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A young woman with a flower behind her ear stands in front of greenery.

‘I am because we are’: Undergrad inspired by innovative community engagement course

The course gives students practical skills while they learn culturally responsive approaches to engaging with newcomers to Hamilton. 
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10 ways McMaster students helped create a brighter world in 2025 

Supporting their peers, finding green power solutions, easing the way into business for queer students, saving the turtles ... our students are doing it all.
Audrey Hicks stands by a quiet road, with trees in the background.

The push for PACE: How Audrey Hicks transformed physical activity

The professor emeritus worked tirelessly to connect community members with the university through research-based exercise programs.
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CP@clinic program wins Ontario health innovation award for transforming care for vulnerable older adults

The award-winning Community Paramedicine at Clinic (CP@clinic) brings preventive care directly into social housing communities.
Craig Malis, wearing a maroon McMaster jacket over dark clothes, sits at a desk in the gym that is full of rows of desks for exams.

Craig Malis has kept an eye on McMaster exams for 30 years

Malis has helped keep exams running smoothly for years, supporting generations of students at a stressful time.
A graphic featuring a wrapped present, greenery and pinecones. Text reads: Holiday Clothing, Toy and Food Drive.

Libraries launch annual clothing, toy and food drive

Donations of winter clothing, toys, non-perishable food and pet supplies can be dropped off at a number of campus locations to help make sure that community members have access to essentials during the holidays.
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Call for participants for study to improve accessibility in heritage buildings

McMaster students, staff, faculty, and members of the public who self-identify as a person with a disability can participate in the study by sharing their experiences navigating Hamilton Hall and University Hall.
Bernice Grasley, who has short hair and glasses, wearing a light-coloured shirt and dark pants, stands in a big room full of printers and paper. in the corner is a 'people of mcmaster' symbol.

Fine print: Bernice Grasley’s team handles 1.2 million pages of exams

Exam times are hectic, but after nearly 40 years — and a great deal of change — Grasley still loves the work and has it down to a science.
Kay McCallum in a lab.

Kay McCallum is the Fall 2025 Science valedictorian

From chemistry to art conversation, a five-year research journey turned grad student McCallum into a department colleague and startup cofounder.
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Jessica Sondhi-Cooke is on a mission to make nursing education safer

Sondhi-Cooke, who graduates this week with her master’s and is going on to a PhD, is working to develop trauma-informed, anti-racist and anti-violence strategies to support Nursing students.
Melissa Cortez.

Get to know Melissa Cortez, Fall 2025 Social Sciences valedictorian

'I might actually cry': Cortez on second-generation identity, care work, and the community she's found at McMaster.