Brighter World

It's been five years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. McMaster experts are developing a better vaccine, using AI to power drug discovery, and sharing evidence-based ways to protect the health of communities and the economy. 

The AeroVax study will test needle-free vaccines that proved more effective than traditional injected vaccines in pre-clinical studies and the Phase 1 trial.

Constant access to news and real-time information is taking a toll on individual and collective mental health, but there are ways to stay informed without getting overwhelmed, sociologist Marisa Young says.

The new initiative brings together a series of programs that give researchers the resources, opportunities and connections they need to build on their discoveries to drive change.  

Eric Brown, Catherine Demers and Jose Moran-Mirabal will each have fewer teaching responsibility for a year to give them more time to focus on growing their entrepreneurial ventures. 

Using smart packaging that monitors food quality in real time can address food insecurity and spoilage, as well as the resulting economic and environmental damage, writes Tohid Didar.

Scholars are connecting survivors from the Mush Hole in Brantford and Inuit tuberculosis patients who were brought from Nunavut to the sanatorium in Hamilton.

Effective leaders respect diverse perspectives, feel deeply responsible toward their communities and empower those around them to drive change, expert Sara Wolfe explains.

Jim Dunn's 2024 Gold Roof Award from CMHF recognizes his Housing Sustainability & Investment Roadmap (HSIR) project in collaboration with the City of Hamilton, designed to guide the city’s affordable housing efforts. 

Bioplastics made out of bamboo, hemp and other natural fibres are strong and biodegradable, can be reabsorbed by the body during the healing process, write Duncan Cree and his colleagues at the University of Saskatchewan.

A Canadian innovation that uses aluminum as a renewable fuel source would usher in a new era of energy independence and help Canada become a renewable energy superpower, write Keena Trowell and her colleague at McGill University.

The gathering was part of a national campaign in support of using the made-in-Canada nuclear technology to help reach net-zero targets and support a thriving domestic nuclear ecosystem.

The new initiative brings together a series of programs that give researchers the resources, opportunities and connections they need to build on their discoveries to drive change.  

As the cultural and economic environment shapes opportunities and measures women's success by their looks, young women are increasingly turning to intensive and costly beauty procedures, writes Jordan Foster.

Screenings of a narrative film co-created with community members and embedded with education on parenting led to a significant reduction in violence against children among displaced families in Thailand.

Economist Pau Pujolas on protectionist U.S. policy, the potential for severe economic downtown, and how to avoid it.

The pandemic illustrated that public banks are well-equipped to deal with global challenges, and have immense untapped potential to benefit people and the planet, expert Thomas Marois explains. 

The pandemic disrupted workplaces and labour relations ‘like a meteor from space,’ and ultimately triggered a wave of strike action that is still gaining speed, Labour expert Stephanie Ross says.