Canada’s tariff wall on Chinese electric vehicles is deepening dependence on the U.S.

Here’s a video of @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social grad students Abby & Flynn removing an adult rhinoceros auklet for a body mass measurement after a respirometry trial. All birds were handled with proper training and permits. Listen to their amazing experience here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

What’s it like to work from cliffs on an Arctic island with foxes, belugas, & polar bears (OH MY)! Read Jolie Nguyen’s experience studying thick-billed murres on Coats Island, Nunavut as part of her MSc. project @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social ! science.mcmaster.ca/two-summers-...

Air Canada flight attendant ‘unlawful’ strike exposes major fault lines in Canadian labour law

Canada is in a moment of peril and promise. Moving forward will take collaboration and "communities coming together to solve problems that matter," writes Brian Baetz, director of the W. Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology. Read his op-ed: 🔗 www.thespec.com/opinion/cont...

A multi-volume marvel: McMaster University archive celebrates acquisition of rare 18th-century encyclopedia set

Workers defying back-to-work orders shows growing mistrust of a system stacked against them. Govt bias fuels militancy and pushes unions beyond legal labour action. My comments in @thestar.com #canlab #aircanadastrike #aircanadaflightattendants @cupescfp.bsky.social www.thestar.com/business/air...

Size matters, but so does beauty and vigour — at least when it comes to peacocks

I was very happy to work with Maclean's on this one - there are many reasons why Canada is having one of the biggest measles outbreaks in the world (and the biggest in the global North), and our lack of a national vaccine registry is one of them.

Sean Carey has been studying the land, water and climate of the Yukon for decades. His ties to the region and the people who live there make him one of Canada’s leading voices on northern hydrology and climate change. #McMasterExperts #ClimateScience brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/res...

A research team, led by Prof. Gerry Wright, has discovered a new drug class that could someday lead to breakthrough treatments for dangerous fungal infections. brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/res... #McMasterExperts

‘New blood needed’ as Canada welcomes raft of female leaders #highered #EduSky

Wait, what, wheat? What’s with the popularity of a gluten intolerance?

Canada could use thermal infrastructure to turn wasted heat emissions into energy

The Costco food court has never been a profit centre, it’s designed to get people in the store, says assistant prof. William Huggins. But with rising food costs and economic stress, more people are going for the cheap eats and skipping the shopping. #McMasterExperts 🔗 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

How public development banks could narrow inequality gaps between the Global North and South

McMaster student balances school with pro soccer

PFAS are making headlines again, from the Great Lakes to your closet. Assistant professor Joseph Okeme breaks down what PFAS are, where they’re found, and why they matter for our health and environment. #McMasterExperts brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/jos...

"Perhaps someday, we will look at lying on a beach slathered with oil in the same way we look at smoking cigarettes," writes associate professor Elaine McWhirter. #McMasterExperts

“Is this walk going to do anything? Yes! The answer is yes. It’ll do way more than you think.” Kinesiology professor Jennifer Heisz speaks to The New York Times about the body-mind connection. #McMasterExperts

New research shows how storytelling helped older adults navigate the emotional toll of the pandemic, offering connection and resilience in a stressful time. #McMasterExperts #McMasterResearch 🔗 brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/how...

Obesity rates in Canada increased faster in recent years — including a jump among women and younger adults — compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study has found.

Short on time but want to boost your health and longevity? In this episode of Just One Thing, Michael Mosley explores the science of HIIT with kinesiology professor Martin Gibala. #McMasterExperts 🎧 Listen now: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Wildfires are burning in Canada and the smoke isn’t stopping at the border. Mike Waddington tells @nytimes.com that a warming climate is turning Canada's forested lands into a tinderbox. 🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/w... #Wildfires #McMasterExperts

The job market is shifting and so is the balance of power at work. “Companies can demand that employees come back into the office, and employees will comply,” Catherine Connelly tells @theglobeandmail.com #McMasterExperts 🔗 www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

McMaster researcher Lauren Colenso-Semple weighs in on the science behind this fitness trend. #McMasterExperts

Prof. Chandrima Chakraborty is helping preserve the stories of the Air India bombing victims through a powerful archival project honouring the victims and their families. Read more via @theglobeandmail.com www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

4 reasons to be concerned about Bill C-4’s threats to Canadian privacy and sovereignty

🎉 Big day at McMaster University! The Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy’s (CCEM) launched the world’s first Thermo Fisher Spectra Ultra. 🔬🌍 A huge leap for innovation in clean energy, health & materials - right here in #HamOnt! 👏 #SpectraUltra #Innovation #McMaster #ElectronMicroscopy

Indigenous engagement is essential for small modular nuclear reactor projects

Feeling overwhelmed by the news cycle? You're not alone. Marisa Young, associate professor of sociology, looks at how our modern news habits are affecting mental health and what we can do about it. #McMasterExperts #MentalHealth 📖: brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/nav...

Decolonizing history and social studies curricula has a long way to go in Canada

Canada's housing crisis: Industry professor Steve Pomeroy looks back on how we got here and what the federal government needs to do to address it. burlingtongazette.ca/500000-homes... #McMasterExperts #CanadaHousing

Air India crash in Ahmedabad sends reverberations to Canadian families of Air India Flight 182

How to stop measles spread? Follow the work of a Hamilton researcher. Dr. Mark Loeb is getting a lifetime achievement award for showing how to stop the spread of infections against the backdrop of a measles outbreak. www.thespec.com/news/hamilto...

As wildfire smoke returns, should we be masking up again? Catherine Clase explains how poor air quality affects our health and when respirators like N95s make sense. #McMasterExperts #Wildfires Listen here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

How does extreme wealth affect our brains? Sukhvinder Obhi, professor of social neuroscience, weighs in on how power and status may dull our neurological attunement to others. Read more on @rollingstone.com ⬇️ www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult... #McMasterExperts

The Hudson and James Bay peatlands are among the most significant carbon storages in the world. With wildfires burning and a warming climate, @alemugonsamo.bsky.social explains why they matter and what’s at stake. #McMasterExperts Read more: brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/qa-...

Ultra-processed foods are everywhere — and they’re quietly raising health risks

🍄 Are mushrooms the future of sustainable materials? “It’s possible to use natural genetic variation that already exists in nature and to make combinations that will potentially fit into all kinds of materials,” says Prof. Jianping Xu. #McMasterExperts www.earth.com/news/how-mus...

"This is an opportunity to reinvent school food across Canada and to catch up to other G7 countries that have long-running traditions of school food programs," writes professor Tina Moffat, who is working with academics and community groups to develop a national school food program.

“Once peat ignites and starts to burn, it’s really difficult to extinguish," PhD candidate Greg Verkaik tells @ctvnewsedmonton.bsky.social. Why? "Peat is a high organic content soil, so it likes to burn once it starts." #McMasterExperts #Wildfires 🔗 www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...

Scientists Breed Custom Mushrooms for Green Materials McMaster University researchers have unlocked a new approach to creating sustainable materials by breeding mushrooms with specific genetic traits. Using the split gill mushroom—a species with extraordinary genetic diversity that includes over…

With fires threatening communities across Canada, Ramla Qureshi, assistant professor in civil engineering, argues it's time to treat wildfire like any other major hazard and build accordingly. #McMasterExperts #wildfires

Amid rising vaccine distrust and a growing family doctor crisis, Ontario is now the measles epicentre of the western hemisphere. Prof. Dawn Bowdish in The Guardian: “It’s really hard to balance personal freedoms with public health." #McMasterExperts www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Canada’s wildfire smoke may carry more than carbon. Toxic metals like arsenic and lead are a rising concern, says Prof. Mike Waddington. “It’s a bad-news scenario. It’s quite scary.” Read more: grist.org/climate/cana... @peatofmind.bsky.social #McMasterExperts #Wildfires

Yersinia pestis, the cause of bubonic plague, is a killer—but it's also a survivor. ~100 years after the start of historic outbreaks, the pathogen adapted to be less lethal and to keep its hosts alive longer, so it could spread farther. Researchers recently pinpointed the gene behind the change 🧪

McMaster and the Government of PEI have launched a new fellowship to fast-track international doctors into the Canadian health system 🩺 Read more: www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/pri...

We couldn't let #WorldPeatlandsDay pass without resharing this important work. 🌍🌱🔥 @gregverkaik.bsky.social

🧬 How did the plague persist for centuries, then fade away? New research from McMaster and @pasteur.fr shows a single gene in Yersinia pestis shaped its evolution, virulence & eventual extinction. #Plague #McMasterResearch #McMasterExperts 📖 Read more: brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/res...