October 9, 2025 McMaster student earns global recognition for AI research advancing ovarian cancer detection Delina Mekonnen, a third-year Computer Engineering & Management student, is making waves with her research on using AI to advance the detection of ovarian cancer.
September 25, 2025 A catalyst for change: McMaster researchers discover a low-cost path to carbon conversion In the Higgins Lab at McMaster University, a team of researchers are tackling one of the planet’s most pressing challenges: how to turn harmful carbon dioxide (CO₂) into something useful; and do it affordably.
September 8, 2025 Building Canada’s future at W Booth School’s Opportunity Marketplace Opportunity Marketplace, an annual event hosted by the W Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology, brought together McMaster and community leaders to identify ways to tackle the biggest threats facing Canada today.
July 31, 2025 McMaster awarded $1M in federal funding for AI-powered, zero-emission transit toolkit An artificial intelligence project to boost adoption of zero-emission vehicles, led by McMaster’s Institute for Transportation and Logistics, has been awarded over $1 million.
July 31, 2025 A lab with HeART: Roboticist Onaizah Onaizah is designing hardware at the millimetre-scale for healthcare applications Assistant Professor Onaizah Onaizah leads the HeART lab, where her team designs millimetre-scale robots and 3D-printed magnetic devices for medical use. Their work is shaping the future of less invasive and more precise healthcare.
July 15, 2025 McMaster contributes to Hamilton Energy Harvesting Study on viability of a thermal corridor A two-year study, developed in collaboration with community members from various sectors, including McMaster University, examines the feasibility of establishing a thermal corridor that could link Hamilton’s Bayfront Industrial Area to buildings along a five kilometre route extending into downtown and beyond.
July 4, 2025 Cell-cultivated meat on the table at McMaster-hosted Omics4Cmeat Annual Symposium The Omics4Cmeat Annual Symposium marked a pivotal step in mobilizing the Canadian Consortium for Cultivated Meat (CCCM) – a national collaborative network aimed at accelerating innovation and bringing cultivated meat closer to commercialization.
June 30, 2025 Peering into the atomic world: McMaster’s CCEM opened its doors to showcase how microscopy is helping shape the future The Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house on June 20, welcoming guests to explore the world of atomic-scale science and the groundbreaking work happening right on campus.
(Opens in new window) May 28, 2025 The Globe and Mail Anti-anxiety pill travels 52,000 kilometres to get to Canadian shelves, study shows The paper, “Journey of a pill,” co-authored by McMaster Engineering and Public Policy researchers was published last month in the Canadian Family Physician journal.
March 25, 2025 McMaster University to host international ETAPS Conferences on software sciences – a first outside Europe For the first time since its establishment in 1998, the ETAPS Conferences will be hosted outside of Europe, with McMaster University preparing to welcome hundreds of software sciences researchers to its main campus in Hamilton.
(Opens in new window) March 20, 2025 Brighter World Leyla Soleymani receives Dorothy Killam Fellowship for research on next-generation wearable health-care devices Soleymani is developing miniaturized, real-time biological sensors that could redefine personal health management.
March 10, 2025 McMaster Engineering professors secure CIHR funding for research on age-related macular degeneration and osteoarthritis Professors Heather Sheardown and Todd Hoare received more than $1M in total funding for their respective research projects.
