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Health & Medicine

Scientist Jon Stokes stands in a university corridor, wearing a hoodie and ball cap.

McMaster researcher awarded more than $2M from Weston Family Foundation to advance precision antibiotic for IBD

The funding will accelerate the move toward human trials, enabling preclinical studies, regulatory preparation and early-phase clinical trial design.
?A stent being held by a clinician wearing gloves.

Minimally invasive procedure offers new hope for patients with complications from blood clots

Patients who had the procedure experienced a significantly better quality of life and less severe post-thrombotic syndrome, a painful condition that affects 20 to 50 per cent of people who had a deep vein thrombosis.
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Don’t keep it simple: Study finds lab beeps don’t reflect what we actually hear

How complex sounds can improve healthcare, navigation and research into how we hear.

Canada & The World

The Strait of Hormuz on a bright sunny day, with ships in the distance.

Strait of Hormuz blockade will cause months of instability, expert warns

Countries and companies are bracing for far-reaching and long-term economic effects long after the Strait of Hormuz reopens, Behrouz Bakhtiari says.
Students hold up protest signs, one reading 'F Your Fascism.'

Analysis: The war on DEI reflects the quiet normalization of white nationalism — in the U.S. and beyond

The backlash against DEI initiatives casts diversity itself as a threat. Here’s why that’s so dangerous in an era of rising authoritarianism, writes expert Henry Giroux.
Musician Bad Bunny performs at the Super Bowl, followed by others holding flags.

Analysis: What Bad Bunny meant when he said ‘Canadá’ — and why we’re still talking about it

The moment highlights that Canada is not adjacent to the Americas — it is part of it, and Latin American and Latinx people are active participants in shaping the cultural, linguistic and political lives of this country, write Rodrigo Narro Pérez and Stacy Creech de Castro.

Energy & Sustainability

A person with a backpack walks through a large field. A forest is visible at the back of the field.

From forgotten potato farm to research and conservation forest preserve

Get to know the origin story of McMaster Forest Nature Preserve - a place for ecologically sensitive teaching, research and recreation.
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World Water Day: McMaster researchers advance global water solutions

Meet some of the researchers exploring ways to conserve water, safeguard waterways and protect aquatic life.
Two pictures side by side, each with two smiling researchers. At left are two people holding vials of orange liquid; at right are two people in the McMaster Greenhouse with a tall cucumber plant towering behind them.

Full circle: Researchers turn food waste into energy, use the process water to grow food

Researchers from the faculties of Engineering and Science are teaming up to convert agricultural food waste into energy-dense solid fuel, then use the water left over from the process as an eco-friendly pesticide and fertilizer.

Science & Technology

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Researcher launches next phase of Canada-wide flood forecasting network

With a federal investment of $1.4 million and further support from industry partners, Paulin Coulibaly's McMaster-based FloodNet research network will continue to focus on strengthening flood preparedness across Canada.
Graham Scott smiles while standing in his office, with nature magazine covers on the wall.

Biology professor Graham Scott has a starring role in a nature documentary series

The evolutionary physiologist figures prominently in The Animal Within, a show that examines how animals have adapted over time and how humans can learn from their evolution.
Headshot of Yufei Yuan.

Pushing the boundaries of AI

In this Q&A, professor Yufei Yuan talks about the role of AI in the workforce and the questions that have powered his career.

Leadership, Culture, & Society

A group of people pose for a picture indoors, against a wall of windows.

Two local community research partnerships receive $10K each  

The EMBOLDEN study with older adults and a project on local 2SLGBTQ+ histories were recognized at the Community-Engaged Research Awards. 
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Analysis: Donald Trump’s profane and menacing threats against Iran expose the unhinged language of war

Trump's dangerous fusion of militarism, spectacle, authoritarian politics and religious fundamentalism sanctifies violence, cloaking destruction in the language of destiny while rendering its victims invisible, writes Henry Giroux.
The giant letters outside Hamilton City Hall spelling out the word Hamilton.

Analysis: Talk matters: How municipal council debates can enhance democracy

At a time of increased polarization and online toxicity, the quality of local democratic conversations may matter as much as the policies they produce, writes Karen Bird.

Business & The Economy

The opening ceremony of the Vancouver Olympic games, with a graphic of five Olympic rings in the corner.

Analysis: Does hosting the Olympics make economic sense?

We asked economist Colin Mang why most Games lose money and how taxpayers usually end up footing the bill. 
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Analysis: Lower tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles could boost adoption and diversify Canada’s trade

Canada’s move to reduce tariffs on electric vehicles imported from China aims to make EVs more affordable and diversity trade away from the U.S, writes expert Addisu Lashitew.
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How much does personal preference matter when choosing a startup location?

More than you'd think, Judy Han finds. Even if business is doing well in a given location, startup founders are unlikely to stay there if they are unhjappy, the DeGroote School of Business professor says.