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The Canadian Society of Microbiologists' Armand-Frappier Outstanding Student Award recognizes Fatima's exceptional work on bacteriophages — viruses that kill bacteria.

Expert Philip Britz-McKibbin explains what Vitamin D is, why we need it, and how much is too much.

The new funding, through the Canadian Pandemic Preparedness Hub, supports the Fitzhenry Vector Lab and the Sartorius Bioprocess Automation Lab.

The project will leverage McMaster’s long history and experience in medical isotope research and development and Astral’s work on the production of Actinium-225 and Lead-212.

Under the agreements, they will continue collaborating to move the eVinci technology toward commercialization.

The telescopic mount for NASA’s air-LUSI project has yielded highly accurate results, allowing the space agency to gather precise measurements at an elevation of 70,000 feet.

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.

With Canada's uniquely diverse population, the biobank initiative will create an opportunity to lead the world in equitable, multi-ethnic genetic research on an unprecedented scale, writes Nazia Pathan.

Canadian patriotism is on the rise in the face of U.S. threats, but the rhetoric and symbols may be leaving out modern understandings of the country, writes Alpha Abebe.

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.

Graduate student Bradley Squarek is using environmental DNA detection to locate the endangered Blanding’s turtle and support conservation efforts.

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

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.

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.

More than 150 supporters of entrepreneurship at McMaster got together for an innovation showcase, panel discussion and the announcement of new seed funding at the second annual Made at Mac event.