January 9, 2024
The Power Was With Us: Idle No More – Free Screening with Rick Harp
Join us for a FREE screening of this two-part documentary, followed by a Q&A with co-director/producer Rick Harp. All are welcome, and no registration is required. Date: January 10th, 2024 Time: 3:30pm -8:00pm Refreshments will be served in Waller Lobby during intermission Location: McMaster University L.R. Wilson Hall – Waller Lobby […]
May 1, 2024
Thesis Success: Daniel Tingskou
PhD Success Daniel Tingskou, a PhD candidate, successfully completed his thesis defence! Daniels research interest cover health economics, health policy, population economics and the economics of population aging. Daniel is currently settling into a new position as an Economist at the Department of Finance Canada where he works in the Business Income Tax Division […]
May 1, 2024
Could a Loblaw boycott really work? Probably not, experts say
Rising grocery prices have sparked anger against the Canadian grocery giant, but a boycott is unlikely to lead to major change, Bradley Ruffle and Francois Neville say. ...
April 30, 2024
Social Sciences in the news: April 2024
Toronto Star: Is Doug Ford’s put-down of Bonnie Crombie a smear, or just politics as usual?, Peter Graefe CHCH Evening News at six, April 1, Megan Brickley AM980 (CFPL) April 2, Peter Graefe AM 900 Hamilton’s News Talk Leader (CHML), April 2, Peter Graefe CHCH — Morning Live, April 2, Megan Brickley & Amanda Cooke AM […]
April 29, 2024
For the Community, With the Community: McMaster ARMS Centre to Host Inaugural Mental Health Symposium
-by Darya Heydary McMaster’s Centre for Advanced Research on Mental Health and Society (ARMS) will be hosting its inaugural mental health research symposium from May 1st to May 2nd, 2024. The two-day showcase features presentations, panels and workshops hosted by academic and local leaders in partnership with the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA). […]
April 29, 2024
Spring 2024 TA position in the Department of Health, Aging & Society
The Department of Health, Aging & Society currently has ONE available TA position for Spring 2024. For details about the TA position, including required application documents, please see job posting: Spring 2024 TA position – Health, Aging & Society. Please contact Kristine Espiritu (espirit@mcmaster.ca) if you are unable to access the job posting. […]
April 29, 2024
Inaugural ARMS annual report highlights a year of success
The Centre for Advanced Research on Mental Health and Society (ARMS) may only be a year old, but, as its first annual report shows, it has already hit the ground running. Launched in January 2023 as a formal research centre in the Faculty of Social Sciences, ARMS is dedicated to better understanding the how […]
April 26, 2024
Cal Biruk: Winner of the 2024 MSU Teaching Award
Cal Biruk, associate professor of anthropology, received the 2024 McMaster Student Union Teaching Award for the Faculty of Social Sciences. We chatted with Cal about their work, their approach to working with students, and what the award means to them. What do you think are some of the best ways to engage students? […]
April 25, 2024
Weekly Seminar Series: Nicolas Vincent
Nicolas Vincent, Professor from HEC Montreal, will present to our economics graduate students and faculty on Friday, April 26th, 2024 from 11:00am – 12:30pm (EST) in KTH 334. Nicolas is a Professor from HEC Montreal, as well as a non-executive Deputy Governor for the Bank of Canada. Additionally, he is a Fellow and Co-Chair of […]
April 24, 2024
Could public bank collaboration be the key to combating the climate crisis? Expert Thomas Marois explains
Policymakers should repurpose public banks to work together globally and nationally so climate finance can be policy-driven and public rather than profit-driven and private, says the director of the Public Banking Project....
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