May 23, 2023
Analysis: Girls are in crisis — and their mental health needs to be taken seriously
In Canada, over 50 per cent of female students in Ontario have reported moderate to severe psychological distress. One in four girls has been sexually abused by the time they turn 18....
May 19, 2023
Meet McMaster’s Spring 2023 honorary degree recipients
The honorary degree recipients will be recognized during Spring convocation ceremonies that run between May 24th and June 16th. ...
May 10, 2023
Social Sciences research aims to improve mental health resources through global e-mental health survey
The study hopes to understand the types of help-seeking behaviours that students engage in, with the hopes that this research could shape the services that higher education institutions, such as McMaster, provides....
May 5, 2023
Post-Doctoral Fellowship Opportunity in Anthropology
Applications are invited for a two-year Post-Doctoral Fellowship (PDF) in the Department of Anthropology at McMaster University. The fellow should have a PhD in Anthropology with a focus on archaeological science (with a preference to paleoethnobotany). The ideal candidate will have interest in collaborating on research into Indigenous foodways in the Great Lakes Region and […]
April 27, 2023
Building a Partnered Learning Pathway to Restore Trust in Democracy
In the face of declining trust in democracy across the world, how can we restore faith in the political and electoral process? That’s a question that led to faculty and staff from across McMaster meeting with representatives from all levels of government and political thinktanks and non-profits to lay the groundwork for a new […]
April 27, 2023
‘Forbidden Intimacies’: In conversation with Melanie Heath about her new book
In the western world, polygamous marriages exist outside the threshold of tolerance. Often criminalised, these relationships are pushed underground, potentially making family members more vulnerable. But as different populations, such as the fundamentalist Mormons in North America and West African immigrants in France, practice polygamous relationships, how does the state regulate them, and why? […]
April 27, 2023
Integrated Services and Better Health Outcomes for People in Residential Care is the Focus of a New Study Funded by Margaret and the late Charles Juravinski
With support from the Juravinski Research Institute (JRI), Hamilton researchers, including a Social Sciences professor, have launched a new initiative to improve health outcomes for people living in Hamilton’s subsidized residential care facilities. Lead investigators are aiming to leverage a pilot project of an integrated primary care team tested by McMaster Family Practice and the […]
April 21, 2023
PhD Candidate Joy Schnittker publishes in Studies in Political Economy
Joy’s article ‘Investing in Radical Change: The Future of Canadian Public Banks’ has been published in Studies in Political Economy. Understood as dynamic entities shaped by contending social forces, Ms. Schnittker suggests that public banks hold the potential to meet broader human and social goals in ways that private financial institutions do not. By […]
April 19, 2023
How Indigenous and western knowledge can work together to improve Six Nations water security
Dawn Martin-Hill is advocating for Indigenous knowledge to be used alongside western science to tackle water security issues in Six Nations of the Grand River....
April 14, 2023
School of Labour Studies launches Concurrent Certificate in Work and Labour Relations
A new undergraduate concurrent certificate launched by the School of Labour Studies looks to provide a foundation in work and labour relations for all students at McMaster. The Concurrent Certificate in Work and Labour Relations, which is now available in the 2023/24 academic calendar, gives students a grounding in the field of labour relations, […]
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