engineering student Lianna Genovese and two classmates built a prototype out of pipe cleaners and straws in the Faculty of Engineering’s design studio. […]
During this two-day interactive workshop, participants learned about sensors, design thinking, basic coding and more! […]
Biomedical and mechanical engineering student Lianna Genovese has received the National James Dyson Award for her invention, Guided Hands™, which she created in her first-year design course to help people with limited hand mobility write, paint, draw and access technology. […]
ImaginAble Solution’s CEO and founder Lianna Genovese, an alumnus of The Clinic @ Mac’s Residency and Health Ventures programs, recently represented Canada at the 2021 Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA). Her invention, Guided Hands, won the Innovation Award. […]
How does our understanding of the microscopic world of biology contribute to the creation of innovative biomedical solutions, and what does cellular biology have to do with terms like entrepreneurship and innovation? Students will discover this and more in IBEHS 1EP6. […]
Twelve McMaster Engineering faculty members have been appointed to new roles in 2021. […]
From international co-op placements to creating PPE prototypes, this Loran Scholar is adding author to his list of achievements. […]
These projects have each earned a place in the final round of Universitas 21’s RISE (Real Impact on Society and Environment) international competition, which showcases student-led projects in sustainability and social innovation that tie into one or more SDGs. […]
