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Founded in 1887, McMaster University is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading research-intensive universities. Our researchers are committed to advancing human and societal health and well-being.

Ranked 83rd overall in the 2016 Academic Ranking of World Universities, McMaster is the home of problem-based learning – our signature teaching method. Pioneered at McMaster and adopted by institutions around the world, this innovative approach opens young minds to new ideas and hones the critical thinking skills needed to create healthy communities in a complex and changing world.

At McMaster, collaborative thinking is a gateway to greater intelligence and greater optimism. In short, it’s helping us create a brighter world.

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Les enfants élevés par des parents qui savent trouver le juste équilibre entre la chaleur affective et des limites claires et cohérentes s’épanouissent. (Kaboom Pics/Pexels)

La « parentalité bienveillante » est‑elle allée trop loin ?

Certains experts estiment que ce que ce que l'on considère comme une éducation bienveillante est plutôt une dérive anxieuse vers une éducation permissive.
Peripheral artery disease may go unnoticed because people with leg pain symptoms may walk less, avoid stairs or may attribute symptoms to arthritis or aging. (Unsplash+/Getty Images)

Leg pain can warn of a serious condition: Why peripheral artery disease (PAD) needs more attention

Leg pain can be a symptom of peripheral artery disease, a condition that is part of the same disease process that causes heart attacks and many strokes.
Teamsters Canada Rail Conference members walk a picket line at the CPKC headquarters in Calgary, Alta., in 2024. The railway sector has played an important role in Canada’s labour movement. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Canada says proposed labour rules will reduce strike interventions. History suggests a more complicated picture

The federal government says new labour rules will reduce intervention in strikes, but they could weaken workers’ bargaining power.
Families expect to help, but they should not be expected to co-ordinate the entire health and social care systems for the person they care for. (Unsplash+/Getty Images)

Families provide dementia care. Why must they also be the air traffic controllers of the system?

Families are still expected to navigate disconnected health and community services on their own. A new report sets out what governments can do to change that.
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc and chief trade negotiator Janice Charette listen as Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks about Canada’s response to new U.S. tariffs during a news conference in Ottawa in August 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick Doyle

Caught between culture and commerce: Canada’s high‑stakes trade clash with the United States

The federal government’s double discourse on cultural sovereignty reflects the dilemma of exercising it in the era of free trade.
Children raised by parents who balance emotional warmth with clear, consistent boundaries thrive. (Kaboom Pics/Pexels)

Has gentle parenting gone too far?

Some experts believe what we are sometimes seeing today is not true gentle parenting, but rather an anxious drift into permissive parenting.
Le premier ministre canadien Mark Carney s'entretient avec le président Donald Trump lors d'un déjeuner de travail réunissant les dirigeants du G7 et du Moyen-Orient à Évian-les-Bains, en France, le 16 juin 2026. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP,File)

Négociations de libre‑échange et culture : que signifie le double discours du gouvernement fédéral ?

Le double discours du gouvernement fédéral sur la souveraineté culturelle représente bien le dilemme de son exercice à l’ère du libre-échange.
Generations of research on exercise physiology either left out women participants altogether or significantly reduced their numbers in many experiments, leaving us to generalize results from studies that included only or mostly men. (Unsplash+/Getty Images)

A big assumption has kept women out of health and fitness studies for years. What if it’s wrong?

The assumption that has kept women out of so many physiology studies for years — uncertainty about potential fluctuations due to menstrual cycles or hormonal birth control — turns out to be incorrect.
New research into hiring in the food services sector shows Indigenous job seekers are being screened out at the first rung of the career ladder. (Unsplash+)

Qualified but overlooked: How bias keeps Indigenous job seekers from getting hired

New research shows that Indigenous applicants can face discrimination at the hiring stage, even when they have the same qualifications and experience as other candidates.
Gad Saad speaks with attendees at the 2023 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Is Gad Saad building a culture‑war hero persona by distorting Canadian reality?

Some Canadians may agree with Gad Saad’s portrayal of Canada a leftist, woke hellscape. But many don’t, making him a highly unreliable narrator on Canada as he moves to the U.S.
Le vieillissement n'est pas une catastrophe naturelle; c'est le résultat prévisible du progrès social. (Unsplash/Curated Lifestyle)

Le Canada vieillit. Ce sera sa plus grande force en 2067

Le vieillissement de la population canadienne est une réussite, pas une crise. Reste à bâtir la meilleure société au monde pour bien vieillir.
Crisis situations are characterized by incomplete information, time pressure, unprecedented leadership challenges with unclear options and a threat to the group’s reputation. (Pexels/Thirdman)

How naming shared values is an effective approach to leading through a crisis

If your organization is in crisis, your values are your lifeline. Identifying them collaboratively helps build consensus and guide action.
The best way to treat chronic illness is to delay it. (Unsplash+/Getty Images)

Move over, longevity: Healthspan is what we should be chasing

Research has moved past the question of whether we can live longer. The new question is whether we’re willing to invest — seriously, equitably and early — in the things that will help us live better.
Inflation has fallen sharply from its 2022 peak, but many Canadians are still feeling the effects of higher prices. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Inflation is slowing, but the cost of living story is more complicated

Lower inflation does not mean prices will return to where they were before. Inflation measures the average change in prices over time, not which specific prices are rising or falling.

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