Brighter World

The CIHR-supported research will use data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging to study underlying mechanisms linking social disadvantage to inflammation and age-related diseases.

A collaboration between McMaster and the Polish Institute for Evidence Based Medicine, the annual MIRCIM event has grown exponentially in just a decade, bringing together hundreds of experts in internal medicine.

The time before conception is often overlooked by prospective parents, but is crucial as it sets the foundation for healthy pregnancies and, ultimately, thriving children, write experts Sabrina Faleschini and Ryan Van Lieshout.

There's no reason we can’t reinvent the way we make cars, writes expert Ali Emadi. The Electric City project — a nod to Hamilton's industrial past and exciting future — will bring together industry, government and academic partners to build cars with a simpler, more localized process.

RadioSyn’s device will streamline the production of radiopharmaceuticals, allowing clinicians and researchers to produce high-quality therapeutics on the spot.  

Reta Meng and Angelina Abi Daoud started the McMaster chapter of FREED to remove barriers to field work for Indigenous, Black and racialized undergraduate students.

A promising new strategy to address gender-based violence and harassment is being undermined by ‘America First’ policies, write Judy Fudge and Genevieve LeBaron.

The King’s visit will serve a show of support for Canadians and Canada's place on the world stage amid Donald Trump's talk of annexation, writes historian Justin Vovk.

The complex internal process of the Conclave makes it hard to predict who will be chosen to succeed Pope Francis at a time when the church faces tremendous challenges.

As peatlands dry and fire seasons lengthen, Greg Verkaik's research aims to better understand how peatlands influence wildfire behaviour - and how we can reduce the risk of deep-burning, smouldering fires.

The discovery in brook trout in New Brunswick is raising concerns about wildlife that eat the fish, which have absorbed DDT that has lingered in the environment and washed into waterways over decades.  

PhD student Alicja Paulina Krubnik is studying how public banking — that is, banking for the public good rather than profit — can create opportunities for green industrialization.

Results of a study suggest policy improvements are needed to provide educators with strategies to reduce bias around race, gender and socioeconomic status, write experts Natalie Spadafora and Magdalena Janus.

While some fashion and beauty companies have held firm to their DEI commitments, others have reneged on their promise to reflect on and represent consumer diversity, writes Jordan Foster.

Here are some things you can do if your romantic partner has gone down a conspiratorial rabbit hole.

New Canada Research Chair Maryam Ghasemaghaei examines biases in artificial intelligence algorithms that can lead to discriminatory decisions, and is working on developing strategies to foster equity.

MCREW brings together experts from across disciplines to study challenges affecting work, workers and workplaces.

Canada’s working class is predominately in the services sector, not manufacturing. It's time to let go of economic nostalgia and focus on four key policies that will support working Canadians, writes Gerard Di Trolio.