Culture & Society

Digging into diets

Researchers analyze artifacts in one of Mesoamerica's earliest villages that suggest the community was in the early stages of establishing a complex social organization.

Rock on

Researchers use modern technology to reconstruct the properties of one of Earth’s oldest naturally occurring materials commonly found in ancient rock art.

More romantic partners means more support, polyamorous couples say

Polyamorous family provide great support for each other, especially when it comes to raising kids, but they experience marginalization within the health-care system and fear of judgment by health-care providers.

Rewriting history: Scientists find evidence that early humans moved through the Mediterranean much earlier than believed

An international research team led by scientists from McMaster University has unearthed new evidence in Greece proving that the island of Naxos was inhabited by Neanderthals and earlier humans at least 200,000 years ago, tens of thousands of years earlier than previously believed.

Here’s why a $4.8-million research project is named the Feast Centre

"Everyone comes together over the feast." Randy Jackson and Renee Masching are leading a massive, community-driven research centre that will respond to the problem of sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections in Indigenous communities.

Housing, health and social services: Dunn connects the dots

James Dunn, professor and chair of the Department of Health, Aging and Society, looks to launch next generation of research on health inequalities in cities

Ten Social Sciences researchers awarded SSHRC funding

Ten researchers have been awarded a total of $478,661 in funding through the federal government’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council's Insight Development Grants.

Canadians’ and Americans’ Twitter language mirrors national stereotypes

Linguistic experts used Twitter, one of the world’s most popular social media platforms, to better understand national identity on a mass scale and where stereotypes might originate.

President’s Award recipients exemplify “true excellence” in community engaged scholarship

Two teams of campus and community partners are the inaugural recipients of the President’s Award for Community Engaged Scholarship for their projects related to preserving the Mohawk language and giving voice to the challenges faced by immigrant women.

Research program a learning experience for Indigenous undergrads and their faculty supervisors

Indigenous undergraduates and McMaster faculty members have come together for a unique summer adventure that promises to be an important learning experience for both students and supervisors.

Five global research leaders named University Scholars

Recipients are considered global leaders in a number of diverse research areas and academic disciplines.

Indigenous Studies course teaches the fine art of cultural understanding

A group of students is getting a lesson in Indigenous culture this summer thanks to a unique new McMaster class.