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How Did Measles Make a Comeback in Canada? | The Rundown YouTube video by TVO Today

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)

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...

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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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.

Bill C-4 privacy enhancements are modest and fail to regulate politicians’ use of social bots

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.

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-...

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...

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 The dispute exposes several fault lines in Canada around work, how we value it and how the law impacts workers.

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

Building Canada’s future — together We face a moment of both peril and promise.

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:
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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.

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

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.

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 Charles Darwin used peacock trains to support his theory of sexual selection, but new research indicates that it’s a bit more complex.

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.

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.

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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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.

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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‘New blood needed’ as Canada welcomes raft of female leaders Incoming McMaster head Susan Tighe says record number of women at the top represents ‘important change’

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

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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.

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

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.

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

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...

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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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.

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

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.

McMaster student balances school with pro soccer

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 . . .

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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"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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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.

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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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.

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.

BBC Radio 4 - Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley, Get Fit with HIIT How a quick HIIT workout can burn calories, boost brainpower and help you live longer.

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.

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Republicans Blame Canada for Wildfire Smoke ‘Suffocating’ the U.S.

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.

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#Wildfires #McMasterExperts

Even as office hours ramp up, downtown foot traffic is slow to rebound Recovery of activity in urban cities has flatlined despite stricter return-to-work mandates

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

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

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On the 40th anniversary of the Air India bombing, those in grief stand together Families of victims rally around each other and call out government apathy toward the tragedy

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

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