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After 26 years of elimination, Canada is set to lose its international status as a measles-free country. How did the measles get to Canada and how do we move forward? @jeyantvo.bsky.social asks Nathan VanderKlippe (@theglobeandmail.com) & @msmacrophage.bsky.social (@mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social)
How Did Measles Make a Comeback in Canada? | The Rundown
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October 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
After 26 years of elimination, Canada is set to lose its international status as a measles-free country. How did the measles get to Canada and how do we move forward? @jeyantvo.bsky.social asks Nathan VanderKlippe (@theglobeandmail.com) & @msmacrophage.bsky.social (@mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social)
What do baseball and religion have in common?
Plenty, says Hanna Tervanotko, an associate professor of religious studies - from ritual and community to the power of collective belief.
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Plenty, says Hanna Tervanotko, an associate professor of religious studies - from ritual and community to the power of collective belief.
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#BlueJays #McMasterExperts #SportsFandom
Fastballs and faith: What religion and baseball have in common
When the Toronto Blue Jays clinched their spot in the World Series this week, the celebrations weren’t just about baseball. They were about belonging. Hanna Tervanotko, associate professor of Religiou...
news.mcmaster.ca
October 23, 2025 at 1:22 PM
What do baseball and religion have in common?
Plenty, says Hanna Tervanotko, an associate professor of religious studies - from ritual and community to the power of collective belief.
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#BlueJays #McMasterExperts #SportsFandom
Plenty, says Hanna Tervanotko, an associate professor of religious studies - from ritual and community to the power of collective belief.
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#BlueJays #McMasterExperts #SportsFandom
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Bill C-4 privacy enhancements are modest and fail to regulate politicians’ use of social bots
Bill C-4 privacy enhancements are modest and fail to regulate politicians’ use of social bots
Political parties are required to create privacy policies for handling voters’ data, but enforcement is up to them, raising concerns about oversight.
theconversation.com
September 23, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Bill C-4 privacy enhancements are modest and fail to regulate politicians’ use of social bots
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Canada’s tariff wall on Chinese electric vehicles is deepening dependence on the U.S.
Canada’s tariff wall on Chinese electric vehicles is deepening dependence on the U.S.
Lower, targeted tariffs on Chinese imports would ease financial pressures for Canadian consumers and mitigate Canada’s excessive reliance on the United States.
theconversation.com
September 16, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Canada’s tariff wall on Chinese electric vehicles is deepening dependence on the U.S.
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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-...
September 7, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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-...
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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-...
Two summers worth of unforgettable moments for grad student doing field work on an uninhabited Arctic island - Faculty of Science - McMaster University
Jolie Nguyen entered into a pact with the other six researchers who’d spent their summer on an uninhabited island in northern Hudson Bay. Anyone who was up late at the Coats Island field station and c...
science.mcmaster.ca
September 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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-...
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Air Canada flight attendant ‘unlawful’ strike exposes major fault lines in Canadian labour law
Air Canada flight attendant ‘unlawful’ strike exposes major fault lines in Canadian labour law
The dispute exposes several fault lines in Canada around work, how we value it and how the law impacts workers.
theconversation.com
August 18, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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...
Read his op-ed:
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Building Canada’s future — together
We face a moment of both peril and promise.
www.thespec.com
August 20, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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...
Read his op-ed:
🔗 www.thespec.com/opinion/cont...
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A multi-volume marvel: McMaster University archive celebrates acquisition of rare 18th-century encyclopedia set
A multi-volume marvel: McMaster University archive celebrates acquisition of rare 18th-century encyclopedia set
“Encyclopédie” was written by a group of intellectuals that included Rousseau, Voltaire and Montesquieu in the 1700s.
www.thespec.com
August 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
A multi-volume marvel: McMaster University archive celebrates acquisition of rare 18th-century encyclopedia set
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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
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Air Canada strike: Union defies back-to-work order. ‘If it means jail, so be it’
CUPE union president Mark Hancock is refusing to obey Ottawa's orders.
www.thestar.com
August 18, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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
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Size matters, but so does beauty and vigour — at least when it comes to peacocks
Size matters, but so does beauty and vigour — at least when it comes to peacocks
Charles Darwin used peacock trains to support his theory of sexual selection, but new research indicates that it’s a bit more complex.
theconversation.com
August 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Size matters, but so does beauty and vigour — at least when it comes to peacocks
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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.
Canada’s the only G7 country without a national vaccination registry—here's why one doctor says we need one, stat. macleans.ca/society/heal...
Canada Needs a National Vaccination Registry - Macleans.ca
COVID made it clear. Measles made it an emergency.
macleans.ca
August 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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
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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
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Research in the land of the midnight sun
"There’s nowhere else I’d rather be.” Professor Sean Carey has made the Yukon his lab since he was a grad student.
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August 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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
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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
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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.
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Researchers discover all-new antifungal drug candidate in McMaster’s greenhouse
A research team at McMaster University has discovered a new drug class that could lead to breakthrough treatments for fungal infections.
brighterworld.mcmaster.ca
August 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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...
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Wait, what, wheat? What’s with the popularity of a gluten intolerance?
Wait, what, wheat? What’s with the popularity of a gluten intolerance?
The group of people who follow a gluten-free diet without any medical investigation is now 10 times larger than those with medically proven celiac disease.
www.thespec.com
July 30, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Wait, what, wheat? What’s with the popularity of a gluten intolerance?
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Canada could use thermal infrastructure to turn wasted heat emissions into energy
Canada could use thermal infrastructure to turn wasted heat emissions into energy
In Canada, heat produced by data centres, grocery stores, laundromats, restaurants, sewage systems and hockey arenas could be captured and turned into energy.
theconversation.com
July 30, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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.
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But with rising food costs and economic stress, more people are going for the cheap eats and skipping the shopping.
#McMasterExperts
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As a B.C. Costco cracks down on its food court, is there anywhere truly cheap left to eat? | CBC News
When Vancouver's downtown Costco recently posted signs announcing people will need an active membership card to purchase food from the food court, it sparked a fierce debate online about whether non-m...
www.cbc.ca
July 30, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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
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But with rising food costs and economic stress, more people are going for the cheap eats and skipping the shopping.
#McMasterExperts
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How public development banks could narrow inequality gaps between the Global North and South
How public development banks could narrow inequality gaps between the Global North and South
Public Development Banks provide affordable financing, direct resources where urgently needed and align funding with long-term development strategies.
theconversation.com
July 23, 2025 at 8:47 PM
How public development banks could narrow inequality gaps between the Global North and South
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McMaster student balances school with pro soccer
McMaster student balances school with pro soccer
Mollie Eriksson is a starting goaltender in the country's first women's pro soccer league. She's also working on her PhD.
www.thespec.com
July 23, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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.
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Assistant professor Joseph Okeme breaks down what PFAS are, where they’re found, and why they matter for our health and environment.
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Understanding PFAS: Forever chemicals to be added to Canada’s toxic substances list
The federal government is taking steps to add PFAS to the list of toxic substances, a move that would empower the government to create regulations . . .
brighterworld.mcmaster.ca
July 23, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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...
Assistant professor Joseph Okeme breaks down what PFAS are, where they’re found, and why they matter for our health and environment.
#McMasterExperts
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"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.
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Sun advice from a skin cancer researcher and physician
Sun advice from a skin cancer researcher and physician
Our warm weather season is short, and it’s important to enjoy the outdoors. The point isn’t to be sun-scared — just stay sun-safe.
theconversation.com
July 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
"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.
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“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.
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Decades of research have established that exercise has a positive effect on mental health. Here's how.
How Exercise Fights Anxiety and Depression
Decades of research have established that movement has a positive effect on mental health.
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July 16, 2025 at 6:38 PM
“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
#McMasterExperts
New research shows how storytelling helped older adults navigate the emotional toll of the pandemic, offering connection and resilience in a stressful time.
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How storytelling helped seniors navigate the emotional toll of the pandemic
Researchers at McMaster University used stories to understand how older adults coped with the isolation and uncertainty of the pandemic.
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July 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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
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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.
Canada’s obesity rate grew faster after COVID-19 pandemic with women and young adults impacted more, study finds
The annual increase in Canada’s obesity rate doubled to an average of just over one per cent coming out of the pandemic, with women and younger adults particularly impacted.
www.thestar.com
July 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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.